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
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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.
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Categories:
urban, angst, anxiety, dad, drink,
Form: Limerick
Foxquick 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...
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Categories:
urban, animal, city, fun, night,
Form: Rhyme
Now Is LitTonight
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....
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Categories:
urban, change, introspection, memory, spoken
Form: Concrete
On the SidewalkBiting both my cheeks
As I walk concrete sidewalk
Of familiar street....
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Categories:
urban,
Form: Haiku
My Water BottleThere 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...
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Categories:
analogy, identity, urban,
Form: Free verse
Corrupt Judges Are Alive, Breathing and MoochingThere 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...
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Categories:
urban, america, betrayal, corruption, judgement,
Form: Rhyme
Under the FirmamentUnder 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...
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Categories:
urban, art, international, poems, spoken
Form: Epic
Corner BoyWonderous 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...
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Categories:
urban, age, anger, art, black
Form: Epic
A Toucan In AlaskaA dog in Alabama
a snake in Tennessee
A toucan in Alaska
a mule in Kentucky
Texas has its longhorns
Colorado its buffalo
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Categories:
america, inspirational, pets, urban,
Form: Rhyme
Project LoveScreaming 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...
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Categories:
urban, black love, change, courage,
Form: Rhyme
City of Holographic Antstwo-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...
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Categories:
urban, city, earth, nature, society,
Form: Free verse
Public Transportation HazardsI 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...
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Categories:
urban, emotions, funny, girl, how
Form: Free verse
March 11 2023And under the gaze of the heavens, she asked me:
"if you could be anything else in your next...
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Categories:
urban, cute, desire, true love,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Rhyming SchemeLately 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....
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Categories:
urban, crazy, funny, humor, rap,
Form: Sijo
PegDREAM 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...
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Categories:
urban, art, discrimination, prison, rap,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Urban Poems
Definition | What is Urban in Poetry?
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