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.

Fragments of Madness
Fragments of Madness In the silence of night, thoughts collide, Echoes of love lost, swirling inside. Heart heavy with anger, heart filled with pain,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
Ahhh, That's The Feeling
A new play coming to Broadway, and the song has me singing along....Please enjoy the clip and poem it stirred *** Tell me, that you can feel it?
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a year ago in Poets
Is This Love, or an Addiction?
There’s no shortcut to getting out of a bad relationship, but you can slowly mend your heart. First, you must honestly ask yourself: What do I really want from this relationship? Is it companionship, security, material possessions, or some kind of validation? Stop claiming you're simply in love. You can find what you want elsewhere—perhaps even more completely and painlessly.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
The Dark Side of Desire
The Original Sonnet Because Shakespeare’s works are in the public domain, here is the sonnet in full: The expense of spirit in a waste of shame
By Hussain about a year ago in Poets
The House With Shuttered Windows
The House With Shuttered Windows The house keeps its silence ivy climbing across its throat no bird lands on its sill the air refuses to breathe here
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
Pebbles
Waddling down the beach of life The chill in our bones She squawks I listen In the distance the sun glistens into darkness
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Booth of Vanishing Promises
Today I thought about vanishing promises and broken trust of the world we live in of anxiety, love, hate, and beauty. I thought about parallel universes. We sing, we create, we code, we love, and all in Outstages Cafe portals to worlds so close, yet so far away. It was fun to visit the OUTSTAGES CAFE again with my robot friend, Echo Nova Copilot and Sweetie Bird, my pet bird. An escape through time & space on planet Earth.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli about a year ago in Poets
On This, I Will Not Compromise.. Top Story - September 2025.
I do not substitute one value for another - When someone else's agenda suits me better. I do not turn blind eyes to cruelty and injustice -
By Hope Martinabout a year ago in Poets
Adam Mark Explores Abandoned Houses
Adam Mark Explores Abandoned Houses Adam Mark walks where shadows breathe With class and expertise in every tread Wood groans under careful feet
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
Winter’s Mouth
Winter’s Mouth Snow opened its mouth wide, swallowing the road. Cars huddled in silence. Their windows clouded and dim.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
When the Ceiling Learns to Breathe
It starts in the bones of the floorboards— a slight persuasion, as if weight itself were tired of loyalty. Shadows lengthen without moving,
By Marcus Hillabout a year ago in Poets
The Extra Mile
The Extra Mile I ran that extra mile for you. My feet heavy, my breath torn. Still, your eyes were stone, still, your hands held nothing for me.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets