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Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

Spring's Faithful Return
Tell me, does the robin understand what she is singing about at dawn, that whole gorgeous insistence of song rising before the sun has fully committed
By Tim Carmichael13 days ago in Poets
Washington State Gasoline and Trump's War
Gasoline costs more since Trump started his Iranian war Washington state is always higher, because here, all our awesome benefits
By Andrea Corwin 11 days ago in Poets
Quipu of Existential Mattering
I may not be making a lot of sense these days...as you can clearly See in my depiction of a maniacal grin...confusion is exuding from the crazed state of my inner core and sanctum.
By Novel Allen12 days ago in Poets
Blood From the Womb
I got my first period at 11-years-old... I put on a pad just like I was told. When I told my dad, He grimaced and said,
By CT Idlehouse18 days ago in Poets
Gems. Content Warning.
My feet sink into the wet sand as the tide flushes by, covering everything in disappearing crystals of warm ocean. I’m running, I think, and the spray clings to my ankles, obscuring my legs from the lens.
By Maura Bernstein12 days ago in Poets
I am afraid
Of course we're locked Into our sufferings, Said Cohen / Yet I've loved you of A love with no name And couldn't be
By M.12 days ago in Poets
Shit, It's Not Raining Men. Content Warning.
One more day The tooth of time bites me but Damn I bite back . What do I need time for when the world is fighting wait until I strike back
By Henrik Hageland13 days ago in Poets
Economic Crisis
My mother said, after India’s independence in the 1940s, jobs appeared, if someone passed high school, they were invited to hold office.
By Seema Patel18 days ago in Poets
𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕕𝕘𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘
✨ Hi God, it's just me i'm calling out to You from the edge of myself the ledge of my secrets the hedge of Your grace
By Colleen Walters13 days ago in Poets
“I'm Ready For My Close -Up Mr. DeMille, Or Should I Say, Rock
*** I have come to the realization that hesitation serves me like a switchblade to the jugular proving to be fantastically skilled at creating beautifully poetic censorship
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden13 days ago in Poets
Reclaimed V2.0
-*- Well, you are correct, I lustily called for you, When I was at the bottom And couldn't handle the truth. -*-
By Alex Torres14 days ago in Poets
Guard Your Battery
Why are some people so attractive just by standing there? It’s not because they are "likable," but because they don’t need everyone to like them. I realized later that truly charismatic people allow themselves to be criticized, but they never criticize themselves. They never try to please the world; instead, the world stops to watch them.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing14 days ago in Poets