There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Were I to tell you, would you still stand where now you do? Would you pause to consider all that flows around you? Around you and through you. Changing you continuously.
By Katie 11 months ago in Poets
The Law That Hunts I have seen faces, sweet at dawn, turn like knives when night arrives. I have felt lies, slip through rooms,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 11 months ago in Poets
Proud of Celtic heritage, Glaswegian born and bred. / The sound of the pipes, the infectious laughter of The Big Yin —
By Paul Stewart11 months ago in Poets
THE RED STAR THAT WAITED It burns quietly in the darkest space, a crimson circle breathing fire. Thin branches of light
Roots of the Unspoken Some roots grow deep, in living earth, but mine begin, where silence stirs. They rise from words,
There is beauty in you And in me Is it seeing flaws in the beauty? Or beauty in the flaws? Does it matter? We all see beauty differently
By Atomic Historian11 months ago in Poets
Always sounds grand in the moment An expression of hope To conquer every unknown valley and slope Little do we know that always means in all ways
Life is an adventurous journey, a river. We start somewhere, and end somewhere. As an immigrant we feel it strongly. I come from orthodox rural India
By Seema Patel11 months ago in Poets
We live in a lovely part of the world, where there are sprawling orchards, citrus and avocado, sun sets behind the hills,
From a Bar stool All the loudmouths speak their minds. Talking smack, talking bull! A few drinks is all it takes to let them rip
By Dean Traylor11 months ago in Poets
He Like many who twist and stare, Hide behind the frosted glass over there Just before entering the cabaret That’s so bold to advertise its men on display.
By Thomas Bryant11 months ago in Poets
This Christmas Without Them Three years now, since Jimmy left, the fifth of December, still hits hard. And this cold year,
