Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
Birthdays - yeeeaah, birthdays!! Another year closer to your own demise. Birthdays - frickin' birthdays. I've kept count of the years, by the wrinkles, forming gracefully, around my eyes.
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden3 years ago in Poets
I was the silence for what felt like ages. Silence amid your earthquakes that threatened to cave our world in. Silence, drowning out the howling wind of your wrath.
By Holly Pheni3 years ago in Poets
There once was a girl in a dory, Who attempted to write a short story. The dory wasn’t real, but the pressure made her feel,
By Cathy holmes3 years ago in Poets
sometimes a title eludes me and it could be like that for days then out of the blue it will come to me in one of a hundred different ways
By Bren3 years ago in Poets
The lady with the curious mind Wanders lost, searching for a sign Of the brilliance she left behind ≈≈≈ Her memories, like threads, unravel
By Rick Henry Christopher 3 years ago in Poets
Sometimes: I want to run with scissors. I want to break the rules. I want to tell some people where to go and kick them in the jewels.
A reading from Professor Bird's new book. 'Works of poultry' Quack, Whistle, Caw, Tweet Chirp, Shrill, Warble, Whinny, Screech
By JBaz3 years ago in Poets
It runs with no feet And hands that have never clapped Clocks personified
By Keys Will3 years ago in Poets
I see you aging… Back curled from the loads you’ve held… Still marching, for me…
By Alexis Dean Jr.3 years ago in Poets
Eggs, sugar, butter, flour Always sweet, never sour Plain, dusted, or dripping with frosting Soft, fluffy, decadent, and comforting
By Paul Stewart3 years ago in Poets
Before you read, I recommend putting on your favorite haiku ambient music. I recommend the Forgotten Song by Ilan Eshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi from the Ghost of Tsushima soundtrack. You can find it linked below.
By Loryne Andawey3 years ago in Poets
Perhaps you thought this should be a rap about how much I love being Black. But there’s a lot of misconception, you see,
By Stephanie J. Bradberry3 years ago in Poets
