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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.

Top Dog
What could make you my enemy from the moment you arrive? Let's start with the most obvious is your skin color white. Do not get the wrong idea based off my first statement since I to am a white boy; However if you walk on this block and your unknown then you may end up being my new toy.
By Jason Shipley4 years ago in Poets
New Year's Revolution
"New year, new you" I said mockingly As my aunt pulled out a batch of brownies from the oven But your old brownies were perfect
By Hol Nordby4 years ago in Poets
Falling on your pen
The formidable writer’s block has been an ancient foe to writers of every generation, niche, and planet ever known, dating back to when words were initially hieroglyphs.
By Faridah Giwa4 years ago in Poets
My Mother’s Bag
You, that man, in the middle of the night went after, and took my mom’s precious bag while she held it on her shoulder neck,
By Agnes Laurens4 years ago in Poets
Playing with Friends
Whenever he goes on stage, at late night, saying it with lots of flair, his message, to greet his friends in the big hall, with light
By Agnes Laurens4 years ago in Poets
Three Hundred Years Old
Three hundred years ago, or even more, there was a luthier from Italy, who made instruments of high class, I adore. Since the day I started playing, I knew
By Agnes Laurens4 years ago in Poets
How You Can Write Poetry That Is Creative and Original With Confidence
Poetry is a special kind of magic for me. Truth be told, I didn’t always think of myself as a poet. I was a grown man, in college, big ideas of becoming the next great American novelist when I stumbled into a poetry class taught by none other than the award-winning and bad-ass poet, Nikky Finney.
By Gregory D. Welch4 years ago in Poets
Write Your Poetry One Line at a Time
Does the thought of writing a poem freeze you up? Does the idea of growing a collection of poetry both excite you and absolutely terrify you? This article is all about how to write poetry, one line at a time.
By Gregory D. Welch4 years ago in Poets
On Writing Poetry
I have talked as have many others about Writers Block and related problems, and people are often shocked at how much I actually put out.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
Bourgnew's Honor Code
Do no harm and do not alarm Stand strong in the Bourgnew's Creed to honor country and brotherhood as well as sisterhood for we are all
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous4 years ago in Poets
Setting goals!
What is a goal? What is mean to set one? What is the manner to which we pursue this goal? How do we make it inevitably, come to pass?
By Jordan Zuniga4 years ago in Poets
A List Of 4 Fabulous Poetry Sites For Poetry lovers
“Poetry Is not only dream and vision; It is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a brigde across our fears of what has never been before.” — Audre Lorde.
By Fred Musoke4 years ago in Poets