performance poetry

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

Fireworks Lit The Sky I Won A Million
Fireworks Lit The Sky I Won A Million Fireworks bursting high above the town, Red and silver raining softly down, People cheering loudly in the square,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
I'm Fine. Thanks For Asking
The doctor smiles at the chart, and the chart smiles back. Numbers live in neat little boxes, while I live in a body that negotiates with gravity.
By Amber5 months ago in Poets
Second Wind (Spoken over Hey Now Instrumental Carl Thomas)
I look back with disgust how comfortably I adapted to rock bottom That’s as close as I’ll get to hell while I am still breathing
By Nathaniel Terrell5 months ago in Poets
Runaway Before The End
Now is what the songs should sing about someday Forever, they sing about yesterday Tomorrow's a new day Filled with mystery, or so they say
By Jason Morton5 months ago in Poets
Dancing To The Bank
Dancing To The Bank Music blasting through my tiny flat, Neighbours wondering where my mind was at, I checked the ticket twenty times or more,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 5 months ago in Poets
Release
Take a breath, breathe, breathe, release. It's a blue moon, make a wish, pray the negative to leave. It's time now, to reset and redirect;
By Izzy Jean5 months ago in Poets
gone off love
Author: Muji i don’t start from the beginning. beginnings don’t start with me. i been arriving mid-collapse since birth,
By MUJAHID A. KARIM5 months ago in Poets
UNICORN OF SONG
The Unicorn of Song by Muji “I’m the echo in the silence when the truth comes out Never dying. Never watered down. Never chasing clout
By MUJAHID A. KARIM5 months ago in Poets
Fifty Shades Of Beige (They're All The Same)
Introduction I hadn't intended to write a poem at this moment but Dharrsheena gave me a prompt in a comment on this piece.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 months ago in Poets
The Holey Bible
This is from an unofficial challenge from Judey Kalchik that you can read more of here in her book review Haiku. My title is deliberate. Music is "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" from "Life Of Brian" which is sort of relevant.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 months ago in Poets
Unseen
The night was still, save for a breathless sigh that wandered pale through chamber, hall, and stair. And though no mortal shape disturbed the eye, I felt a presence lingering somewhere... Not seen, but sensed.
By Amber5 months ago in Poets
Blonde Mary Magdalene
Blonde Mary Magdalene nurse on her knees Implores me not to incite the people. Outside my psych ward room, I'm stung by bees.
By ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR5 months ago in Poets