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Featured Poet

Mary Joy Antonio

Must Read Poem: Add Some Love
Location: Philippines
Two Words That Best Describes Her: Awe Some
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lieke

Fear

What is your biggest fear right now?

Started by lieke 11 hours ago.

Angelica G. Tavarez

General statements on The Holy Bible 1 Reply

So Many things in this world happen Based on what we do to make them that way. Some times we don't do anything and we loose everything..I Would Never stop believing in God Question about his exitense…

Tagged: Bible, God, Opinion, Faith

Started by Angelica G. Tavarez. Last reply by Angelica G. Tavarez Jan 31.

Alexis Marie Friend

What's the easiest subject to write about? 9 Replies

My easiest subject to write about would have to be love. Everyone craves it, So why not describe you feelings about it. Anyone else?

Started by Alexis Marie Friend. Last reply by mark perez Jan 22.

Cesar Morales

SONGS THAT REALLY HIT YOU HARD 31 Replies

Place here songs that really hit you hard, emotionally. This song reminds me of my dad who passed away last year because of cancer. The lyrics and melody are just awesome. This song also uses a type…

Started by Cesar Morales. Last reply by Erica Robinson Jan 20.

Juan Bonds

Have you Ever allowed yourself to fall for someone and realized later they were no good for you.... 2 Replies

This being a love question (can't go wrong with that subject), I wanted to know if anyone has been in lust or love with a person so hard that you just coouldnt quit them, and you knew they were bad f…

Started by Juan Bonds. Last reply by Erica Robinson Jan 20.

Danielle

animal within 2 Replies

if you had the power to become any animal what would you be? why? P.S. i know kind of weird discussion topic

Started by Danielle. Last reply by lieke Jan 18.

mark perez

call me weird but i find the music played on the radio today provides a sense control on how we view our political lives (please be open minded) 1 Reply

ok...yeah this is weird for me to explain. but ill break it down as best as possible I am mostly hip-hop/metal/rock orientated and i remember those day's when hip-hop was veiwed as "bad" music from…

Started by mark perez. Last reply by Angelica G. Tavarez Jan 17.

Martika Laraye Barriere

Phone HOme? 1 Reply

I love Aliens! lets talk about alieens for once!! no im not off my rocker LMAo no but really i want everyone to express their opinions much appreciated id like to know im not alone you guys . Know th…

Started by Martika Laraye Barriere. Last reply by mark perez Jan 14.

Marvin Quiroz

The Bible (state your opinion/beliefs) 20 Replies

to start it off... lets say a bible was really written at a point; if so than it was likely to have been who knows how long ago, i'm talking about far back in time. Over the years i guess it was bein…

Started by Marvin Quiroz. Last reply by mark perez Jan 13.

malachi ephraim

RACISM JUSTIFIED BY RELIGION?! 2 Replies

QUESTION -What are the origins of ethnic racism? ANSWER-'It is historical fact that racism as a ideological system in social/economic practice did not emerge until the advent,unfortunately, of the Af…

Started by malachi ephraim. Last reply by malachi ephraim Jan 8.

BORIS THE SPIDER

SECOND CHANCE? 16 Replies

IF YOU COULD HAVE A SECOND CHANCE AT SOMETHING,WOULD YOU TAKE IT? I WOULD.I WOULD NEVER HAVE LET HER WALK OUT THAT DOOR.

Started by BORIS THE SPIDER. Last reply by Jessica Sowders Dec. 29, 2009.

angeline aka famous <3

Please help me i need yalls help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 Replies

right now me and ma baby are having some problems all i asked was dat he quit talking too so many gurlz kuz i kant talk to him as much as i use too and im afraid him to lose another gurl! he went to…

Started by angeline aka famous <3. Last reply by Liive::LoVe::Dream Dec. 23, 2009.

Cynthia Cynical

What Do You Think About Love? 7 Replies

What Is It About Love That Drives Us All Crazy? Is It Our Emotions Playing Tricks On Us Until We Find The Real Thing Or Is It Even Real At All? What Do You Think? Speak Out!

