slam poetry

Slam poetry: that magical mix of rhythm and rhyme.

Scenery of Society by Rikki La Rouge 🇬🇧 🇨🇦
Julio, every summer you come back and make me relive these tortuous memories. Julio, do you remember the day you almost drowned? I do. Julio, I can't escape your punishment. Julio, I want to know why you cursed me. July, I remember our difficult times before July, when we couldn't start again.
By Revista Miko4 days ago in Poets
The Torch Extinguished. Content Warning.
Introduction This pantoum is inspired by the amazing drawing by Kaja, granddaughter of Ralph McTell. I have done several anti-war pantoums and think the form is perfect for what this image says.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 days ago in Poets
Blue Blood in the Ballroom. Content Warning.
Welcome to the party, You’re just in time. They’re doing body shots, Though I wouldn’t join that line. / Don’t forget your
By CT Idlehouse5 days ago in Poets
Valentine’s Day, With You
Valentine’s Day arrives in red and light, But all it really brings is you. The world writes love in roses and skies,
By Artical Media5 days ago in Poets
Two Hearts, One Quiet World
In the hush between your breath and mine, I find a home I didn’t know I missed. Your hand fits into my doubts just right,
By Artical Media5 days ago in Poets
Inked Skin
Sometimes steps echo in places she no longer lives. She runs in place while destinations change— doing whatever it takes
By Marcus Hill5 days ago in Poets
How to Bury Anger Without a Funeral
Start by holding it. Not like a newborn— more like a grenade you forgot how to throw. Keep the pin in your teeth just in case
By Marcus Hill5 days ago in Poets
I Talk to Myself Because
I talk to myself because I’m the only one who answers me in a language I’m not ashamed to hear. Some days, I spit prayers into mirrors
By Marcus Hill5 days ago in Poets
How to Carry Loneliness Without Letting It Swallow You
First, treat it like a stray animal. Don’t look it in the eyes. Don’t run. Just sit still long enough for it to believe
By Marcus Hill5 days ago in Poets
1st things first
Resist unholy Antidisestablishment- arianism XXXXXX For John and Paul's Three-Word Haiku/Senryu Unofficial Challenge Before anyone can issue a challenge to the form of my haiku, let me set forth my defense that NOWHERE in the rules do the worthy judges state that each line must consist ofa word. And I quote: "Must be a haiku/senryu consisting of just three words, following the usual syllable demands of 5-7-5."
By Sonia Heidi Unruh5 days ago in Poets
The Weirdest Thing I Have Ever Done
Like if I were to ask a person what's your favourite thing to do!? He, or perhaps she might say - listen come over and let's chill with two!?
By 365poetry6 days ago in Poets
I'm Not Angry. Content Warning.
🄸’🄼 🄽🄾🅃 🅁🄴🄰🄳🅈 I am groping in the darkness I’ve been chained and left to rot in. I am the keeper of the whispering beginning and spectacular end. I can rewrite the path in every color and scent. Still, it abruptly ends again and again.
By K.B. Silver 6 days ago in Poets