Here on tumblr, we post selected work from the community. For the latest, see currently trending poemsTumblr (3.0; @hellopoetry)http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/<p>Sometimes&#8230;<br/> by Hayley Simpson<br/><br/> Sometimes I don&#8217;t like what I see in the mirror.<br/> Love handles over the jeans like grubby hands picking for the last slice of pizza.<br/> &#8230;<br/><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/sometimes-79/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/sometimes-79/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/sometimes-79/</a></a><br/> #dailypoem</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/31661384616http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/31661384616Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:35:40 +0100poetrypoems<p>Cloudy<br/> by Gianfranco Marinaro<br/><br/> I wouldn&#8217;t say I&#8217;m in &#8220;love&#8221;<br/> but<br/> &#8230;<br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/cloudy/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/cloudy/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/cloudy/</a></a><br/> #dailypoem</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30931122621http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30931122621Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:02:13 +0100poetrypoems<p>A Letter To My Younger Sister<br/> by Hayley Simpson<br/><br/> Dear Pickle,<br/> You are making my face sour. Mom is mad at you for skipping school and I have to talk her down again.<br/> &#8230;<br/><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/a-letter-to-my-younger-sister/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/a-letter-to-my-younger-sister/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/a-letter-to-my-younger-sister/</a></a><br/> #dailypoem</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30866909952http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30866909952Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:58:00 +0100poetrypoems<p>Untitled<br/> by kelly burczyk<br/><br/> New fallen snow cols winds with a fears bite. All that once was awake busy with their everyday things have fallen into a deep slumber. <br/> &#8230;<br/><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/untitled-5504/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/untitled-5504/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/untitled-5504/</a></a><br/> #dailypoem</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30796356706http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30796356706Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:29:03 +0100poetrypoems<p>A Love Letter<br/> by Moriah Harrod<br/><br/> Today I wrote to you. I haven’t seen you in seven months and sixteen days, as of 10 AM this morning. <br/><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/a-love-letter-3/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/a-love-letter-3/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/a-love-letter-3/</a></a><br/> #dailyshortstory</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30661406177http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30661406177Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:45:07 +0100poetrypoems<p>The Poetess<br/> by Mikeyla S Benzinger<br/><br/> Silent writer waxed poetic<br/> She, whom critics named neurotic<br/> Despite all, she stays ecstatic<br/> This is why she’s a famed exotic<br/> &#8230;<br/><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/the-poetess/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/the-poetess/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/the-poetess/</a></a><br/> #dailypoem</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30517809618http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30517809618Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:55:23 +0100poetrypoems<p>Righteous Indignada<br/> by Michael Edminster<br/><br/> *indignati iustum—*<br/><br/> To be wrong is the privilege of the other;<br/> To be right is the bane of us all.<br/> The slow death of humanity involves<br/> The clash of separate righteousnesses,<br/> That which we all possess<br/> Across the disparate masses<br/> Which invariably leads to conflict.<br/> &#8230;<br/><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/righteous-indignada/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/righteous-indignada/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/righteous-indignada/</a></a><br/> #dailypoem</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30477699646http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30477699646Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:14:33 +0100poetrypoems<p>Betrayed<br/> by Andy Cave<br/><br/> The tears well up then pour from your eyes<br/> you fall to your knees and you scream at the sky.<br/> &#8230;<br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/betrayed-9/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/betrayed-9/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/betrayed-9/</a></a><br/>#dailypoem</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30397547861http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30397547861Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:30:36 +0100poemspoetry<p><span>Should your thoughts</span><br/><span>by Nigel Morgan</span><br/><br/><span>Should your thoughts</span><br/><span>Stray towards me</span><br/><span>&#8230;</span><br/><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/should-your-thoughts/" target="_blank"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/should-your-thoughts/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/should-your-thoughts/</a></a><br/>#dailypoem</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30254726399http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30254726399Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:17:55 +0100poetryPoems<p><span>life calling</span><br/><span>by Kiagen McGinnis</span><br/><br/><span>it&#8217;s just that</span><br/><span>when we are laying in the crumpled sheets</span><br/><span>and your belly is folded into my back like the tide folds into the</span><br/><span>sand</span><br/><span>&#8230;</span></p> <p><span></span><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/life-calling/" target="_blank"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/life-calling/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/life-calling/</a></a></p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30167007635http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30167007635Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:36:05 +0100poetrypoems<p>Daily poem <br/> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; <br/>Failure and Honesty. <br/> by Alejandro Medellin</p> <p><br/> Again into the land of education, <br/> where i know not of success.