Started by Cynthia Cynical. Last reply by Liive::LoVe::Dream Dec. 23, 2009.

malachi ephraim

ARTISTIC FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

As Artists,namely---poets; its is imperative that we all understand that 'the freedom of expression' is non-negotiable, in that, as artists 'WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR WORKS MUST BE DONE WITH TASTE; AND…

Started by malachi ephraim Dec. 23, 2009.

Leya

Continue This Poem 17 Replies

Rules: 1. One verse per post 2. Stay on the subject of the most recent post Let's see where this goes :) What happens when you get as high as the clouds and turn the corner? Will you find heaven Or…

Started by Leya. Last reply by Jessica Sowders Dec. 15, 2009.

Santiago Rupp

which is better to have loved and lost or to never have loved 12 Replies

If you want an idea read the poem Question of love on the blog page

Tagged: love

Started by Santiago Rupp. Last reply by Danielle Dec. 13, 2009.

malachi ephraim

UNITEDWORLDPOETS-MYTHIC POETRY 1 Reply

The perceptive reader will have noticed that i use much mythic-metaphors in my works...references to the ancient deities, oracles and esoteric-traditions, in poetry-format, enhances the potency of th…

Started by malachi ephraim. Last reply by Mr Government Dec. 11, 2009.

Santiago Rupp

Have you ever had someone you loved 1 Reply

You can tell all about. I know I have and lost her for a while. A mistake currently made 2 and a 1/2 years to 3 years ago depending. I know how it all feels and if you want to talk about it somehwere…

Started by Santiago Rupp. Last reply by Danielle Dec. 11, 2009.

Runin my life my way

I hate people being sexist and other things. What do you hate bout people being? 13 Replies

I hate that some people are sexist n that they hate on people that are bi n crap. Last year my friends n i got treated like crap because people found out that they're bi n someone said that i was too…

Started by Runin my life my way. Last reply by Danielle Dec. 11, 2009.

kourtnie

Love 2 Replies

Do People Really Know When Their In Love? And If So,If You Truely Love That Person Why Do people do the things they do to hurt that person weather that person knows it or not. Is their Really a such…

Started by kourtnie. Last reply by Danielle Dec. 11, 2009.

 

Famous Poets

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Sharmagne Leland-St. John is a Native American poet, concert performer, lyricist, artist, and film maker. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the poetry e-zine Quill and Parchment.com. Sharmagne spends time between her home in the Hollywood Hills, in Southern California and her fishing lodge on the Stillaguamish River in the Pacific Northwest. She tours the United States, Canada, and England, as a performance poet, either solo or with her band of poets "Poetry in Motion." She has published 2 books of poetry and co authored a book on film production design.

Naomi Shihab Nye


Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet and songwriter born in 1952 to a Palestinian father and American mother. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, Jerusalem, and San Antonio, Texas. Both roots and sense of place are major themes in her body of work.

Her first collection of poems, Different Ways to Pray, explored the theme of similarities and differences between cultures, which would become one of her lifelong areas of focus.

Her other books include poetry collections 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, Red Suitcase, and Fuel; a collection of essays entitled Never in a Hurry; a young-adult novel called Habibi (the autobiographical story of an Arab-American teenager who moves to Jerusalem in the 1970s) and picture book Lullaby Raft, which is also the title of one of her two albums of music. (The other is called Rutabaga-Roo; both were limited-edition.)

Nye has edited many anthologies of poems, for audiences both young and old. One of the best-known is This Same Sky: A Collection of Poems from around the World, which contains translated work by 129 poets from 68 different countries. Her most recent anthology is called Is This Forever, Or What?: Poems & Paintings from Texas.

Her poems are frank and accessible, often making use of ordinary images in startling ways. Her ability to enter into foreign experiences and chronicle them from the inside is reminiscent of Elizabeth Bishop, while her simple and direct "voice" is akin to that of her mentor William Stafford.

She has won many awards and fellowships, among them four Pushcart Prizes, the Jane Addams Children's Book award, the Paterson Poetry Prize, and many notable book and best book citations from the American Library Association.

For more famous poets visit the famous poets page under the blogs tab.

Blog Posts

Andie Walker

Demons

Some say demons are not real,


but they are wrong.



We fight Demons all the time.


Because there is an evil in all of us



Some don't know it


and some do.



Some give in to it


some don't.



Just know that love conquers all


whether you want it to or not



There is a Demon in us all


But your friend will stand by your side too, always and forever.

