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
God Defend New ZealandBy Thomas BrackenGod of Nations at Thy feet,In the bonds of love we meet,Hear our voices, we entreat,God defend our free…History & PoliticsReligionThe SpiritualMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismTechniquesRefrain
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
Stetson in RetrogradeBy Adam O. Davis1. If a house is haunted like a radio is haunted If a body is a radio of blood If a body of ghosts hums…Social CommentariesMoney & EconomicsLivingDeathLife ChoicesThe BodyThe MindMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalTechniquesRefrainAnxiety & InsecurityFor All Ages + 6 more
America, I AmBy James CagneyI come from the kidnapped, the assaulted— my country’tis of reparations as in-store credit backordered…Social CommentariesClassCrime & PunishmentRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraRefrainAngerDisappointmentGrief + 10 more
Romance sonámbuloBy Federico García LorcaVerde que te quiero verde. Verde viento. Verdes ramas. El barco sobre la mar y el caballo en la monta…LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesNatureStars, Planets, HeavensTrees & FlowersLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesEpigraphImageryRefrain + 9 more
So here I standBy Inger Christensenso here I stand by the out there is the and it looks like the is always alone with the but around behind…NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsTechniquesRefrain
Dreamwalking BalladBy Federico García LorcaGreen I want you green green wind green branches Boat on the sea and horse on the mountain Shadow on… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesNatureStars, Planets, HeavensTrees & FlowersLivingDeathLife ChoicesRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesEpigraphImageryRefrainFor All Ages + 11 more
Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez MejíasBy Federico García Lorca1. La cogida y la muerte A las cinco de la tarde. Eran las cinco en punto de la tarde. Un niño trajo…LoveHeartache & LossNatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesVerse FormsBalladStanza FormsMixedQuatrainTechniquesRefrainTypes/ModesElegyGrief + 14 more
Lament for Ignacio Sánchez MejíasBy Federico García Lorca1 The Goring and the Death At five in the afternoon At the stroke of five The boy brought the white… Related Audio LoveHeartache & LossNatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesStanza FormsMixedQuatrainMetersFree VerseTechniquesRefrainTypes/ModesElegyGrief + 14 more
luh’ friendsBy Cedric Tillmanyou know I ain’t mess w/you ’cause of yo’ friends wouldn’t have you caught slummin’ know you hood 'cause…Social CommentariesClassPopular CultureRace & EthnicityLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesArts & SciencesReading & BooksStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesConsonanceRefrain + 10 more
poetry-magazineBay LeavesBy Nikki GiovanniI watched Mommy Cook Though I cooked With Grandmother With Grandmother I learned To pluck chickens … Related Audio LivingComing of AgeThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeActivitiesEating & DrinkingIndoor ActivitiesStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryRefrain + 10 more
poetry-magazine[Immigration Headline]By Javier Zamora[byline] northern triangle—First, I lived near mud, there, I carved some things. Then, I found a well… Related Audio Social CommentariesHistory & PoliticsActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesTechniquesRefrainAnxiety & InsecurityOptimism + 2 more
poetry-magazineA Celtic MiscellanyBy Thomas McCarthyMagic rain magic mist magic dew magic hail Magic darkness magic sea magic waves magic River magic fountain…LoveDesire & PassionSt. Patrick's DayTechniquesRefrain
His and HersBy Diane Gilliam FisherShe cannot imagine it otherwise. She wakes in the morning and twists her ring, loves how every night…LoveHeartache & LossRealistic & ComplicatedRelationshipsMen & WomenVerse FormsVillanelleStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesRefrainBlameDisappointment + 6 more
TruthBy Geoffrey ChaucerFle fro the pres, and dwelle with sothefastnesse, Suffise thin owen thing, thei it be smal; For hord…LoveNatureSocial CommentariesMoney & EconomicsReligionChristianityFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineLivingMarriage & CompanionshipThe BodyTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenActivitiesJobs & WorkingArts & SciencesPhilosophyStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesRefrain + 15 more
Still I RiseBy Maya AngelouYou may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsKwanzaaStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorRefrainPassion + 10 more
Meeting PointBy Louis MacNeiceTime was away and somewhere else, There were two glasses and two chairs And two people with the one …LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveLivingLife ChoicesThe MindTime & BrevityStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesRefrain + 4 more
poetry-magazineFish CarcassBy Vi Khi Naofish carcass say hello to pork rind + arborio rice while castaway caraway puree returns home to deconstruct…NatureAnimalsLivingDeathActivitiesEating & DrinkingMetersFree VerseTechniquesRefrainHumor + 4 more
poetry-magazineTarragon, Are You a Wild Boar?By Vi Khi NaoTarrargon, are you a wild boar? My friend, lemon zest, has not been that Thyme, Cognac, falooda glass…NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityThe MindDoubt & ContemplationActivitiesEating & DrinkingMetersFree VerseTechniquesRefrainHumor + 6 more