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
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
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…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
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-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
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
Is it PossibleBy Sir Thomas WyattIs it possible That so high debate, So sharp, so sore, and of such rate, Should end so soon and was …LivingStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesRefrain
ExpatBy Andrew ShieldsThe barstool's capacious, then ever more enclosed, with every beer, as evening erodes. A few capricious…Social CommentariesTown & Country LifeActivitiesEating & DrinkingStanza FormsCoupletRhymed StanzaTechniquesRefrainBlameDisappointment + 4 more
poetry-magazineFear of Flying (in Broken Gilbertese)By Teresia TeaiwaI maaku You told me ba ko tangirai I maaku I maaku My arms were awkward so ko taua baiu I maaku I …NatureAnimalsLivingThe BodyArts & SciencesTheater & DanceMetersFree VerseTechniquesRefrain + 3 more
poetry-magazine12th NightBy Sandra SimondsSwaggering like rain like rain like rain and swaggering the day the day the day and swaggering it raineth…NatureAnimalsWeatherLivingDeathLife ChoicesTechniquesRefrainMelancholy & Despair + 2 more
poetry-magazineExterior StreetBy David ShapiroO put a hand on her hand On Exterior Street The day was full of day On Exterior Street Moths drank tears…NatureTrees & FlowersLivingLife ChoicesThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesRefrainAnxiety & Insecurity + 7 more