Spoken Word Poems - Examples of all types of spoken word poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read
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The Face of America
The face of America not long ago
an immigrant hard at work
has undergone a dramatic change
immigrants have gone berserk
...
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Categories:
america, immigration, spoken word,
Form: Rhyme
Listening Is Better Than Talking
Listening is of such great value
compared with just doing talk
this has been my real experience
makes one stand alone like a rock
Having had a stammer all of life
I have learnt to listen far more
for listening is...
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Categories:
life, spoken word, words,
Form: Rhyme
Whorled-Wind
Assaulted by waves of profanity
high tides of depravity
Bestrewn, shards of urbanity
~ flotsam of humanity...
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Categories:
crazy, spoken word, stress,
Form: Rhyme
REFLECTIONS ON IMPORTANT THINGS ---My Spoken wordThe most important thing in life is God the next important thing is our self not in pride the third most important thing is Love for humanity and our family I am a reflection of...
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Categories:
spoken word, analogy, appreciation, caregiving, celebration,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Veritas by Max Burchettby Max Burchett
Hard to know
What is real now.
Who to believe,
Who will deceive.
This is truth
As I know it,
Yet I never say, my truth,
Since surely truth is absolute.
I will say to you.
I believed some lies.
Got pulled in,...
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Categories:
spoken word, betrayal, power, psychological, spoken
Form: Lyric
Fuel for the Pyre
How strident are their screams, 'Ceasefire!'
...
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Categories:
spoken word, death, fire, sound, spoken
Form: Monoku
Surface TensionSurface tension
I wrote
The many warning signs,
That somehow satisfied us two
Hooked on a note,
Choked out of the freedom
We both could have known
Where there were blues in his eyes.
Magenta hues filled...
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Categories:
spoken word, abuse, addiction, analogy, blue,
Form: Free verse
Maybe TomorrowThere are times when I walk down the block
I ask myself: why don’t I just walk into the woods
To live a little bit more
When I am looking for jobs on the open market
I mine for...
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Categories:
spoken word, anxiety, books, culture, language,
Form: Free verse
BIBLE-BIBLE
Books respective inspired by authors
Beliefs word of God communicated
Based upon scripts tablets of stones skins of animals
Bibliabook Romanized koine Greek
Both Old and New testament, Leads us to Jesus
Basic sacred writ scripture authority
Bible good news doctrine...
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Categories:
spoken word, analogy, books, devotion, encouraging,
Form: Pleiades
If the Cross Could TalkIf The Cross Could Talk
Would it tell you how it was made
Every carving and cut that was placed
From top to bottom
Side to side
Would it tell you how it felt
When a man was beat down
While...
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Categories:
spoken word, betrayal, christian, courage, death,
Form: ABC
Page To Stage Too Rage 2 CageMy hand on that page
Ready to channel that rage
But my thoughts are in a cage
And I'm trying to be as righteous as a sage
But these people got me running round and round
Around the mound like...
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Categories:
spoken word, depression, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
QueryA supposition:
If one queries or answers:
'.., my love" in nearly innumerable conversational situations, one can experience soulful harmony previously thought mere pipe dream or malicious tease.
Try it.
Who says the best things in life aren't free,...
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Categories:
appreciation, spoken word,
Form: Free verse
Secrets Pried'In vino veritas,' Romans used to say
...
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Categories:
spoken word, trust, truth,
Form: Monoku
The Death Notice - O Anuncio De MorteThe Death Notice
O Anuncio de Morte
I am turning into an old man.
While my mind runs 100 miles an hour,
I am learning my body just cannot keep up anymore.
I find myself walking the streets...
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Categories:
spoken word, eulogy, farewell, how i
Form: Free verse
BethReel me in, I’m feeling further
My Desmond daze reaps a soulful yearn as you cross my plain
Reaching out yet only my eyes feel you
She’s God’s oath
Betwixt my folded arms that stitch, twist a soulless gaze...
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Categories:
spoken word, angst, autumn, break up,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Spoken Word Poems
Definition | What is Spoken Word in Poetry?