performance poetry

Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.

No Glory in the Trenches
No Glory in the Trenches Mud to their knees and worse inside, they crouched beneath a gunmetal sky. Rats knew their names. They came at night,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 9 months ago in Poets
The Spider's Daughter
The spider’s perfect daughter Spun and wove and tucked and sewed Webs of flawless, neat proportions That could handle every load.
By M. A. Mehan 9 months ago in Poets
pee-bee and jay. Content Warning.
my eyes are open and i am waking still expecting him to be here but it was all a dream i won't find him anywhere but in my head
By ⸘jason alan‽9 months ago in Poets
Guilt
Let it curdle in your belly. When the tingles of remorse Begin to nip at your neck And when the sky has finally Gone dark for the night,
By Silver Daux9 months ago in Poets
Raise Your Chin Up, Lad
Raise your chin up, lad! Smile and greet the day! Raise your chin up, lad! Chase those frowns away! Raise your chin up, lad!
By Ian Read9 months ago in Poets
Under This Quiet Moon
Under This Quiet Moon Beneath a silver crescent moon, Where mountains guard the night, Your hand found mine in silence, And everything felt right.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 9 months ago in Poets
Terrify me
You terrify me like the winds that howl beneath the night sky You terrify me more than what haunts the Appalachia Mountains
By Cadma9 months ago in Poets
And Then I Wrote It Down...
Not Tapping Out Life's a wonderous thing sometimes filled with pain We all have those moments that make us feel insane Locked in a closet with nowhere to scream
By Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue9 months ago in Poets
"I want to cry". Top Story - February 2026.
How do I do it? ** Think Think, Let the memories pinch, ** Stare Stare, Let the eyes well up with the air, ** Bring Bring,
By Parvathi J9 months ago in Poets
Hello depression go away
Hello depression go away, please don't bother me today. Dont hunt my heart as if it's prey, leave me be please, okay. I just want to live my day and breath my breathe, give me this stay. I just want to walk around without dismay. I just want to take a moment to be and play, maybe even just relax today.
By WrittenWritRalf9 months ago in Poets
Let It Flow. Top Story - February 2026.
a creeping feeling engulfed my body muscles heavy but elastic mysterious beat ramping up slowly evocative and animastic I pump myself out of the deep pocket
By K.B. Silver 9 months ago in Poets
Comely... Content Warning.
No. It shamed me to build you up. I am not a victim. Since when? ‘Nitz’…. Did your curl become a bush, of a thistle? Since when did you need definition?
By Kusauka Chimbe9 months ago in Poets