January 2012
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A sweet poem, and a nice use of spacing. Cold by Lies It was cold in my room That night we first met. You layed on my bed, Wrapped tight in my sheets And asked me to help you stay warm. Read the full poem: Cold by Lies
Jan 13th
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November 2011
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gore & gloriousness by Jacqueline Le Sueur 50 quid a night Bleak walls dirty curtains ‘Thieves abound’ signs. What do you expect? … Read the rest of gore & gloriousness
Nov 29th
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Feedback Is a Gift A guest blog post introducing a new group dedicated for advanced criticism on Hello Poetry
Nov 14th
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Nov 10th
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Some news!
http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/home-is-where-i-want-to-be/
Nov 9th
October 2011
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New profiles and more! Read all about it. http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/new-profiles/
Oct 10th
September 2011
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New & popular Just Wasn’t Good Enough by Jeremy R Frenette An old man perches over his desk Contemplating memories. Grief stretched across his smile … Read the rest of Just Wasn’t Good Enough by Jeremy R Frenette
Sep 27th
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Another new & popular poem by Anthony. Puppet Show by Anthony Jarell Alexander You have the right to love  and be loved as well.  The right to, not just break but, shatter from your shell. Run free, run proud  sing to me and sing it loud.  Read the rest of Puppet Show by Anthony Jarell Alexander
Sep 25th
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New & popular About You. by David Beltran There’s one thing I have to tell you. I can’t stop uttering, anything about you. … Read the rest of About You. by David Beltran
Sep 23rd
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New & popular Last night by Anthony Jarell Alexander Following dark roads all night  looking for bright lights  to spark excitement and wonder where life went  the further we break from the burden of the world  the thinner the barrier between us and the heavens  I can almost reach out and touch them  … Read the rest of Last night by Anthony Jarell Alexander.
Sep 19th
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New & popular High Above Our Never by Neva Flores Lightning strikes and shifts high above our never. Time flows like a river standing out in delight.   There is more power within ideas pressing against the throat of morning;  … Read the rest of High Above Our Never by Neva Flores.
Sep 17th
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Big news!
It has been nearly two months since Hello Poetry started charging poets to add their work. The reaction to the announcement wasn’t terribly surprising; some writers wouldn’t pay, some writers did pay, and many writers couldn’t pay. However, there were two things I didn’t expect.  Read the rest of the post
Sep 11th
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August 2011
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New and popular from one of Hello Poetry’s favourite poets Cloudscapes by Sara L Russell Gazing into the bright dome of the sky Through veils and drifting continents of cloud Suspended lost dimensions travel by I hear the universe dreaming aloud. Read the rest Cloudscapes by Sara L Russell
Aug 30th
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Keep your eyes open. A Drinking Song by William Butler Yeats Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; … Read the rest A Drinking Song by William Butler Yeats
Aug 12th
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My thoughts and reasoning behind the Check-in Card http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/a-home-for-your-writing/
Aug 4th
July 2011
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New & popular Rachel the Revolver by JJ Hutton Rachel’s hair, black as ink, splatters my blank skin. It’s a rewrite for bad readers, a stroll for quick-to screamers, a phone call at 3 a.m., and a sickening high that just won’t end.  … Read the rest Rachel the Revolver by JJ Hutton
Jul 26th
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We’re back up. Had to add more disk space to store all those words of yours! Sorry for the downtime.
Jul 25th
New & popular Numb by Bernadine SyTiong Being numb.  It is possible after all. To feel numb. … Read the rest Numb by Bernadine SyTiong
Jul 23rd
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upscheme asked: I don't understand the check-in card. What is it for?
