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The Black Veil
The Black Veil is a publication dedicated to dark poetry. Let your words bleed across the page.
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How to submit your dark poems
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jan 28
Introducing Your Dark Team
Introducing Your Dark Team
There have been changes at The Black Veil
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Apr 1, 2023
Your Favourite Black Veil Poet for September
Your Favourite Black Veil Poet for September
Which writer wears the dark crown for the month?
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Sep 29
Featured Poems
Unspeakable Pain
Unspeakable Pain
A poem
Nicole Dake
Sep 13
Latest Poetry
Why Colour My Greying Hair?
Why Colour My Greying Hair?
Disclaimer: You may not like it
Life is Amazing with Books and Writers
Oct 6
Painted White, Dripping Red
Painted White, Dripping Red
For the red flags can never truly be concealed or changed
Sangeeta R Mathew
Sep 26
OCD is Hungry for Me
OCD is Hungry for Me
A poem about living with OCD
Tiffany A
Sep 20
“Borderline Dysmorphia/Dysphoria”
“Borderline Dysmorphia/Dysphoria”
A exploration of identity, self-perception, and the internal battles of a mind at war with itself.
V
Sep 19
I Feel Untethered
I Feel Untethered
And I’ve always been a tethered soul
Betsy Chasse
Sep 6
A Woman Must Feast: Confessions of a Bloodthirsty Queen
A Woman Must Feast: Confessions of a Bloodthirsty Queen
Ekphrastic poem inspired by the anthology TV series American Horror Story
Mad Midori
Sep 3
Ritual of the Vast Unknowing
Ritual of the Vast Unknowing
The Fading Echoes of a Love Once Profound
Joseph Benjamin
Sep 3
Bittersweet
Bittersweet
A poem about being seduced.
Renée Brookes
Sep 3
Chaos God
Chaos God
A poem
John Bogna
Sep 3
Your Favourite Black Veil Poet for August
Your Favourite Black Veil Poet for August
Who’s words haunted you long after the reading was done?
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Aug 30
Sword of Unquietness
Sword of Unquietness
Prompt: Broken Silence
Camilla Downs
Aug 22
Let Me Call You Sumer: A British Museum Poem
Let Me Call You Sumer: A British Museum Poem
A Guide to Me in 100 British Museum Objects*
Deborah Science Fiction Fantasy Short Story Writer
Aug 19
Beneath His Shadow
Beneath His Shadow
A Love Entangled in Shadows and Light
Joseph Benjamin
Aug 10
Malevolent
Malevolent
A Zeno Poem
Ruth Boukhari
Aug 5
Your Favourite Black Veil Poet for July
Your Favourite Black Veil Poet for July
Which piece of writing did you carry with you this month?
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Jul 31
Shattered Reflections
Shattered Reflections
A chilling exploration of a broken mind seeking revenge through the emotional suffering of others.
Lenoi Poetica
Jul 25
Christmas in July
Christmas in July
O come, all ye rage-filled
AVG
Jul 20
Running
Running
Always to you
Dani Ray
Jul 16
Dating in the Modern World
Dating in the Modern World
Be careful who you swipe on
Merr Gumm
Jul 15
Longing
Longing
A poem about longing at work
A.M. Coleman
Jul 12
Echoes of the Abyss
Echoes of the Abyss
A poem that explore the whispers in the Shadows
Lenoi Poetica
Jul 9
Parasite
Parasite
Born and Forfeited
AVG
Jul 8
Grey Aura
Grey Aura
On self-destruction
River's Writings
Jul 8
Coffee
Coffee
Coping caffeine clears catastrophes.
Ian Beckett MSc
Jul 8
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