slam poetry

Slam poetry: that magical mix of rhythm and rhyme.

Pull-Out Couch
11/7/25 Cemented in our thousand pound plaid couch, I’ll become the audience, and you, a performer, making balloon animals of avowal,
By Olivia Dodgeabout a month ago in Poets
The Next Step
Names were demanded in anticipation of justice, not in lieu K.B. Silver The wave of firings and prosecutions across the world shows that it isn't impossible for the wealthy to take responsibility or be held to account. American courts choose not to take action.
By K.B. Silver about a month ago in Poets
The facts
One after one, they keep selling out, Money's the worry, there's no room for doubt. There's no reality here, just a show,
By bob singh2 months ago in Poets
Times Up
I feel bad, but not bad I can't mourn what never was I'm not mad, but I'm mad At the discourse you cause Cause you seem to find pleasure
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden2 months ago in Poets
Morning Inspiration.. AI-Generated.
The Morning the River Spoke Elias pulled the collar of his worn coat tighter around his neck and stepped out onto the back porch. The cold hit him immediately, a sharp, clean shock to the system that was far preferable to the stale heat of the small cabin he was renovating. He was a city planner from Boston, a man whose life was measured in square footage, zoning laws, and deadlines. He had come to this remote corner of the state for solitude, to escape the noise, but so far, he had only succeeded in bringing the noise with him. His mind was still a jumble of emails, permits, and the lingering sting of a project that had just fallen through.
By Crystal S2 months ago in Poets
"Kandy"- Go....."es" To Work "Lyrics" - Sometimes, I Am Not Able To Know Where "I" Might End Up, I Know I Should, Don't "EYE"!?
I know it is normal for all of us to enjoy something we wished we knew how !? A spinal muscle, assuming this is the way we communicate !?
By 365poetry2 months ago in Poets
Stellar Hands
Would you mind forcing my head underwater? Watching until all the bubbles stop and I finally Have a way to communicate with the mothership
By Silver Daux2 months ago in Poets
I Hate Being Known As A Child, When I Have Grown Into A Man
A child has parents !? A man has parents !? A child has parents !? A man has parents !? Recently I understood every man was once a child !?
By 365poetry2 months ago in Poets
Relentless poltergeists
it’s a curious thing your eyes do they look back from someone’s wall like some won prize do they wear someone’s wallet
By S. Gabriela Heitzinger 2 months ago in Poets
I Want You To Place Your Hand On Any Private Part, On Any Person's Body - Why, I Am A Turtle, An Ostrich - An Alligator
We are afraid of these animals - are we not, but I am a woman !? There is nothing I absolutely can do to ruin your life - I am never a crocodile, worse an alligator !?
By 365poetry2 months ago in Poets
I Have A Friend For "67" Years, And Then I Married Them - How Much Happier Can I Get, I Married My Only Friend In Life !?
I've sat down one day, and I've said - if I had a friend life would have been better !? I've had 200 boyfriends, let's put it to 300 of them, they had a quality I liked - but not the friend !? I haven't been able to sit and enjoy a life filled with possibilities - I'm just thinking of all the things me and this friend could do !? My "boy" friend number 1 - he like watching television!? My "boy" friend number 2 - he like driving !? My "boy" friend number 3 - he was like the most attractive human on the face of the earth !? By the time I have reached boyfriend number 189, I have learnt that their qualities are so surprising !? But anyway, my boyfriend number 1, was truly impactful - and to this day he is still is the most amazing person I have ever met !? His name - YOU, think of you !?
By 365poetry2 months ago in Poets
A Veäry Tale. Content Warning.
Introduction I am still reading "Orlam" by Polly Jean Harvey and each page in the book is set out in English, then her Dorset dialect. At the end of the book is a glossary of words used in the book and I have to thank Judey Kalchik for providing this link for me to use:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 months ago in Poets