Jul 23rd
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New & popular Night of Faeries by Mike Winegar Evening falls across the heather And the stars come out to dance. … Read the rest Night of Faeries by Mike Winegar
Jul 18th
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Editors’ pick neon blue peace signs by beth winters you had birds in your mouth and sunlight dripping from your eyelashes. i promised i wouldn’t speak if you wouldn’t change faces twice an hour. … Read the rest neon blue peace signs by beth winters
Jul 15th
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New & popular An inadequate poem by ephemera A poem falls short; I’d like, instead to draw a single line from me to you  and watch it curl into a word … Read the rest An inadequate poem by ephemera
Jul 15th
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New & popular Natural Thirst by Jerri Tutt Insistent grasping begs to reach out and touch The water’s golden surface of the sun’s reflection; Desperate aching to kiss the cold mirror image … Read the rest http://hellopoetry.com/poem/natural-thirst/
Jul 13th
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The most used words on Hello Poetry are: like, love, just, know, time, life, dont, heart, … Check out the link to see the top 1000. You can also browse poems by words now. A fun way to discover new work and to relate otherwise disparate works. Enjoy!
Jul 11th
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Please read. Hair, Perfume, Etc. by Nash Sibanda She is as lines to Bauhaus, oblique In category yet commanding in form; Her mind a pool of wealth and Grace, Allusions to illusions, omega to … Read the rest http://hellopoetry.com/poem/hair-perfume-etc/
Jul 7th
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New and popular from A Thomas Hawkins. Home… by A Thomas Hawkins Home is not a proper place has no address, no fixed abode It may not lay along a certain path or at the end of any road … Read the rest and share your reaction http://hellopoetry.com/poem/home-47/
Jul 3rd
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Cindra on top of charts, again. Well deserved. Again by Cindra Carr She broke my heart again It failed as she skipped out of reach It’s okay Little things can go unnoticed She gave it a kick as she stumbled over it … Read the rest and share your reaction http://hellopoetry.com/poem/again-18/
Jul 3rd
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More incremental improvements throughout the site. Homepage is much, much simpler. You can now see easily browse your favorite poets/poems and fans. Finally! Have a look: Hello Poetry
Jul 2nd
Not new, but recently popular. I Don’t Remember… by Ash L Bennett I don’t remember, any more,  The exact shape of your hands As I held them in mine,  Caressed them,  Memorized the length of your fingers,  The depth of your calluses.  … Read the rest and share your reaction: http://hellopoetry.com/poem/i-dont-remember/
Jul 1st
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June 2011
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Read this. York River by James Mcloughlin There’s a paper dove burning on the water  that laps it to the shore, as you lie … Read the rest http://hellopoetry.com/poem/york-river/1
Jun 30th
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We’re considering giving you the ability to share prose, as well as poetry, on your profiles. How many of you would be interested in that?
Jun 30th
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Today’s favorites Anti-Zen Buddhist Zen Buddhist by Kongsaeng Chris Everson I believe in attachments like sitting in a chair smoking and drinking while thinking about stuff … Read the rest http://hellopoetry.com/poem/anti-zen-buddhist-zen-buddhist/ Tears of Hope by James Kisiah Mother of people, your face glows with glossy tears that impeccably fall but all in vain; your lips...
Jun 30th
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Touch Me
http://zaqmoore.tumblr.com/: Touch me, it doesn’t matter where and it doesnt matter how I need to know I’m still alive so someone touch me now Shake my hand and say hello or pat me on the back kiss me on the cheek that I may feel this sense I lack slap my face and pull my hair make me bleed I just don’t care dig your nails into my skin so I can feed this need within I’ve been numb for such a...
Jun 29th
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Recently popular. I Will Look For You by Cindra Carr The blood loses its grip as the dreams of fire flow closer. Alain’s face fills the gap my heart created with her dying breath. I’ve lost hope more often than I’ve kept count. Each moment slipped her away. Every stranger’s touch faded the fresh memory of her breath upon my cheek. … Read the rest...