</p> <p><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/failure-and-honesty/">Continue reading&#8230;</a></p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30099469623http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30099469623Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:53:09 +0100poetryfailurehonestypoems<div class="poem-title l">My Sirious Problem</div> <p>by John F McCullagh</p> <div class="poem-body"> <p>My smartphone got an upgrade,<br/>now, between us, things are tense:<br/>Siri, knowing she&#8217;s superior,<br/>has abandoned all pretense.</p> <p>&#8230;</p> <p><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/my-sirious-problem/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/my-sirious-problem/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/my-sirious-problem/</a></a></p> </div>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30008993161http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30008993161Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:37:36 +0100techpoetrypoemssiri<p><span>Daily poem</span><br/><span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</span><br/><span>Inside</span><br/><span>by Megan Grace</span><br/><br/><span>I think my name would be safe in your mouth.</span><br/><span>I wouldn&#8217;t be concerned about you</span><br/><span>misusing it</span><br/><span>&#8230;</span></p> <p><span></span><br/><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/inside-28/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/inside-28/">http://hellopoetry.com/poem/inside-28/</a></a></p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30005025081http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/30005025081Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:41:35 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8rxvuFbq01qbix89o1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p>By the way, the new Hello Poetry is up. And it is awesome. Now you can always go straight to <a href="http://hellopoetry.com/">http://hellopoetry.com/</a> to get what poems are “trending” right now and I’ll soon be  featuring more work here on tumblr. Oh, and you’ve got beautiful access to the full site on your iPhone/iPad/Android too, for those of you who are in to that kind of thing. Let me know what you think at eliot@hellopoetry.com. </p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/29451071272http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/29451071272Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:07:00 +0100<p>A sweet poem, and a nice use of spacing.</p> <blockquote> <h3>Cold</h3> <em class="subtle">by</em> <a href="http://hellopoetry.com/-lies/">Lies</a><br/><span></span><br/>It was cold in my room<br/> That night we first met.<br/> You layed on my bed,<br/> Wrapped tight in my sheets<br/> And asked me to help you stay warm.</blockquote> <p>Read the full poem: <a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/cold-30/?l=poems:popular_new:1">Cold by Lies</a></p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/15771242862http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/15771242862Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:44:57 +0000poetry<h3>gore &amp; gloriousness</h3> <p><em class="subtle">by</em> <a href="http://hellopoetry.com/-jacqueline-le-sueur/">Jacqueline Le Sueur</a></p> <div class="top"> <p>50 quid a night<br/>Bleak walls<br/>dirty curtains<br/>&#8216;Thieves abound&#8217; signs.<br/>What do you expect?<br/>&#8230;</p> <p>Read the rest of <a href="http://hellopoetry.com/poem/gore-gloriousness/?l=poems:popular_new:1">gore &amp; gloriousness</a></p> </div>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/13495497411http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/13495497411Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:57:43 +0000poetry<p><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/feedback-is-a-gift/">Feedback Is a Gift</a></p> <p>A guest blog post introducing a new group dedicated for advanced criticism on Hello Poetry</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/12806869073http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/12806869073Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:57:00 +0000poetry<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lugsq0XQyV1qbix89o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Have I mentioned how wonderful you all are? I can do <a href="http://hellopoetry.com/experiments/poet-watching/">poet watching</a> for hours. Find someone who makes you curious, then read their work. It’s magic.</p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/12611959402http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/12611959402Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:51:00 +0000poetrypoempoemswonderful people<p><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/home-is-where-i-want-to-be/">http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/home-is-where-i-want-to-be/</a></p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/12556076835http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/12556076835Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:20:55 +0000<p>New profiles and more! Read all about it.</p> <p><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/new-profiles/"><a href="http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/new-profiles/">http://hellopoetry.com/blog/entry/new-profiles/</a></a></p>http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/11277693259http://hellopoetry.tumblr.com/post/11277693259Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:59:58 +0100