There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
no matter where you go, everyone is always connected— until we aren’t until, perhaps, we never were an “online community”
By angela hepworthabout a year ago in Poets
I know The difficulty in breaking free Of the false walls Built up around us I've turned back in doubt Collapsed in fear
By K.B. Silver about a year ago in Poets
There’s a dance in the shadows with red candles People in white dresses seeing the dance There were those who resisted to dance
By TheNaethabout a year ago in Poets
in the rain i squint and i find the souls of trees. in the rain i listen and i see the echoes of coughs and colds. in the rain i wait a little and linger because of the smell of mud and dirt.
By Ruby Redabout a year ago in Poets
i let the water ripple and i leap inside the black hole rift. finding satisfaction makes for an easier task in darkness where no other eyes dare peek
It is difficult to be a Generation Z feminist. To be an activist for any form of humanity, really. ~ You are not taken seriously.
By Katerina Petrouabout a year ago in Poets
when art is driven by more than a simple need to pay bills when art is transcendental and becomes more in others’ minds when art is the motivator,
By Paul Stewartabout a year ago in Poets
The end of the month of May and Memorial Day is just around the corner. Men and women of all kinds entering and working and giving their all for their country
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Poets
We’re still in the Old Testament, though. Still at mount Sinai, Still carving laws into stone with bare, blistered hands,
By Marvelous Michaelabout a year ago in Poets
The city sleeps beneath the haze, Lost in a labyrinthine maze. I pray to God, what makes us stray, From paths where love lights up the way?
By Aima Charleabout a year ago in Poets
"How do you go on when the world is on fire?" You put one foot in front of the other... You keep your friends and family close,
By CT Idlehouseabout a year ago in Poets
Ego is never a good formula for peace For those of us in the real world Everyone has to earn a living To persist on fighting for survival
