There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
For best results, knead as hard as you can - on your confidence, your screen, your bucket lists. Let their pressure overwhelm you, mold into you,
By Bridget Couture10 months ago in Poets
Let the kids be kids, they opine from the podium... That'd be ideal if you weren't the ones molesting 'em. I had to learn pretty damn early that boys are incorrigible.
By CT Idlehouse10 months ago in Poets
Give your rights away, hand them over in defense of murder with a turned back, through the bedroom door, at the driver's side window;
By Kay Husnick10 months ago in Poets
Hindi is my native language. English is my main mode of study and writing. Latin, I have some command, for I studied biology for decades.
By Seema Patel10 months ago in Poets
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for November 2025 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)10 months ago in Poets
I Love Everything About The Spring I love everything about the spring, the way the world exhales. After months of holding its breath,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 10 months ago in Poets
Underneath the ocean's breath There's a soldier standing, left Holding on for dear life Maybe doubting if he's right For fighting for a flag he knows
By Ruby Red10 months ago in Poets
I. Dinosaurs will roar. There’s not much you can do. They’ll bemoan the long-lost days when they roamed the Earth at will.
By Dean Traylor10 months ago in Poets
Loving A Dream I fell in love with a dream, one that never stayed for long. It whispered promises at night, then vanished by the dawn.
Soo, the little boy will go to preschool, just like his sister did one summer. It's harsh on him, and on us. For him, the routine,
Two Feet Of Snow Two feet of snow fell without asking permission, overnight it settled like it meant to stay. A garden paused mid sentence, mid thought,
A few of my dads neices and nephews said that we are wolf clan. Except a medicine man told my brother we are bear clan. Man,
By Denise E Lindquist10 months ago in Poets
