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How-tos for all things poetry; learn how to analyze a poem, construct a haiko, differentiate between a metaphor and simile and more.

Twilight Hour Cuddles
A pale grey glow peering around the curtains, the hush and murmur of a quiet home. Ten tiny fingers curl around a stretched shirt collar
By L. M. Williams3 years ago in Poets
Hundreds of good and filial piety first
There is an old saying: "filial piety comes first." Filial piety is a traditional virtue in our country and the foundation of a person's life. If a person can't even do the most basic filial piety to his elders, what great things can he be expected to accomplish?
By Eugene3 years ago in Poets
tiger without teeth
In the forest, the tiger is the king of beasts. He is so arrogant and often bullies other small animals, and those small animals who are oppressed by him hate him to the core. So everyone discussed how to rectify this hateful guy.On this day, the fox got together with everyone. The fox said: "The tiger has really hurt us. If he dies, we can live happily."
By Janice3 years ago in Poets
"Get Comfortable" Challenge
Comfort, to me, is the flowing of green: Of challenge winnings spilling over me. By way of a well-crafted shower head, Bills and coins spill onto my---
By Ad-Libbing With The Z-Man3 years ago in Poets
NOW, IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PRESENT
Now, in the not too distant present, while life transforms from untitled to one of poetic stories embracing cosmic humor,
By Melissa Ireland3 years ago in Poets
I DON'T KNOW
I DON”T KNOW I don’t know what you want, and what you need for it is lingering there, in the secret stories that you have claimed
By Melissa Ireland3 years ago in Poets
Free to be myself
I can not stop to dance this happiness is taking me from the outer space I can not stop to fly life is just about to start
By Lightness3 years ago in Poets
Me and my friends
Me and all my friends, are crazy and mad. Wherever we go There Create trouble. Knowingly we don't do, we have such behavior.
By Manthan3 years ago in Poets
Hard to met that girl...
It seems like a game big, Is not seeming It's a deal, have to play, use card big. * Surround bodyguard, have to kill,
By Manthan3 years ago in Poets
Ode to Writers
I want to write a book I write every day, practice my punctuation, try to expand my vocabulary regularly I’ve written articles, essays, poems, even wrote and illustrated a children's book once
By Emma Wilson3 years ago in Poets
How To Write Poetry
Poetry is something I struggled with in the past too. For me, I used to force myself to make my works really deep like the pieces I’ve read in school. But every time I did, it would turn out trash and never look back. It was until junior year I realized how poetry really works.
By Nisah Khan4 years ago in Poets
Birds of a feather flock together
Flying with the phoenix, it must be a handsome bird; Walking with tigers and wolves, it must be a beast! How far you can go depends on who you go with!
By Richard Zhong4 years ago in Poets