social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Art
Kings come and go But art speaks to the human soul Art is immortality This poem was inspired by a friend asking the question, “I'm good at art but does that even mean anything at the end of the day?”
Atomic HistorianPublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsShoah
Intimidation >> >> Oversimplification >> >> Elimination. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Matthew FrommPublished about 3 hours ago in PoetsLove and Fight of a Man
Certainly! Here is your text converted into a poem with proper grammar: --- There is a man who has been fighting all his life,
Farhat NaseemPublished about 4 hours ago in PoetsDinosaurs
Damned kids ask what life was like before the invention of cars ask how we survived using our inferior feet to get us places and how it tasted
The Great Weight-Loss Fiasco
I started on Monday, and my mission was so clear. To shed all the pounds I'd gained through the year. With carrots and lettuce, I filled up my plate.
Hashan chamaraPublished about 8 hours ago in PoetsAnti-Art
If you are an author, killed your own character Not again Anti Art You can't outsmart You can't be an artist after all that hurt you have survived
Twin Troughs Suez and Panama Canals
Twin Box: Suez and Panama Channels The sun cast a brilliant tint over the immense territory of water as it rose, welcoming the two fantastic accomplishments of human design: the Suez Channel and the Panama Trench. However isolated by huge numbers of miles and various scenes, these two waterways shared a typical bond, for they were the help of worldwide exchange, twin boxes interfacing far off seas.
Rony SutradarPublished about 14 hours ago in PoetsSimple Arithmetic — Complicated
Fertilization, in vitro Was our last chance To reproduce sans libido Or passion, or romance . Technology overshot When we sono-confirmed
Gerard DiLeoPublished about 16 hours ago in PoetsCorporealitiness
Note: I discovered the three-word challenge shared between Paul Stewart and Gerard DiLeo and felt I had to share my two (three?) cents.
Kendall DefoePublished about 20 hours ago in PoetsContext?
inexcusable; decontextualization undeniable * Thanks for reading! Author's Notes: The great Gerard DiLeo challenged me to write a 5.7.5 format senryu/haiku with just three words. This is my entry? I had two others to choose from too that I might publish at a later date. I have also done a few in the past...because...you know it's not hard enough lol.
Paul StewartPublished about 21 hours ago in PoetsIt Ain't No Lie: I Am Bi, Bi, Bi (Even When I'm with a Guy)
May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. That’s right, a whole, long-windedly named day reminding people not to be jerks to the LGBTQ+ community.
Veronica WrenPublished a day ago in PoetsReversed (EN)
Eternal life with atrocity Pains the core of morality Wouldn’t be any meaning of end Without scars teaching humanity