Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.
Dr Death Accident and emergency where they promise to save life this doctor ended it hands that should have held only pressed down harder
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk about a year ago in Poets
The Curse of the Sister She drags the silence like a chain each link forged from broken promises a quiet scream no one hears
Why am I here? It’s simple enough to distill such thoughts into a Sartrian debate But presently I prefer to pass on such human interactions
By Matthew J. Frommabout a year ago in Poets
My name Emanates A foghorn Creeping across the waves The word A knotted rope Escaping the Hatch connecting Two living spaces
By K.B. Silver about a year ago in Poets
Never Kid a Kidder You can smile and play your game you can talk like you know the score but I have walked that road before
The Cross The hill is quiet under a wide sky grass moving slow in the wind shadows stretching far and thin The wood stands worn and splintered
At dusk, I gently farewell the day, awaiting stars in skies of gray. One by one, they start to gleam, as if they’re waking from a dream.
By Bilja C.about a year ago in Poets
The Dead Poets of Society They spoke in the quiet of empty halls words meant for those who still dream for the restless who cannot sleep
Mam Made Jam Butties Mam made jam butties for our pic nic we had no meat no cakes to share she wrapped them in paper soft and thin
Be Leaf in Me Be leaf in me oh mighty tree roots deep where no one sees branches sway with quiet grace leaving shadows on my face
The Angry Naughty Little Boy He stands with arms tight across his chest eyes like thunder ready to break his mouth a line that will not move
Message in a Bottle A green glass bottle rolled in with the tide its surface clouded from years at sea I bent to lift it from the wet sand
