The Blunting of the Blade by PuzzleMonkey

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] He was hardly the sharpest knife in the drawer but the Blade could roar a mean old man's roar. When the students over fees went to war Jacob unsheathed his best Blade to stand before. "No yieldy!...

Snippets of Soul by Sasheera Gounden

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Cotton words dipped in The Nile invite me with kisses to capture in a bottle. Enrapture me with life Years engraved in sediment Excavate to unearth bones, memories scattered like ash across Disneyland Capture and drink desires...

A Poem A Day writing prompt 2 Nov 2015

this week's writing prompt: "who will hear freedom ring in the chains of promise" from Teacher by Audre Lorde. 1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK use the form below to submit or click here For more info about A Poem...

Namesake by Tulile

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] We the people of South Africa are lost, led astray with not yet a proper name only still a point on the compass a campsite for parasites, visionaries who lost their sight a rainbow nation that tries...

My Country by Chestlyn Draghoender

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] I live in a country with a new name. We are not blind to color, but we simply embrace each other's values. And accept, that we are not the same. We celebrate our differences. We each have...