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Urban Poems | Examples of Urban Poetry

Urban Poems - Examples of all types of urban poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for urban.
Premium Member Home Brew
in hills where buffaloes roam i brew coffee in my home excess grounds water cold bitter stale much too bold grateful when my wife gets home. ...Read More
Categories: urban, angst, anxiety, dad, drink,
Form: Limerick



Premium Member Fox
quick sight… caught a creamy, frothy tail skulking behind bins caramel this creeping tod wry trickery, claw prowl and sly, brazen he's getting too brave soon… a knock on the door...Read More
Categories: urban, animal, city, fun, night,
Form: Rhyme
Now Is Lit
Tonight I rediscovered Boulevard of Broken Dreams on a jaunt through Glasgow’s October-lit streets. Rain drippin’ off chin. Momentarily wishing I was more like I was back then. Funny how I’m now bolder to touch....Read More
Categories: urban, change, introspection, memory, spoken
Form: Concrete
On the Sidewalk
Biting both my cheeks As I walk concrete sidewalk Of familiar street....Read More
Categories: urban,
Form: Haiku
My Water Bottle
There are flakes of black stuck to my palm remnants of the bottle’s cheap paint clinging to the rich warmth of my veins It isn’t a surprise to find my water bottle in such a state simply another thing...Read More
Categories: analogy, identity, urban,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Corrupt Judges Are Alive, Breathing and Mooching
There are words that I want to say to the corrupt judges But I am too civilized and decent to put them on paper Most judges in this mess have their brain on crutches They collude with double-dealing...Read More
Categories: urban, america, betrayal, corruption, judgement,
Form: Rhyme
Under the Firmament
Under the firmament Vying  to escape the dome  of purgatory A trap which seems permanent Filled with negative energy and pain Stuck on a plain That plays tricks on the brain Driving souls insane Desensitized to...Read More
Categories: urban, art, international, poems, spoken
Form: Epic
Corner Boy
Wonderous creations Flowing across nations Filled with positive vibrations That would lead down a path of negativity Once Intune with one another Unified by a dream Each Hoping to achieve What it is resting...Read More
Categories: urban, age, anger, art, black
Form: Epic
Premium Member A Toucan In Alaska
A dog in Alabama a snake in Tennessee A toucan in Alaska a mule in Kentucky Texas has its longhorns Colorado its buffalo ...Read More
Categories: america, inspirational, pets, urban,
Form: Rhyme
Project Love
Screaming emotionally love is dark So I tried to be there for you cuz the streets is hard And can't nobody get it cuz it was you and me Through the night tryna get rite making love to...Read More
Categories: urban, black love, change, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member City of Holographic Ants
two-legged ants dart around & through a holographic city overcome by an illusion of order overwhelmed by a terrestrial constellation under cacophonous con(de)struction six-legged ants dutifully transport breadcrumbs to tiny chasms in the mottled dirt where cool dark...Read More
Categories: urban, city, earth, nature, society,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Public Transportation Hazards
I rush every morning holding my coffee . I board the bus , checking my phone I want no problems . As mind prepares for hectic hours some daring guy breathes on my ear, questioning me for...Read More
Categories: urban, emotions, funny, girl, how
Form: Free verse
March 11 2023
And under the gaze of the heavens, she asked me: "if you could be anything else in your next...Read More
Categories: urban, cute, desire, true love,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Rhyming Scheme
Lately I have been feeling so happy and so rappy. But whenever I get snappy, I go for a nappy. Just never make me feel so unhappy nor either so crappy....Read More
Categories: urban, crazy, funny, humor, rap,
Form: Sijo
Peg
DREAM BIG, NEXT TIME, DREAM BIGGER. CAPITAL BITTER HILL GURU BEAST. CAMILLE IS NOW A STATE OF MIND. MEG, PEG, SLAY IT'S A DIFFERENCE. DON'T PUNISH THE PRISIONERS, AND OUR ART OF WAR, POLITICAL PRIZZI'S HONOR. NEXT TIME PEG HAVE A...Read More
Categories: urban, art, discrimination, prison, rap,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Urban Poems

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