Out Loud Poetry Poems
These Out Loud Poetry poems are examples of poetry about Out Loud Poetry. These are the best examples of Poetry Out Loud poems written by international poets.
On A Rainy Evening in The City
Your ear has to be
tuned to hear
the City's rhythms
buried below the noise
and be able to discern
a melody woven through
the dissonant chatter
as
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Categories:
city, poetry,
KEEP CALM AND CARRY THE CORPSE
KEEP CALM AND CARRY THE CORPSE
Britain bleeds through cracked red bricks,
Rain on windows, cold that sticks.
Bills climb high, wages crawl,
We’re taxed to the teeth —
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Categories:
poetry, anger, anxiety, color, humanity,
Everyone Hates My Poetry
Everyone hates my poetry
Because it doesn’t wear makeup.
Because it stares too long,
or not long enough.
Because it mentions the body
like a room that remembers
every man who
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poetry, abuse, art, identity,
Beautiful doesn't mean Safe
The Sun is pretty–Yes ,we know,
It makes the sky and flowers glow.
But look too long, and you will find,
It's beauty scars. It's strikes you blind.
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poetry, imagery, inspirational, meaningful, metaphor,
When the Roll is Called up Yonder, We Will All Be There published by Eber and Wein
When Christ shall say,"Come up here," we shall be entering heaven's door.
What wondrous blessings shall be in store for me and all of the others
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Categories:
poetry, 10th grade, 11th grade,
The Silent Screams
There are voices all around us
Not loud, not obvious,
But aching to be heard.
Within this poem lies three unheard stories
Three souls, each silenced by society
A woman
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poetry, 10th grade, angst, anti
Perhaps
At times upon the grassy hill
a brisk breeze will blow teasing my hair
And within that breeze I will hear
questions asked of me as I lie
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poetry,
Melanin Glow
Born from the sun's ancient kiss,
A gift wrapped in golden brown bliss,
I carry the stories of ancestors proud,
Their strength echoing clear and loud.
Melanin flowing through
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poetry, black african american, black
MY INDEPENDENCE DAY
I wake to choices, mine to make,
No predetermined path to walk,
No scripted lines I have to talk.
This Fourth of July I celebrate
Not just a nation's
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poetry, independence day, inspirational, introspection,
Greatest Love Story
It took many years for me to love me
For rich or for poor the body keeps the score.
Society is always on the go no
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poetry, freedom, introspection, mental health,
She Wasn't Built to Fold
Inspired by the USPS "19th Amendment: Women vote"
forever stamp (2020)
They stamped her face–
like that could contain her fire.
Purple, white, and gold–
not colors, but warning,
wrapped around
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emotions, inspirational, meaningful, poetry,
She Burned the Script
after still I Rise by Maya Angelou
They said, "too loud, too wild, too much"—
so she learned to burn with a softer touch.
But thunder lived
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emotions, hope, inspirational, poetry,
Give Me Horses
I’ve ridden long ’cross windswept land,
Seen men lie with a shake of hand.
Smiles can fool, and words can bend—
But a horse stays honest ‘til the
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poetry, horse, hurt, peace,
The Caged Phoenix
They locked her in a box of gold,
with chains that shimmered, stories told.
"Stay pretty, still–don't ask for more,
The fire in you? Just folklore".
she smiled
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poetry, emotions, inspirational, meaningful, philosophy,
Loud quiet
I am wildly conscious of the fact
I don’t know how to speak up anymore.
I feel like I’m yelling and no one can
Hear me
I was told
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Categories:
poetry, abuse, anxiety, depression, mental