Join the social poetry community for poets worldwide! Post poems, poetry videos, enter free cash prize poetry contests, and more.
Featured Poet
Must Read Poem: Add Some Love
Location: Philippines
Two Words That Best Describes Her: Awe Some
Other Hobbies: Surfing the net
Groups: We Love MOTHER EARTH!!!,I AM POETS,Undiscovered poets & Teen Poets
Poetry Books
Are you an author of a poetry book? Your book could be here, send an email to uwpcontest@unitedworldpoets.com
Groups
-
Teen Poets
72 members
-
United World Poets
59 members
-
Urban Poets
57 members
-
Freestyle Poets
47 members
-
Women Poets
44 members
-
Misunderstood Society.
27 members
-
Christian Poets
25 members
-
love poets for life
23 members
-
LGBT POETS
21 members
-
I AM POETS
18 members
Forum
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Videos
-
Added by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh
-
-
-
Truly Devine by Beau LePage
Added by Sam Proof
-
-
-
-
my film
Added by nazrul islam
-
Inikio change the world
Added by Inikio
-
inikio Under 25
Added by Inikio
-
Inikio historical
Added by Inikio
-
Inikio believe in me
Added by Inikio
Famous Poets
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
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
Don't Cross 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
I had no Time Old Clocks to See
>
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
Posted by Tomás Ó Cárthaigh on February 8, 2010 at 3:50pm
A TRIBUTE TO A 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
freinds
Posted by Jesus j. Alanis on February 7, 2010 at 6:00am
Love is Life or Death
Posted by Jesus j. Alanis on February 7, 2010 at 3:05am — 1 Comment
Horrifying Genocide
Posted by Jesus j. Alanis on February 7, 2010 at 2:18am
Outkast
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
How it will kill
Posted by Jesus j. Alanis on February 6, 2010 at 10:46pm — 2 Comments
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
… ContinuePosted by MaRk Y aNgElInE on February 6, 2010 at 10:30pm
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
… ContinuePosted by Mr Government on February 6, 2010 at 9:00pm
Moon to My Night (written by 2 great minds)
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
Farewell To My Two New Comrade
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
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
Moon To My Night( A Collab Between 2 Poets)
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
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
… ContinuePosted by Runin my life my way on February 5, 2010 at 12:08am
......
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
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
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
....
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
World News
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Badge
Sponsor Ad
Latest Activity
Sponsor Ad
Photos
Birthdays
Birthdays Tomorrow
© 2010 Created by UnitedWorldPoets