Posted by Andie Walker on February 8, 2010 at 5:29pm

Aaron Blackwell

Don't Cross Me!

If you say fuck me
Then it's fuck you too
I don't take no prisoners
I won't be nobody's fool
I'm not quick to forgive
I don't wanna talk it out
I'm not gonna play peacemaker
I don't give fuck what it's about
I don't wanna be your friend
Let's not talk through the beef
I don't care about what your saying
Because I think your lying through your teeth
I feel people seldomly change
So being diplomatic is a waste of time
Cuz you can't teach an old dog new tricks
That's at least how it is in my mind
S… Continue

Posted by Aaron Blackwell on February 8, 2010 at 4:39pm — 1 Comment

Tomás Ó Cárthaigh

I had no Time Old Clocks to See


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I had no time old clocks to see
In a hurry I could not stop
Even though to do so I desired
And enter the old clock shop
And browse the shelves of dials and watches
And stroll within its ticking stock
For I love old watches and timepieces
And their soft and strong ticks and tock.


But I had no time to see
The inside of the old clock shop there
For Prague had too much else to occupy me
And to myself I did swear
That if

Continue

Posted by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh on February 8, 2010 at 3:50pm

visionvision

A TRIBUTE TO A NORWAY POET

MA’AM NORWAY POET

Once you were kind enough
To comment only on my poetry
You gave me the heavenly kick
That anyone could see
Now it’s the first poem of yours
I happen to read
What is poetry?
Only you know indeed.

I am a simple passer by
Wait, not even that
None at me shall ever glance
There will be with words
No romance
As words flow out of my mind,
I don't damn then care
Who thinks what of me?
Or my poetry.

For I write it as it comes to me
I am no critic worth
The salt in my bones
When I rea… Continue

Posted by visionvision on February 7, 2010 at 2:50pm — 1 Comment

Jesus j. Alanis

freinds

You may not know but Friends are forever and true ones are hard to find,
who els would help when suicidal thoughts might lerk in your mind?

Do not follow the blind young one you must lead the outcast's,

take down the depressing walls and see how long they'r loyalty lasts.

Stay strong evan when life closes your path an turns you around,

do not flee or cower you must do what is right and stand your ground.

Do not stand and wait for what ma
Continue

Posted by Jesus j. Alanis on February 7, 2010 at 6:00am

Jesus j. Alanis

Love is Life or Death

True i do feel i am your slave of compation,
and also you my angel who one can only imagine.

Let us swing this world and keep it void,

before our love leaves it destroyed.

Let it drop in your thoughts that we are one,

It will not end until shadows are done.

Then Drop it down to the shameful floor,

and break my heart as you walk out the door.

one day thoughts of you will be killing me from deep inside,

but
Continue

Posted by Jesus j. Alanis on February 7, 2010 at 3:05am — 1 Comment

Jesus j. Alanis

Horrifying Genocide

Let it all fall down to its ashes,
destruction of heart crashes.

Lies we lay upon but truth we ignore,

our judgement and hate prey upon the poor.

Let me stand on top and scream at heaven,

innocent lives left to rot with the homicidal weapon.

Dance young life of present cheer,

but do not look at their striking fear.

Economic embersment stacked by our evils,

no more shall it rain and pore on dead devils.
Continue

Posted by Jesus j. Alanis on February 7, 2010 at 2:18am

MaRk Y aNgElInE

Outkast

Being pushed away from the popullar crowd.
Always getting hurt when I'm already down.
Trying my hardest to smile but all I ever make is a frown.
People pointing laughing and making fun of me like i was a clown
Rejected in the past and I'm still rejected to today.
Thinking to myself should I change or stay this way.
Rejected in the past.
I'm in the 7th grade and known as an outkast.
All I want to do is be known.

Posted by MaRk Y aNgElInE on February 6, 2010 at 11:27pm

Jesus j. Alanis

How it will kill

Let go your aggresive hold,

think less but do not forget the cold.

My sinful queen spray the pestacide,

thoughtful mind full of suicide.

Let it go there is no more,

the blinding tears just let them pore.

Death will tear our precias souls apart,

my trusting kill comes from my heart.


Posted by Jesus j. Alanis on February 6, 2010 at 10:46pm — 2 Comments

MaRk Y aNgElInE

Haters

Spit my name.


