performance poetry

Performance Poetry is poetry out loud; poems brought from the page to the stage.

Deadline
west clock still has hours east coast inches from midnight Man-in-the-Moon sighs
By Tina D. Lopez13 days ago in Poets
He Said: I Don't Want "Nike Flight "Legacy" White Game Royals Shoe .... Psshhh, He Is Great With His..... SAVINGS......
I tried to understand how did he get everything he has had !? I know - I am NEVER that affordable, but perhaps - it's bad to ask !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
I Threw A Stone At A Dog, Does That Count As A "MUSIC" Record Label - Annoyed At This Point, Annoyed - Something Is Bothering Me
10 stones - I am a danger to the community !? 40 stones - I am a danger to the world !? 90 stones - can I ask for someone to explain every problem I have ever had !? Are we suppose to through stones at animals, cats - dogs ! Is this normal !? I threw stones at an animal - that is cruelty, where do I sign the report for someone, something that cannot fight back ! Where !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
6:20 - Why, What Does That Have To Do With Me - Why Can't I Understand This Meaning, I Am Not A Mother - I Am Not !
Something is not right with people !? Who are they speaking to. who do they speak to everyday of the week that tells them information !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
Before The Silence Comes
Before The Silence Comes We wake, we dress, we walk into the day, Thinking the hours belong to us, Thinking tomorrow stands waiting at the door,
By George’s Girl 2026 13 days ago in Poets
Face the Blitz
Sir Winston slept thrice Tucked beneath foggy London Others? With his charges ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Matthew J. Fromm13 days ago in Poets
Compassion - It is "Missing" From Me, That Is What I Need
I hope to never call a POLICE officer - I have compassion !? I hope I never have to call a POLICE !? I hope I never have to call a POLICE !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
I Spent Time Today - With A Person, People Who Had NO Value... ................... "Compassion" - It IS Missing, How Much Did You Get Paid !?
The police said I need MY medication - a mentally ill person, who have NO family ! The police said I need to spend time with those who seemed to NOT have anything !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
11th March 2026 ------------------- Look For A "Number" (11) Mango Tree - Tell Me If It "Have" Mangoes To Feed "50" People, Just 50 - Nothing Too Hectic - Just Look !!
After about a few times talking to myself - I thought why don't I just stop and ask people some question !? I could have learnt the greatest thing known to MAN - but let me try and make you understand !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
"Sometimes the (act) itself (matters) more than (how many - only two people ***knows ME) people respond to it................... .. A page allows someone to question ideas, record memories, and keep moving forward without waiting for approval".
While action speaks more than words - what does it say about me !? A woman who has NO future in any country !? A woman who spent her money on clothes and shoes - the world has nothing else to offer !?
By 365poetry13 days ago in Poets
Colorblind. Content Warning.
There was a time when she thought she knew what the color of love was. That time now seems so long ago... The memory fades like the ripples of a wave running away from a stone as it is skipped upon a blanket of water - searching for rest.
By Moni Martinez14 days ago in Poets
Solstice Smile
The sun and I met -- the first time in forever. I smiled again.
By Lizzy Rose14 days ago in Poets