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Poetry Poems | Examples of Poems about Poetry

Poems about Poetry? Yes! These are examples of all types of poems written about poetry. This list of poetry poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of poetry. 
Poetry Police
People should be warned, people should get wise, Or else they might find, a nasty surprise, Early hours, Tuesday, sirens broke the peace, That was the sound of Poetry Police, Rushing to the door, I asked “what’s my...Read the rest...
Categories: books, judgement, poems, poetry,
Form: Couplet



Carolina Reaper
Fruity red pepper burns with the fire of dragons~ Coming and going...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Haiku
Too Much Rain
Peony petal in soggy piles on the ground— victims of the rain ...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member In Words Alas Drown I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘Madam! rhymes I defy, for they displease my eye. With ‘wow’ I wildly converse ‘I’m Ava,’ I write free verse in words alas drown I My muse I deified; she’s level-headed guide. Drinks tea with me at high noon sings a boring,...Read the rest...
Categories: humorous, poetry,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Bargain Basement Poetry
You've come to the right place for a bargain today Poetry at a discount with this coupon I display A weekend special I'm on the level Two for one Longfellows plus a Poe giveaway ...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Limerick



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I'm quite surprised I've written so many a few years ago, I hadn't any :O Now --almost three hundred in my list the "right side of my brain" doth persist And it's all thanks to PoetrySoup :-) (well first off...Read the rest...
Categories: life, poems, poetess, poetry,
Form: Quatrain
Advice to a Young Poet
Read Ted Kooser. Save your egg cartons until you have a fitted stack tall enough to be mistaken for an art project. Melt them down in a bucket of water. See how the float at...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, writing,
Form: Prose Poetry
What’s Your Name, I Forget
Well hello there, wondered where you’ve been. It sure is good to hear from you again. It’s been a long time since we last met. Tell me what’s your name again, I forget. There was a girl who lived...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Front-Page Headline News
Categories: poetry, death, moving on, murder,
Form: Prose Poetry
Sound Bites: May, 2024
Out from under the burden of proof Changing the argument — freeing the truth ….. Saying it shorter staying intact Words more empowered — tightening the slack ….. Writing … the cake Reading … the icing Licking the spoon — crumbs of delight ….. Leaders made not born when so inclined To...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Rhyme
INSANE POETRY RUNNING AWAY Part 01
Gathered among lovely nymphs, whose grace shines brightly like eternal stars Their vibrant essence lingers, embracing radiantly, In the dream-laden air, does my love pursue only a fleeting vision? My uncertainty, an ancient veil of darkness, now reaches...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Free verse
Risen, From my 2nd collection In sanity
Another sun has risen And those dreams forgiven Past miss takes were illuminated And in sleep they were illustrated Shown pictures of pleasures and pain Painted on my mind it all seemed so plain At the moment when hope had left...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, mental health, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member When I Am Up - For Mental Health Month
When I am up, every sky is a boundless, cloudless expanse of brilliantly blinding blue. When I am up, I am William the Conqueror and William Shakespeare and William Jennings Bryan all in one. When I am...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, how i feel, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Breaking the Silence
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ every poem breaks a silence~ a silence that had to be overcome ...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, silence,
Form: Monoku
In Stride
5/6/24 I got to grind All the time In order to rise As it coincides and goes with time An ode that's signed With an open mind Looking at it from both sides Otherwise I'll just nosedive If I fuss and whine When there's...Read the rest...
Categories: dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

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