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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Audubon in the summer woodsby the afternoon river sipshis flute, his fingers swimming onthe silver as silver notes pour

April is poetry month! During April Planet Poem will host a poetry competition. People will be able to post two poems to our world. I will read through them and decide on the winner. The grand prize winner will win a French Beret!

dark smell of seaweed, crush of mud and light,

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's sizeBut when I start to tell them,They think I'm telling lies.I say,It's in the reach of my armsThe span of my hips,The stride of my step,The curl of my lips.I'm a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman,That's me.I walk into a roomJust as cool as you please,And to a man,The fellows stand orFall down on their knees.Then they swarm around me,A hive of honey bees.I say,It's the fire in my eyes,And the flash of my...

The Rattling Wall is accepting sophisticated short fiction, travel essays, and poetry submissions for Issue 4 until April 1, 2012. The literary journal accepts simultaneous submissions, but asks to be contacted immediately if work that a writer has submitted for review has been accepted for publication elsewhere.

On my way out the door, my son says,"Dad, I have to poop."After all the work of bundling him up,"Go ahead," I say.He sheds his parka, drops his snow pants,and mounts the high white seat of the toilet.I unbutton my coat, loosen my scarf,let it hang from my neck, and wait.Almost immediately he calls from the bathroom:"Papa, check my bottom."I lean over the small of his back as he bows,lost in the flurry of my overcoat and scarf.I wipe the crack of his ass. He hops offthe toilet and pulls up his...

I totally love the poem "My Little Angel"

Yes/ter/day /the/ tri/pod/ went/ to/ go/ swim    A

Somewhere out there, lies the city.

Nervousness, when I met your lips in mine

Through the eyes of the ignorant.

The view I have right now is beautiful

Poems can be read many ways. The following steps describe one approach. Of course not all poems require close study and all should be read first for pleasure.

Purple Hyacinth

So sorry

Three Days without You Poem

Mash-up Activity

Sergio Peralta

Sergio Peralta

You, Whoever You AreYou, whoever you are!...

Feel free to post any poems you might have. This world is meant to be a place in which creativity thrives. A place where a person can get a daily dose of inspiration. A home away from home. All experiences can be shared why not start here? Planet Poem is waiting for you <3.

There are a million ways to start a poem. unfortunatly I wont be able to explain all of them, actually I can't explain them.  Everyone has their own way of writing. If you are a beginer you will eventually find your own way. I will show you some ways that could help you write your own poem.

An unholy Sabbath

Michelle Meyering

Socially conscious rap in the community. Covers aspects of prison, over population, hunger strike, and prison guards abusing their power. O(3) is a junior attending Film and Theatre Arts Charter High School. He raps about social injustice and discrimination.

Can you put audio in your world? like a mp3.