fact or fiction

Is it fact or merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the myths and beliefs we hold about what makes a good poem and the poetry rules that were made to be broken.

Like Water, Like Worth
Water moves without asking permission, slips through hands with quiet precision. Money moves the same unseen way, gone by night if wasted by day.
By V10 months ago in Poets
Echoes After Midnight
The porch light flickered at 10:32 PM when Lena first noticed it. Not a full failure—just a hesitation, like a breath caught mid-thought. She watched it from the kitchen window, coffee cooling in her hands, wondering if it was the bulb or something heavier settling into the house.
By Eina Liban10 months ago in Poets
Secrets, Shame And Finally, Forgiveness
Those ghosts from your past that you kept locked in your closet Those dark glances amassed scare me deeply, if I’m honest
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden10 months ago in Poets
Lady In The Sky Haiku
Lady In The Sky Haiku She was scared of birds On day she learned to fly high No wings no feathers
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
Art Is A Perspective
Peeling the paint to reveal its treasure Losing restraint in the steps that will measure What it will be what it's already become
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden10 months ago in Poets
What I Learned From Waiting
What I Learned From Waiting I did not arrive here by being fearless, I arrived by staying when leaving felt easier. Each delay carved patience into my breathing,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
The Beginning of Courage
Sadness seeps slowly from the depths of your heart. At first, you say nothing—just bottling it up and enduring it all—as if, if you were only a little stronger, the emotions would disappear on their own.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing10 months ago in Poets
The Circle of Hollow Pines
The Circle of Hollow Pines Three shadows met beneath the pines, their voices threading through the mist. The earth drank their whispered secrets,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
When Absence Became a Presence
Emptiness and space are as important as thought..... Absence makes the heart grow fonder. We need space! Nothing is on the ascendant.....
By Rosalina Jane10 months ago in Poets
How Colour Finds Meaning
How Colour Finds Meaning Colour arrived after endurance, not before, earning its place through restraint. Brightness learned when to speak softly,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
The Keeper Of Quiet Dreams
The Keeper Of Quiet Dreams I learned early how to hang hope carefully, not to trap the dark, only to slow it. Every thread was placed with intention,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
The Blue Velvet Candlelight Club
Written, created, edited by Vicki Lawana Trusselli This story comes from my heart and soul. At of 28 I was majoring in Journalism and my at that time was to write human interests. I remember those times when I could feel at home in America. So, I wrote the Hollywood Nights in the 1970s. If you did not like the 70s so be it. Then it is my story from human experiences.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 10 months ago in Poets