Student Poems | Examples of Student Poetry

I went to Walmart this morning - yes, it was very brave. My dander was up - I was on high alert - for active shooters and the unmasked. Then I saw him! A man on the...Read More

I have another piece that's too long for here - so it's in "Short Stories." It's called "doctor mom" - about my mom and being home. I know I could take things out - to make the...Read More

I have another piece that's too long for here - so it's in "Short Storries." It's called "Seniors" - about a High School graduation party I know I could take things out - but then it's not...Read More

Depression vol 13 ~ Loveless How dull I feel, writing of the same eternal misery like all those before me; All my fellow poets, or the regretful artists lyrics, that forever seem to plea, As fickle as a...Read More

The length of things we can post here is limited - so I posted my latest piece as a short story called "Summer's begun." Here's a URL for it (in the short story section): https://www.poetrysoup.com/short_stories/summers_begun_9466 Thanks! I...Read More

Yale’s friday “spring fling” was a soggy success - both as a concert and super spreader event. My groove-spirit was dampened by weather and a final I had the next morning. I pose here tonight,...Read More

The "poem length police have nabbed me again - so I had to put my new piece "Sunny" in the story story section. Here's the URL: https://www.poetrysoup.com/short_stories/sunny_9449...Read More

The computerized MAP test Who could take it seriously? Not even norm-referenced A state test, only in Missouri I watch a fourth grader complete his Answering forty-two questions in seven minutes Hooray for him I think ...Read More

The desk was half submerged in a lake of papers. She felt so adult, being invited for coffee. But get outta here. With your remarkable eyes and.. WEDDING RING The question hung invisibly in the air. What does that...Read More

It’s Spring Fling today - an all-day campus concert with some up-and-coming music acts. We’ll be out there, in the rain if we have to, we're determined and somewhat waterproof. We went out earlier, doing...Read More

Summer plans I posted a piece that's too long for here (why is this space so limited?), so I put it in short stories as "Summer Plans". Here's the URL: https://www.poetrysoup.com/short_stories/summer_plans_9439...Read More

My roommates and I congregated in our suite's great room and we’ll head out for dinner soon. “Have you ever eaten dog food?” Leong asked Anna. “No,” Anna answered, “it smells like chicken - it’s got chicken...Read More

The Batman Movie (a review). The clues part was cool, but the end of it got boring. I liked that Batman kept a journal - I like the idea of men keeping journals, because, do...Read More

My latest piece is too long for the poem section. I had to post it as a short story. It's called "seasons of sex." https://www.poetrysoup.com/short_stories/seasons_of_sex_9435...Read More

Winter tested my endurance with its sharp and burning cold and now the warm lavender evening, with its smells and sounds of spring seem like a gift. The breeze is warm, and even the broad...Read More