social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
- Top Story - March 2024
The Algorithm
My heart...it shatters. I can hear the algorithm in her words, The delicate pattern of prepositions, time And the most subtle of rhymes
Silver Serpent BooksPublished 6 days ago in Poets I'm An AI Man
Warning the following poem was written 100% using the AI tool ChatGPT. However, don't fret none, after the AI poem I have included my original 100% RHC written prompt. That way you can see my raw unfiltered thoughts before I gave them over to AI. The future has now eaten me up... I am now an AI Man... part human... part computer... 😮😬👽😎💜🩷💙
Rick Henry ChristopherPublished 6 days ago in PoetsIrony.
This 'thing' is entirely - with a few asides, AI generated. I liked the irony. I don't like it. IT is shit. For anyone interested this is what I asked it to do. "Please can you make this better:"
Celia in UnderlandPublished 7 days ago in Poets3/21/24
Take a look I’m hooked on books I like to write poems That flow like rainbows In the drifts Riffs in my mind’s eye Weaving truths with every lie
Atomic HistorianPublished 7 days ago in PoetsEverybody Screamed
Everybody screamed when she kissed the teacher over her mask That’s not even a peck someone must have thought or said Most, only considered the viral
Patrick M. OhanaPublished 7 days ago in PoetsCoffee Surprise
I bought a box of Starbucks cups The orange sale sticker pulled me in I couldn’t win! I had to have those cups - All different colors with vibrant flowers painted on the sides
Andrea CorwinPublished 7 days ago in PoetsSitting On Top Of The Roof
Lakes, Rivers, and tall buildings, Busy roads down below; White mist on the horizon, Blue skies and clouds floating in all directions.
Carol TownendPublished 7 days ago in Poets***Start/K***TRANSMISSION***
***START/K***TRANSMISSION*** -damn apes (when-will-enough-be) misfires, japes crisp id.eals mistakes, rapes -damn
Paul StewartPublished 7 days ago in Poets"METAMORPHOSIS"
METAMORPHOSIS LIKE A BUTTERFLY I SEE THE TRUTH SINCE MY BIRTH OF BEING BORN FROM A COCOON OF WORTH THE COCOON WAS MY MOM’S WOMB
Vicki Lawana TrusselliPublished 7 days ago in PoetsSong of the Prophets
*I* Song of the Dreamer Drip drop, tik tok, drip drop, boom— Do you hear the church bells ringing?
Antoni NimaPublished 7 days ago in PoetsHeal The World, Make It A Better Place
feed knowledge to the curious ignore the furious (unless you can from a distance prod them safely with your verbal rod!)
Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 7 days ago in PoetsTriggering Perfection
it took a while for this understanding to settle calmly within, it’s initial crash landing was unwelcome and unnerving
Kayleigh Fraser ✨Published 7 days ago in Poets