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...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...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 ...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
p1Bay LeavesBy Nikki GiovanniI watched Mommy Cook Though I cooked With Grandmother With Grandmother I learned To pluck chickens Peel...LivingComing of AgeThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsHome LifeActivitiesEating & DrinkingIndoor ActivitiesStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryRefrain + 10 more
p1[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
p1A 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
p1Fish 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
p1Tarragon, 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 noodle These...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityThe MindDoubt & ContemplationActivitiesEating & DrinkingMetersFree VerseTechniquesRefrainHumor + 6 more