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How Spoken Word Burst Forth Into My Mind Today
By penandpaintbrush - Posted on April 3rd, 2008
On today, of all days, it suddenly occurred to me that spoken word poetry has linked its way to my life. I’m not a die-hard. Far from it. I love performing, but I’ve only done it a couple of times. Nothing to compete with the poets I know and admire. Read More »
The Ocean
By kaorisak - Posted on March 15th, 2008
Tagged: Poetry
• Personal freedom
The Ocean
The ocean flows blue like the sky.
It interrupts my tears.
The crashing of the waves electrify
My soul, giving it life
The day is better... I feel I can try
The stars shine bright. Reflected
In the midnight blue of the sea
They calm my heart.
The beat slows down. I feel a chill
I live without being rejected
The sheer power of the ocean tells me: Read More »
Love Song of a Pregnant Teenager
By creagan4 - Posted on March 7th, 2008
So I got annoyed at the scavenger hunt and felt like posting one of the poems I wrote. It's actually a paraody to "The Love Song of J. Alfred Purfrock." It's a story/poem about my struggles and what I hope for the future. Hope you enjoy.
The Love Song of
A Pregnant Teenager
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow,
Because her hour is come: Read More »
Writing About Writing: Free Verse Poetry
By indelibleink - Posted on March 4th, 2008
Letters flow freely, draping themselves across a page with minimal concern to visual aesthetics or their melody when spoken. Punctuation and capitalization are optional. An abundant sense of self importance is not. Read More »
Mr. Teacher...I hate poetry!...wait, hang on, this one is kinda cool....
By hodagwriter - Posted on March 1st, 2008
So I'm taking an Early American Lit class this term and it's been irking me quite a bit since it began. But the other day it opened my eyes up to a really great prospective about God. I'm actually excited to go to class on Monday. Read More »
words
By rlif22 - Posted on March 1st, 2008
These are lyrics that i wrote that i think we can all conect with. We have all been hurt before and possibly discrinated or stabbed in the back by even the people we love the most. If you do connect in some way to anything i ever write please let me know. Even if you dont. I appreciate the feedback
WORDS
so many words you say
cut like razor blades
like knives that penatrate Read More »
Catching Up, and Then Something More Relevant
By lahamletta - Posted on February 27th, 2008
The past week has been very busy; I've had much to get done, and feel that I haven't accomplished much, no matter the extent of my hard work. One thing that I have accomplished, is another trophy waiting patiently in the case to be given to me when I graduate. I was awarded with second place for prose interpretation at the Speech and Academic meet on Saturday. Read More »
