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My Poems

Writing poems is not easy for me. Words get caught on the tip of my brain refusing to reveal themselves. Sometimes I need to tap into my very soul and draw blood ... Read more

Featured Poem

Always

By Christine Magee

She sat sewing on the verandah
not alone; in those days
a chaperone was present
at all stages of courtship,
from the early mating display
to the conquest.

She put down her needle
when she saw him standing there,
with one hand fanning her face
flushed from the heat of his stare … Read more

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A Poem for My Father

by Virgil Suárez

All night long after the midnight movies which I stayed up to see, what little nudity they dared show, I also wrote my poems, my stories, in teen-age blood, ... Read more

Classic Love Poems

"At the touch of love,
everyone becomes a poet."
—Plato

Resources

✦ Academy of American Poets
✦ All Poetry
✦ Global Grey - Free eBooks
✦ Poetry Daily
✦ Poetry Foundation
✦ Poets' Corner
✦ Project Gutenberg - Free eBooks
✦ Traveler on the Path

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