This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for January 2026 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)7 months ago in Poets
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for December 2025 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.
The Mythic Intro (Worker of Pathways) Some creations come from effort. Others come from alignment. This one came through a doorway of color, sound, motion, breath, and asked to be witnessed.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 7 months ago in Poets
through my teeth i say i am fine i tell myself it is not a lie not if i really want it to be true not if i need to believe it
By ⸘jason alan‽7 months ago in Poets
There she was Staring into thin air Oh, but what a glare Saying, enter if you dare Couldn't tell whether or not she cared
By Christopher Beard7 months ago in Poets
Rip the hands clenched tightly round wrists Jump into the unknown Release from the tight ropes of numbers painted so rigidly
By Oneg In The Arctic7 months ago in Poets
I could hear the growling But when I looked there was nothing to be seen Tried to go back to sleep again But they continued in my dream
The Queue Beneath The Tree To Pee They line up without a word being said, A quiet agreement, a path gently led, One by one in a patient line,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 7 months ago in Poets
I opened a can Of Cannellini - The fancy name For white beans. And there, On top, Was One Black Bean. How did that get in there?
By Laura DePace7 months ago in Poets
No Need For Divorce There is a line you do not cross with me, Not with the life I have built from the ground, Not with the children who carry my heart,
The Night It Happened I remember the moment like it never ended, The sharpness of fear before I could react, His hand too quick, his eyes already gone,
We wander aimlessly from the bosom of our mother into a world we are never fully prepared for. - We find our footing— or something like stable—
By Paul Stewart7 months ago in Poets
