Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.
The Alien Sat on a Wall A little green alien sat on a wall, With arms so long, and legs so small. His fingers curled like quiet vines,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 6 months ago in Poets
The Pig That Worshipped Pot Noodles He found them stacked in a careless shed, bright little tubs with a promise of salt, and from that moment his mind was led,
Hands That Could Not Rest, 1700’s The morning did not break with colour, it pressed in dull and low, Through narrow gaps in shuttered wood, where little light could go.
The Mental Ward White walls, white light, white lies whispered in careful tones, Everything clean enough to hide the stains beneath,
My Head’s Done In My head’s done in, and I can feel it sinking, Like a weight tied tight and thrown too deep, No surface left to reach for, no light to follow,
The Perfect Job For Anyone Alive From childhood we are always asked, what will you be, what will you do, as if one answer holds a life,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 7 months ago in Poets
The Hour That Watches Back The eye does not blink, it listens, gears whisper in its quiet pupil, a thousand small teeth turning,
A Dark Wing for a Birthday The crow sits where the heart should open, black feathers drinking in the light, its gaze steady, knowing too much,
I learnt last April aperire means open not legs, tho For Greeks and Romans April of Rebirth and regrowth Was dedicated
By Paul Stewart7 months ago in Poets
The Fairytale Wedding White lace falling soft and slow, flowers placed with careful hands, every detail shaped to shine,
From the gravel in the gut of a broke-down trailer row, to the sharp, cold syntax and the scholarship they swore I’d never know—
By SUEDE the poet7 months ago in Poets
For the majestic ones to have danced with the devil And eaten at the table of the fates Meeting the witness named Lady Beville
By Jason Morton7 months ago in Poets
