performance poetry

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

Ice cream. Top Story - July 2025.
The first taste of ice cream on the tongue an awakening of the senses Like... Vanilla sky melting sun sighing over cones of gold
By Novel Allenabout a year ago in Poets
The Gremlin Kills Icarus
Introduction This is for Poppy’s Prompts #13 - Greek Mythology Edition which you can read about here: Icarus brought to mind "The Song Of The Gremlin" by Bob Calvert, so I take the premise of the opening lines of that song for this pantoum.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Poets
Raat Jo Khaaba (The Dream of the Night) Amar Sindhu (in Sindhi)
Excerpt (in Sindhi): "Raat jo khaaba, Jithay raah dhoondha karyan, Aaj rihaaiyo sochi, Yoh thaein karyan." Translation: The dream of the night, Where paths are searched, Today I think of freedom, And find my place within it. Her poetry reflects the journey of liberation, particularly for women within conservative spaces.
By Mr Aliabout a year ago in Poets
Summer's Hymn
The languid breeze tunes the trees, rustling their emerald leaves, their limbs whispering ancient lullabies to the bees that hum along in honeyed harmony,
By Ellie Hoovsabout a year ago in Poets
Scroll
Scrolling, scrolling, down, down, down Through the death spiral of society Trying to wake up Wanting to make up for time lost
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
A Stranger in Your Memory
I believed that when I closed my eyes, the world would still remember me whole, that familiar voices would call my true name at dawn.
By Liora Vogel about a year ago in Poets
Elegy for the Already Drowned
There are things that can't be said, can't be drawn and quartered can't be spatchcocked over the burning coals of Redemption Song
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
Out of the Mold, Inside Your Soul
Never be afraid to be who you are. You didn’t come to this world to fit in— but to resonate. You arrived with a purpose,
By Liora Vogel about a year ago in Poets
Tales of Torment: Trials of Time. Content Warning.
I've survived this long in a story that's still being written‐ but still... I'm tempted to simply close the book, since I can't just skip to the end.
By JMabout a year ago in Poets
Fence
Introduction This is for Ellie Hoovs' July Poetry Prompt Contest, which you can find more about here: The music is "Don't Fence Me In" by Labrinth"
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Poets
Earth 19: The One That Burned the Bill. Content Warning.
This is my response to the big ugly bill. Millions of Americans will lose everything. I sang the blues today. I am disabled, old, and health issues. Yes, I will lose everything if something is not done to stop the Nazis and the Rumpty Dumpty crime syndicate.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli about a year ago in Poets
Mister Sandman
I try to fall asleep and I listen to my breathe. My breathe. My breathe. My breathebra - My breathebra - To the thump thump.
By Amos Gladeabout a year ago in Poets