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Editors' picks

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Lovesong  by Ted Hughes

He loved her and she loved him
His kisses sucked out her whole past and future or tried to
He had no other appetite
She bit him she gnawed him she sucked
She wanted him complete inside her

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New & popular

Poems from the community
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Emerald Epilogue  by Glenn McCrary  1 day ago

Epilogues of skinheads amuse the damned



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The Stage  by Lain  22 hours ago

The sun has fallen and the stage is set,
Draped in thoughts and things that will never be.

How will we remember these nights,
These nights of disorder,

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I Am the Other  by Bernadine SyTiong  1 day ago

I am the other
Under the painted sky
Where I am invisible
Even in the rays of the sun

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Poetry to be critiqued   1086 poems
Submit any poems of yours here that you would like constructive criticism on. Members, put on your professor hats and give them some advice!
Daybreak Readings   0 poems
Poems for early morning readers.
4 and 20: Short Form   167 poems
Short form poetry.  Anything with 4 or less lines with 20 or fewer words.  Many other types of short form poetry fit this criteria and are welcome; ...

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