Jun 29th
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Today’s favorite poem. Welcome to HP Edna. Shattered Glass Heart by Edna Ariyah Jean Smith Liner runs thin as I examine the skin where I look for a tell-tale mark Left of a ring that would prove I’m not alone. (it’s not there) … Read the rest http://hellopoetry.com/poem/shattered-glass-heart/
Jun 28th
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Another of the weekend’s favorite poems. The Rebellion of Citizen 9874931 by Frank James Davis 9874931 was ordered to see a psychiatrist, and he did— 9 is like that, he’s a pleaser, reflexively fulfills requests; always endeavors to get along— … Read the rest http://hellopoetry.com/poem/the-rebellion-of-citizen-9874931/
Jun 27th
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Yesterday’s favorite poem in love with a ghost by Parveen Sagar I fell in love with a ghost Upon whose grave I have committed great travesties She was silent and seemed lost And my feeble heart could not sustain her futile tragedies … Read the rest http://hellopoetry.com/poem/in-love-with-a-ghost/
Jun 27th
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“We Walked in His Garden”, a book paying tribute to Paddy Martin, is available in the bookshop. 100% of sales are donated to The Matthew Talbot Hostel in Australia. Thanks to Patrick McFarland for putting this together. Please show your support. Note: in case you have had trouble purchasing the book in the past, the issue has been resolved. Buy We Walked in His Garden on Hello Poetry
Jun 23rd
Willow Bark by Hannah Aoife I’ve got a pain in my chest Like a child in a tantrum gets, holding their breath Clasped to you, relief; like willow bark Until the birds, increasingly louder, warn us its no longer dark. … http://hellopoetry.com/poem/willow-bark/ Please read the rest.
Jun 23rd
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We are considering the idea of featuring a poem from the community in a daily email — would that be of interest you?
Jun 22nd
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Touch me by A Thomas Hawkins Touch me, it doesn’t matter where and it doesnt matter how I need to know I’m still alive … http://hellopoetry.com/poem/touch-me/ This poem is quite popular.
Jun 21st
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I have just pushed out the last big updates for the year. From now on they will be small incremental improvements. This new design is a hybrid of the old and new, putting together the updated features from the previous version in with the simplicity of the old layout. It is the best HP I’ve seen yet and I could not have done it without the feedback and support from each of you. More news...
Jun 20th
March 2011
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The new Hello Poetry is here! Visit http://hellopoetry.com if you’d like to have a look for yourself. If you have any feedback for us, click the link at the bottom right of the screen.
Mar 7th
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February 2011
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What was the last book you read?   Answer on our Facebook Q&A thread.
Feb 23rd
January 2011
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‘Til we sleep by Justin Montgomery Why aren’t your eyes—- there? In two places—- where water should be? Moldy residue—- absence of vision, tears From those bullet holes—- you ought to see—- your own ambivalence Fall down my cheek  Terrifying—- Me, with nothing for both us … Read more of ‘Til we sleep by Justin Montgomery
Jan 28th
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Untitled by Ed Cooke Two boys and girls unclothed each other simply at a picnic flush with wine alongside sun-flecked trees. … Read more of Untitled by Ed Cooke
Jan 28th
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December 2010
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Christmas Bed by Fegger Curled beneath the Christmas tree, On this snowy Christmas Eve, Lay my daughter, nearly three Upon this perfect bed. … Read more of Christmas Bed by Fegger
Dec 7th
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November 2010
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somnambulant by Beryl Starkovic while on a somnambulant sojourn, I opened the gate where the galaxies end. where the stars seem to melt, and the vortexes bend. at the bottom of the oceans’ “great blue hole” coral may be the descendant of the departed soul. I opened the gate where the galaxies end. … Read more of somnambulant by Beryl Starkovic
Nov 15th
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by what light! by Patrick Wakefield by what light!this pains’ dismay is taught and frigid it is the earth upholding my footfalls genial and slow i tread and mark the soil as turning sunder:the stain … Read more of by what light! by Patrick Wakefield
Nov 13th
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neon blue peace signs by beth winters you had birds in your mouth and sunlight dripping from your eyelashes. i promised i wouldn’t speak if you wouldn’t change faces twice an hour. … Read more of neon blue peace signs by beth winters
Nov 1st
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