how to

How-tos for all things poetry; learn how to analyze a poem, construct a haiko, differentiate between a metaphor and simile and more.

Rewriting Relationship Command Code
This year, I have almost completely cut off contact with most of my friends. It wasn't a dramatic falling out, but rather a gradual fading of ties. After seeing some people for who they truly are, I felt there was no longer any point in maintaining the relationship.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing9 months ago in Poets
Kintsugi Sings: Beautiful Pain; Restore Your Joy. Top Story - January 2026.
Pain is unpleasant; we can say it quells our hope, tugs at our heart we wish, we hope, oh, how we pray for solace, change, a brand new start
By Marilyn Glover9 months ago in Poets
Feelings?
When my feelings try to pop up like a surprise guest on a reality show, I shut that down with the speed of someone who has *been through some shit*
By Lizz "Hunny" Chambers9 months ago in Poets
Boundaries are a Form of Love
People don’t necessarily appreciate you more just because you treat them well. Some people will remember a single cup of water you gave them; others will receive a bucket and still complain that you didn't give them the whole ocean.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing9 months ago in Poets
Hear ye, Hear ye
Here ye, here ye. What follows is either a code to live by, or just thoughts to consider; you decide, after all, it is your life.
By stone petoskey 9 months ago in Poets
Upcoming Presidential Election
Attention all you would-be voters - Be you a sinker or a floater, To the townhouse you must travel. Help our problems to unravel.
By John Oliver Smith9 months ago in Poets
The Guiding Star
You don’t negate the process just because there was no final result. Every moment of joy and sorrow is an adjustment on the path to happiness.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing9 months ago in Poets
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 V9 months ago in Poets
Shattered
Do you see that there? Beautiful, shiny and clear? Pick it up and dash it out there And watch it shatter. - Do you see that dear?
By Mo Darasi9 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 sharing9 months ago in Poets
Allay Annoyance
Comprehensive Tips for Coping with Annoyance Guide Circumvents Annoyance, Anger and Frustration when applied. Feeling irritable and easily annoyed?
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶9 months ago in Poets
Five—One Grounding. Top Story - January 2026.
Five—Locked in a perpetual battle against my failing senses and reason, I fight to survive, to get through; I am afraid of... nothingandeverythingallatonce—...—my mouth is dry, and my muscles seize up... what can I see? I can see the birdcage and birds; I can see the watercolour my beautiful wife painted many years ago and unlocked her journey into art; I can see the empty mug of tea as it sits perilously on the arm of the sofa; how many is that now? Three down, two to go; I can also see a jackdaw on the roof of our neighbour's house across the road and a bookcase of potential—Five things you can see.
By Paul Stewart9 months ago in Poets