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Poets Media isolates the most poignant, powerful, and exquisitely composed verses and quotes in the universal poetry canon.

Pickin' Memories. Top Story - October 2025.
It started in Oregon in my 7th year. Talking walks with Grammie on the outskirts of Portland. Little baskets, hand in hand, smiles plastered,
By Hope Martin6 months ago in Poets
Porcelain
Your masks might lie, but their forms and lines reveal the truth of the intentions behind. So I search beyond the plastic
By A. S. Lawrence6 months ago in Poets
Bewildering As The Stars
So what if I wrote stories when humanity slumbered, and I was so tired that agonized eyes ached for rest? But I didn’t because in the
By Sam Eliza Green6 months ago in Poets
I Would
Dear, there may be a day when you question everything, feel like nothing, and don’t know what to do or say to escape it. So you dream instead.
By Sam Eliza Green6 months ago in Poets
Belly of a Beast. Top Story - October 2025.
I know too much about heartache and not enough about miracles. Strangely, I am engulfed by the titanic mouth older than this realm,
By Sam Eliza Green6 months ago in Poets
Untethered
I’m miserable for adventure There’s lines that stain my brain Like every nation They exist only in our imagination They separate us from our true nature
By Atomic Historian6 months ago in Poets
Curse of a Healthcare Worker
Hello, I’m here to help. Memorize my name? It’s not important It’ll never be important, I’m here to help. I see you on your worst days
By Cadma6 months ago in Poets
The Pain
If I do not change I only have myself to blame For I am who I am Because of the pain Thank you for reading my work. If you enjoyed this story, there’s more below. Please hit the like and subscribe button, you can follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @AtomicHistorian. To help me create more content, leave a tip or become a pledged subscriber. I also make stickers, t-shirts, etc here.
By Atomic Historian6 months ago in Poets
Love After Liberation: A Journey of Trust,Wholeness & Second Chances
To the Silence That Saved Me I feared you once, Silence. You were the echo of absence, a room too large for one voice, a night too long for one heart.
By Yvey Essen6 months ago in Poets
Where Shadows Kiss the Light. AI-Generated.
Love burns like dawn, yet fades when night draws near, A fragile flame that trembles in the storm; Its glow a promise whispered soft and clear,
By shakir hamid6 months ago in Poets
When Two Lovers Are Torn by Fate
. They met beneath a quiet sky of gold, . Two hearts aflame, two stories yet untold. . Their laughter bloomed like roses in the spring,
By America today 6 months ago in Poets
Burn, Baby, Burn
Introduction That's it, all the current Vocal Challenges have been entered now, this is the place where I burn them all. I got a Top Story for one of my entries, thanks to a recommendation by Caitlin Charlton, so this has been a successful set of Vocal Challenges for me.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 months ago in Poets