social commentary

There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.

Autocracy Won’t Affect My Dog. Top Story - January 2026.
My dog is a loving, caring soul. Anyone who meets her says so. Such a beaming soul, that everyone she encounters on the street becomes happier.
By Gabriel Shames28 days ago in Poets
Attention, All
Attention, attention. This is your local news station. We have urgent news to share with you. Lock your doors. Close your blinds.
By Amethyst Champagne28 days ago in Poets
Seeing Beauty
Without thought, I whisper. Feeling the need, lest I break the spell. This seemingly perfect scene, my eyes feasting on it’s beauty.
By Katie 28 days ago in Poets
𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕖𝕔𝕖 𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕣𝕜𝕤
𝕀𝕔𝕪 𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕊ℂ𝕆𝕎𝕃𝕊 𝕒𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝔼𝕋𝕋𝕃𝔼𝕊 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕠𝕗𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕞 ℂ𝕆ℂ𝕆𝕆ℕ. 📝🖊️ It was denied twice, so I had to uncreate my creativity to get this poem approved...
By Colleen Walters28 days ago in Poets
Prayers For World Peace
Prayers for World Peace I hold the world in open hands no banners raised, no proud demands just quiet hope where silence grows
By Marie381Uk 28 days ago in Poets
Good Morning Citizens
Good Morning Citizens. Today is Thursday January 29 in the Year of Our Leader seven and forty. Turn off the snooze, prepare for your morning announcements, and pour some coffee.
By Judey Kalchik 28 days ago in Poets
You Are Falling in Love. Honorable Mention in Public Announcement Challenge.
Urgent Message of Warning from the Heart Division: You Are Falling in Love Official word has been sent to us from the Department of Emotion and Feeling:
By Raine Neal28 days ago in Poets
The ComeDy of Women
I tug at the metal handle protruding from my intestines invisible, homeopathic bag filled with shit- like cures like I’m a gummy, runny bowel, numb.
By Michele Nampalli28 days ago in Poets
Minnesota Goddamn. Content Warning.
California’s gotten me so upset Chicago made me lose my rest Everybody knows about Minnesota, goddam! Chicago’s gotten me so upset
By Harper Lewis28 days ago in Poets
𝕃𝕖𝕥'𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪
𝕀 𝕘𝕠𝕥 𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕘𝕠𝕥 𝔸𝕀 𝖋𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕞𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝖋𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌.
By Colleen Walters28 days ago in Poets
Bipartisan Responsibility
Signed into law by President Obama, Upheld by the Supreme Court, It's used now under President Trump, and Democrats are yelling, "Abort!"
By Mack D. Ames28 days ago in Poets
Love is All You Need. Top Story - January 2026.
ℒ𝒪𝒱ℰ ℐ𝒮 𝒩𝒪𝒯 𝒜 𝒩𝒪𝒰𝒩 Love is not a person you view from afar ensconced like a statue in the corner They can’t rectify your folly
By K.B. Silver 28 days ago in Poets