Take the I OutBy Sharon OldsBut I love the I, steel I-beam that my father sold. They poured the pig iron into the mold, and it fed…LivingLife ChoicesParenthoodThe MindRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesJobs & WorkingMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphor + 7 more
Ultimately Everything Becomes BoringBy Sri ChinmoyUltimately everything Becomes boring.Even great miracles Become boring.Even the tremendous powers of…ReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineThe SpiritualThe MindDoubt & ContemplationVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryRefrain + 6 more
Calling Things What They AreBy Ada LimónI pass the feeder and yell, Grackle party! And then an hour later I yell, Mourning dove afterparty! …LoveHeartache & LossRomantic LoveNatureAnimalsLivingComing of AgeMidlifeThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphorSimileTypes/ModesProse PoemJoy & Contentment + 16 more
The Magnificent FrigatebirdBy Ada LimónIs it okay to begin with the obvious? I am full of stones— is it okay not to look out this window, but…LoveDesire & PassionNatureAnimalsBodies of WaterActivitiesTravels & JourneysStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesMetaphorSimileJoy & Contentment + 8 more
Cyrus & the SnakesBy Ada LimónMy brother holds a snake by its head. The whole length of the snake is the length of my brother’s body…NatureAnimalsLivingComing of AgeLife ChoicesYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 10 more
GratitudeBy Cornelius EadyI’m here to tell you an old story. ThisAppears to be my work. I live in the world,Walk the streets…Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraConfessionalMetaphorAngerGratitude + 13 more
TotemBy R. L. SwihartThe young man says, “Alan can do anything he wants”“Not fly,” I sayThe young man returns a puzzled look…LivingComing of AgeThe MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesReading & BooksStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagery + 5 more
I’m a Fool to Love YouBy Cornelius EadySome folks will tell you the blues is a woman,Some type of supernatural creature.My mother would tell…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenArts & SciencesMusicMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 11 more
ApocalypseBy Sri ChinmoyWithin, without the cosmos wide am I;In joyful sweep I loose forth and draw back all.A birthless, deathless… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionNatureStars, Planets, HeavensReligionThe SpiritualStanza FormsQuatrainMetersBlank VerseTechniquesImageryPassion + 6 more
As Winds That Blow Against A StarBy Joyce KilmerNow by what whim of wanton chanceDo radiant eyes know sombre days?And feet that shod in light should…LoveClassic LoveRomantic LoveStanza FormsQuatrainRhymed StanzaMetersSyllabic
Mrs. Butterworth, Uncle Ben & Aunt JemimaBy Frank X. Walker...walk into a bar in America. Butterworth says, I’m being repackaged. Ben says, I’m being rebranded…Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesEating & DrinkingStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphor + 9 more
IntimacyBy Paisley RekdalHow horrible it is, how horrible that Cronenberg film where Goldblum’s trapped with a fly inside his…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedReligionFaith & DoubtLivingDeathThe BodyTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImagery + 10 more
Enter the DragonBy John MurilloFor me, the movie starts with a black man Leaping into an orbit of badges, tiny moons Catching the …Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityLivingYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionConfessionalSimileAnxiety & Insecurity + 13 more
Self-Portrait as David LynchBy David RoderickI wear a flower in my lapel. I like the sweetness of its lie in my nose. A carnation, the fool’s flower…Social CommentariesPopular CultureLivingThe MindActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmStanza FormsTercetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorPersonaTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueJoy & Contentment + 12 more
The OphanyBy Cyrus Console Rotor wash, or the downward-flowing Air by which our helicopters formed Imprints in the jungle grass…Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsReligionFaith & DoubtArts & SciencesSciencesMetersFree VerseTechniquesTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 7 more
Marigolds of FireBy Ama Codjoe1. He had a caribou's face. Once he let me lick the sadness there. It tasted of salt and moss-covered…LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedRelationshipsMen & WomenStanza FormsCoupletMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorSimileTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceGrief + 10 more
Crip vs. CripBy Walela NehandaCrip (noun): slang for a disabled person/the whole of the disabled community/ a school of thought Example… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityLivingHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionConfessionalMetaphorRefrainGrief + 14 more
Muybridge’s Horse in MotionBy Holly Mitchell1. After the beginning of the gallop, there are counts when the horse is in the air, her legs withdrawn…NatureAnimalsActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 6 more
Blonde BombshellBy Lynn EmanuelLove is boring and passé, all that old baggage, the bloody bric-a-brac, the bad, the gothic, retrograde…Social CommentariesPopular CultureLivingYouthThe MindMemory & NostalgiaActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTechniquesSimileOptimism + 8 more
XLIX. ("its a secrete")By Jos Charles its a secrete the grls speeching mye hole / inn 2 the lindens …Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeYouthRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 12 more