Welcome to the Poetry Community!
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William posted an update 10 months ago
10 months ago (edited)
🎉 Start Here: Welcome to the Community!
This space is for poetry lovers, students, teachers, curious minds, and anyone who wants to explore and discuss poetry together. Here’s how to get started:
1️⃣ Introduce Yourself in the Comments…
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Hello all! My name is Caítlin (but my friends call me Cat, of which I have two).
My favourite poet, by far, is Philip Larkin. I was introduced to his work at about 15, and it has stuck with me ever since. I have all of his…7 -
Hey everyone, my name is Ryan.
My love of poetry first emerged in the 4th grade when I had a substitute teacher give us an assignment to create our own poem.
My favorite poem is ‘Reapers’ by Jean Toomer (found it in the back of my mom’s…
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Gregory Bowman posted an update a day ago
Even in Sorrow
A candle weeps in trembling hands,
its flame, a whisper, barely stands.
Eyes heavy with the weight of night,
guarding the soul’s last spark of light.Even in sorrow, soft and deep,
a hope still stirs; it does not sleep.
A…
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Gregory Bowman posted an update a day ago
This poem has quite a history. I first wrote it in 2018. I have rewritten it several times since then. Originally, it was a poem about being trapped in a storm of regret; the most recent version has shifted from being trapped in a storm…
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Anyone that has listened to Beyond the Verse knows that there is one poet above all others that Maiya and I are completely united in our love of: Ocean Vuong. Whenever I read Vuong’s poetry or prose, I am utterly disarmed by its…
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Taking a solitary walk down a forest path is a wonderfully calming experience, but what lays beyond? Whether you walk the most commonly taken path or explore the wilderness at its margins, these sanctuaries of nature are where…
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A path with direction
Leading to a better life
The road not taken
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In the hush of dawn,
Bimble on the winding path
Where the woods still call
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Gregory Bowman replied to the discussion Does the punctuation in this poem make sense to you? Thanks in the forum Poetry Writing Workshop 6 days ago
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Donna, your punctuation looks great to me. When I first started writing, punctuation was a pain for me. I purchased a book, “The Elements of Style,” in 1979. It is by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. It has 85 pages, and can be…
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Gregory Bowman posted an update 6 days ago
This is a lyric poem in rhyming verse, structured as a spiritual prayer.
Defender Of The Faith
Alen Bowman, 2021
[Stanza One]
When my shield lies shattered upon the ground,
And my voice is drowned by the battle sound,
When the banners fall,…
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Thank you, Gregory for posting this poem. I’m always on the lookout for new poets – especially poets worth the time reading.
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Good luck with the novel. Will this be your first?
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Gregory Bowman posted an update 6 days ago
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Gregory Bowman posted an update 6 days ago
In the Cabin by the Pines
By Alen Bowman
[Stanza One]
In the cabin by the pines, I sit alone,
Autumn painted in gold upon the glass.
A book lies open on the desk by my hand,
I’m watching the silent shadows pass.
[Stanza Two]
The book lies…
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Your use of imagery here makes this poem so cosy – it really does feel like autumn.
I adore the metaphorical image of the book being “half […] written, half […] sand”. It makes these uncompleted pages feel unstable and uncertain:…
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Mark Perry replied to the discussion Does the punctuation in this poem make sense to you? Thanks in the forum Poetry Writing Workshop a week ago
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Good work, Donna. Keep it up.
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