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.

The Clock Makers Daughter
THE CLOCKMAKER’S DAUGHTER In seventeen hundred The candles burned low, And horses pulled coaches Through frost and through snow.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
THE WISE DONKEY
THE WISE DONKEY There once was a donkey called Fred, with more strange thoughts in his head, he wore a big hat in the sun, and thought being wise looked like fun.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
THE GIRL BESIDE THE CHIMNEY
THE GIRL BESIDE THE CHIMNEY In eighteen hundred The factories cried, Their chimneys made shadows That darkened the sky.
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What You Don't Know
i'm at the end of my rope i could just.... no, don't say it i mean, i have never been so... what did i say? you can't i know, i won't
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 months ago in Poets
October Is Not a Month. It's a Place You Can Enter.
At the town line, the speed limit drops and the radio loses the station. The air smells of woodsmoke and wet wool. Your coat is not enough.
By Jin2 months ago in Poets
I WAITED FOR YOU FROM MY GRAVE
I WAITED FOR YOU FROM MY GRAVE We made our promise beneath the willow, two lovers frightened of being left alone. If death should ever divide our hearts, we swore neither would remain behind. I believed our love could conquer death, and you believed it too that night.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Love at a Distance
Boundaries are the distance that allows me to love you and love myself simultaneously. Establish boundaries, create distance.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing2 months ago in Poets
Opening Haiku
Opening Haiku I opened closed doors Locks and keys disarmed by me Now I am just free
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Twisted Thoughts
Twisted Thoughts My thoughts began to twist today, They would not walk a line, They curled around each other, And tangled up with mine.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
The Blood Bath
The Blood Bath The bath was full of crimson, But nobody knew why, The taps had both been silent, The towels were bone dry.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
Uncontrolled Control
Uncontrolled Control I tried controlling everything, The future and the past, I held tomorrow tightly, And thought that it would last.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
The Hidden Codes
The Hidden Codes I found them in the picture, Where nobody would look, A hundred crooked markings, Like pages from a book.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets