gore & gloriousness
50 quid a night
Bleak walls
dirty curtains
‘Thieves abound’ signs.
What do you expect?
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A guest blog post introducing a new group dedicated for advanced criticism on Hello Poetry
Have I mentioned how wonderful you all are? I can do poet watching for hours. Find someone who makes you curious, then read their work. It’s magic.
Some news!
http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/home-is-where-i-want-to-be/
New profiles and more! Read all about it.
New & popular
Just Wasn’t Good Enough
by Jeremy R FrenetteAn old man perches over his desk
Contemplating memories.
Grief stretched across his smile…
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Another new & popular poem by Anthony.
Puppet Show
by Anthony Jarell AlexanderYou 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
New & popular
About You.
by David BeltranThere’s one thing
I have to tell you.
I can’t stop uttering,
anything about you.…
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New & popular
Last night
by Anthony Jarell AlexanderFollowing dark roads all night
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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
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New & popular
High Above Our Never
by Neva FloresLightning strikes and shifts high above our never.
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Time flows like a river standing out in delight.
There is more power within ideas
pressing against the throat of morning;
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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.
New and popular from one of Hello Poetry’s favourite poets
Cloudscapes
by Sara L RussellGazing 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
Keep your eyes open.
A Drinking Song
by William Butler Yeats
Wine comes in at the mouth
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And love comes in at the eye;
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My thoughts and reasoning behind the Check-in Card
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