Play your fake ass games.


Call me names.


Try to play my games.


Unlike you I keep it real and I'm being honest.


My life is real and that's a

Continue

Posted by MaRk Y aNgElInE on February 6, 2010 at 10:30pm

Mr Government

The World inside a Single Body

It’s the change that comes with patience



It’s suffering under sheets in the morning will it ease



It’s the sons and the daughters and the stress of being bothered



It’s looking in the mirror hoping to see the same face from past years



It’s waiting and wondering working hard for hardly nothing



It’s me against you and a meaningless continuing feud

Continue

Posted by Mr Government on February 6, 2010 at 9:00pm

Angelica G. Tavarez

Moon to My Night (written by 2 great minds)

Young Shakespear:
ever since i met ya you had me hypnotized
from the anticipation little shining stars in your eyes
from the introduction it was no surprise
just like captain cortes i wanted to conquer riches
but ended up with a girl that always acted suspicious
she broke my heart left me in the long run
but when i saw your smile it was if the su
Continue

Posted by Angelica G. Tavarez on February 6, 2010 at 6:26pm

Kongoli Vang

Farewell To My Two New Comrade

Early
morning,

The wind finds a companion,

The rain finds a friend;

Joining the wind and rain,

We laughed with solitude;

Yet, by tomorrow,

I will be saying farewell to my two new friends…

Posted by Kongoli Vang on February 6, 2010 at 6:12pm

Kongoli Vang

Watching Petals





This morning, the rain comes nonstop;
Blooming trees sheds a thousand petals;

Greeting a thousand petals,

I rather not sweep,

I rather watch the petals bloom away…




Posted by Kongoli Vang on February 6, 2010 at 6:00pm

Shakespear X

Moon To My Night( A Collab Between 2 Poets)

Young Shakespear

ever since i met ya you had me hypnotized
from the anticipation little shining stars in your eyes
from the introduction it was no surprise
just like captain cortes i wanted to conquer riches
but ended up with a girl that always acted suspicious
she broke my heart left me in the long run
but when i saw your smile it was if the sun copied your smile

Angelica G. Tavar
Your eyes Speak Straight to my soul.
When our body's touch its like we make a Black Hole
I think we were made for… Continue

Posted by Shakespear X on February 6, 2010 at 1:28pm

Runin my life my way

Look for the boy

Look for the boy with bruises and welts,


He may not say much about it but he needs help.


He needs someone to love him and take him away,


From the horrible place that he comes.


His mom yells at him for every little mistake that he makes.


His dad always comes home from the bar drunk.


He gets blamed for every bad thing that happens to his parents,


It gets so bad to were he's on the floor bleeding and can't move.


He isolates himmself from ev

Continue

Posted by Runin my life my way on February 5, 2010 at 12:08am

Runin my life my way

......

We need to remember the people who lost their lives due to the Nazis.



For if we forget them,


Then who will tell about the crulity that they had to endure.



People as young as infents died,


People as old as grandparents died.



The Nazis had no heart,


They killed the innocent for no reason.



We need to keep their stories in our heart,


So we don't become heartless and ignorant

Posted by Runin my life my way on February 5, 2010 at 12:01am

Runin my life my way

People

People are dying,


No one can help them.



People are grieving,


Over their loved ones.



People get drunk,


When they're depressed.



People everywhere around me,


Are going insane.



People hurt me,


Every chance they get.



People are dying,


And soon the madness will end

Posted by Runin my life my way on February 4, 2010 at 11:57pm

Runin my life my way

Love

Love is everywhere that I look,



Couples holding hands, kissing.



Everyone exept me,



I stand alone in the world.



No one cares so I don't even bother with it.



But in reallity I just want someone to love,



I just want someone to hold.



But until that day comes I'll just sit and wait for him to come.

Posted by Runin my life my way on February 4, 2010 at 11:54pm

Runin my life my way

....

My heart aches for you,


My soul longes for you.



I need you in life,


No matter what anyone says.



People need someone to love,


And that's why I need you with me.



If you walk away,


Then I wouldn't know what to do.



I hope that you feel the same,


Continue

Posted by Runin my life my way on February 4, 2010 at 11:52pm

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