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
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
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 & PassionNatureAnimalsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsActivitiesTravels & JourneysStanza FormsCoupletMetersFree VerseTechniquesMetaphorSimileJoy & Contentment + 8 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! (I call the feeder the...LoveHeartache & LossRomantic LoveNatureAnimalsLivingComing of AgeMidlifeThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphorSimileTypes/ModesProse PoemJoy & Contentment + 16 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
GratitudeBy Cornelius EadyI’m here to tell you an old story. ThisAppears to be my work. I live in the world,Walk the streets of...Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraConfessionalMetaphorAngerGratitude + 13 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
Sound of Wave in Channel: 7.21By Stephen Ratcliffelight coming into fog against invisible top of ridge, blue jay on redwood fence in foreground, sound...NatureAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesPastoral + 4 more
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
A river slipsBy Cole Swensena river slips in shifting leaves sifting. a river sifts and falls to pieces in which not seen (this ...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingTime & BrevityVerse FormsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesPastoral + 5 more
Enter the DragonBy John MurilloFor me, the movie starts with a black man Leaping into an orbit of badges, tiny moons Catching the sheen...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
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
The OphanyBy Cyrus Console Rotor wash, or the downward-flowing Air by which our helicopters formed Imprints in the jungle grass beneath ...Social CommentariesPopular CultureRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsReligionFaith & DoubtArts & SciencesSciencesMetersFree VerseTechniquesSymbolistTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 8 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
Crip vs. CripBy Walela NehandaCrip (noun): slang for a disabled person/the whole of the disabled community/ a school of thought Example...LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityLivingHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionConfessionalMetaphorRefrainGrief + 14 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 / wee go out & playe footballe / verie...Social CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingComing of AgeYouthRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesSeries/SequenceAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 12 more
LetterBy Jean ValentineThe hornet holds on to the curtain, winter sleep. Rubs her legs. Climbs the curtain. Behind her the ...LivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsHome LifeMetersFree Verse
Into the WeedsBy Kevin PruferThe brutality of those two men who broke into her apartment and murdered her boyfriend, then, as she...Social CommentariesCrime & PunishmentLivingComing of AgeDeathSorrow & GrievingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesElegyGrief + 16 more