Pending war by Pelonomi Itumeleng

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Breathing isA scream in a society that kills.Breathing is defiance against what seeks to end us before our time. Breathing is winning battlesThat leads to our death in the war.Maybe, we are dead... Just delayed The drum...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 17 September

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK Respond to the quote below with a poem of your own. “Your war drum ain't louder than this breath.”― Suheir Hammad use the form below to submit [gravityform id="2" title="true" description="false"] For more info about...

Surviving Is Not Enough by Paula Puolakka

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Fire in Factory Kills 148: The Boston Sunday Globe, March 26, 1911.600 Texas Children Killed: Chicago Daily Tribune, March 19, 1937.The Climate Really is Getting Warmer: Sunday Telegraph, June 8, 1958.Policing the Police: Winston-Salem Chronicle, Vol. XVIII,...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 16 September

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK The image below is by Robert Pastryk. Respond to it with a poem of your own. "" use the form below to submit [gravityform id="2" title="true" description="false"] For more info about A Poem A...

DO NOT DISAPPOINT ME by BALESENG MFOLO

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] My beloved one,Please do not disappoint meWhen I see you again.Do not lose that laughterThat used to brighten our dayDo not lose that wisdomYou always taught and passed to your offspringDo not disappoint usBy losing your passionSomething...