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Boi/Fire
Boi/Fire
i’ve come to soften the sound in corners granting entry into the aggregate leaching blood from your body to make the most of looking at…
Jenny Blue
May 25
Rebellious
Rebellious
Here’s an idea I just may ‘borrow’
Jenine "Jeni" Baines
Jun 5
Old Horses Go out to Pasture
Old Horses Go out to Pasture
on emissions failure
Wolf Eberhardt
May 22
Intro to The Crooked Circle
Intro to The Crooked Circle
A Medium Publication
Thomas James
May 20
Unrequited
Unrequited
Mostly an excuse to share some fun poetry prompts
Allisonn Church
May 21
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Arachnid
Arachnid
A poem with a sticky end
Doodleslice
Jun 9
A scientist says AI could kill us in 200 years
A scientist says AI could kill us in 200 years
but I’m planning to be dead by then. There’s plenty of time to plan, and death is the most important moment of our lives. Mine will be in…
Allisonn Church
Jun 7
Mother, Mother
Mother, Mother
How I became my mother
Juliet James
Jun 5
When It Comes Into Focus
When It Comes Into Focus
A poem that plods on, undeterred
Doodleslice
Jun 5
Confirmation Bias
Confirmation Bias
I’m glue, and you’re irrelevant.
Thomas James
Jun 4
The Unsurprising Disappointment
The Unsurprising Disappointment
A poem that is here because it didn’t wait for anything else
Doodleslice
Jun 4
The Hill
The Hill
Inspired by true events
Allisonn Church
Jun 2
Lotus Sutures
Lotus Sutures
breaking the surface tension
Thomas James
Jun 1
The Dodo is Extinct
The Dodo is Extinct
A Short Story
Niall O'Connell
May 31
Impractical Taxidermy
Impractical Taxidermy
A poem that began with a book title.
Emily Gibson
May 29
The Virginity Not Taken
The Virginity Not Taken
A reminder
Juliet James
May 28
On Good Authority
On Good Authority
A poem scrubbed away before it was written
Doodleslice
May 28
What if I’d Been Me?
What if I’d Been Me?
on reflection and authenticity
Thomas James
May 25
Prey
Prey
How I learned to fear sleep
Juliet James
May 22
Prospects
Prospects
an old, familiar song in which a miner’s key
Thomas James
May 22
Absinthe
Absinthe
A poem that neglected to pour slowly over sugar
Doodleslice
May 22
Rewrites
Rewrites
freefab verse on a concrete slab
Thomas James
May 20
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