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Poet:

Theme: Philosophy

Poem: A Whiter White

What if being born isn't a beginning but a fall? What if the purest white isn't found in nature, but in something far more luminous? And what if the pain of arrival is itself the spark? The poem traces a descent that may just be an awakening — where nature and metaphysics distill the highest radiance.

Jozef Zheleza Poetry

A Whiter White

Cast down here in struggle and pain, Why must suffer mother and babe? Why're angels from heaven expelled, To a wretched world of the damned? Cold, noise, blinding light – a shock, Birth ignites within the soular spark. It sets on fire the mind and the heart, The bright comet scares off the dark. White is the owl, whiter the snow, Whiter is that soul f…

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2 years ago · Jozef Zheleza

Poet:

Theme: I don't think of my poems as having themes. My intention is to evoke something that can be interpreted by each reader.

Poem: Anyone May Be a Zealot

Abecedarian is an ancient poetic form in which the first letter of each line follows sequentially through the alphabet.

Writing With My Eyes Closed

Anyone May Be a Zealot

Anyone May Be a Zealot But I beg you Cheer the Xyris Do not let frigid winter Eat away the vivid Flower’s undergirding Give yourself to Holding sorrow If ever rosy Juice will not quench Know the present Left upon your open Mouth needs No thing more Or less than a lick Parched secrets kept Quarantined in jagged Rainbows lofted in Spaces not held …

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3 months ago · 7 likes · 1 comment · Rue Kream

Poet:

Theme: Unexpected kindness

Poem: Echoes

A haunting, Poe-inspired, poem about emotional isolation and the transformative power of unexpected grace.

Stefan's Stories

Echoes

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4 months ago · 64 likes · 37 comments · Stefan Pasek

Poet:

Theme: Personal Growth

Poem: No Estimated Time of Arrival

When your worst critic lives inside your head and guides your decisions with fear and judgement! The result? A life less lived!

Poet:

Theme: Identity, dementia, masks, communication

Poem: In the Memory Ward

A meditation on the masks we wear in our everyday lives and whether they end up completely obscuring our true identity, if there even is one.

Narcisse's Substack

In the Memory Ward

My father doesn’t recognize me anymore…

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4 months ago · 5 likes · 4 comments · Narcisse Tardif

Poet:

Theme: Today I Walk Behind Myself

Poem:

This poem explores the journey of recovery and self-discovery after major physical challenges. Through the narrator's reflection on their progress, it captures the struggle and hope of rebuilding one's body and spirit. With vivid imagery of mountains and the sea, the poem symbolizes both the obstacles and the healing forces that guide the narrator forward. Each step, though slow, brings them closer to reconnecting with their former self, embodying resilience, patience, and the belief that healing, though difficult, is ultimately transformative.

philip flip’s Substack

Today I Walk Behind Myself

Camfleon Couture, Grenoble 2023 www.flipphotog.com…

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3 months ago · 15 likes · 7 comments · philip flip collier

Poet:

Theme: Nighttime sadness

Poem: Beautiful World

It's nighttime and a woman has been crying. Life seems too difficult for her and she has thought of death, but then she keeps noticing the beautiful things around her, such as a girl's singing, and her thoughts calm down as she decides to enjoy these little beautiful things that the world has to offer.

BlueBird's Poems

Beautiful World

My tears, they glistened in the night, I cried today at least a hundred times. The stars shine brightly in the sky And the moon has never been so bright. I often hate myself and want to change, I always think I should be someone else. I see a couple walking by — They look in love, it makes me want to smile. I wish I could be dead right now, it would b…

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4 months ago · 6 likes · 8 comments · BlueBird's Poems

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Poet:

Theme: The search for acceptance.

Poem: Depths You’ll Never Know

All of us are looking for love, acceptance, and authenticity in the modern age. But we are easily manipulated into thinking that these things are found in words, in exteriors, in beauty. Depth, emotional maturity, quiet love, waits patiently.

Pisces Press

Depths You'll Never Know

Two pools of water, Equal in shape and size Sparkled beside each other Beckoning mortals: In one of our waters you'll find a prize. The left pool coerced With words of sweetness and devotion. Promising he held the depths of the ocean. The right pool waited. Spoke simple words of truth. Hoped the mortals would listen to her, not the youth. Off the mor…

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4 months ago · 9 likes · 4 comments · VeryTiredWoman

Poet: eticpause

Theme: Reclaiming your voice

Poem: Scream

We are often taught to swallow our grief and make our pain palatable for the comfort of others. To make ourselves smaller. This poem is a somatic rejection of that expectation. It asks us to scream out our pain rather than to make it digestible for others.

The Poetic Pause 🌄

Scream

Voiceover from my performance at Fort Collins Poetry Slam Live at The Neighbor in January! You can find the full poetry slam recording here Lip Chicken Podcast…

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4 months ago · 167 likes · 124 comments · Andrea 🌄

Poet:

Theme: Creation

Poem: Creation now

We surround ourselves with the ‘I’, ‘I see’, ‘I breathe’, ‘I live’. At times, we do so to create a protection screen, other times to feel we understand ourselves, yet what we feel and know depends almost completely on a creation we have no control over.

My GloB

Creation now

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3 months ago · 8 likes · 6 comments

Poet:

Theme: Homelessness and lack of action

Poem: The Real Haunted House

Real haunted houses have ghosts who are living. They are one block over from where you love. This is real horror.

Hawtorn V. Rabot

The Real Haunted House

Hit the orange button. Come on. Sub me…

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3 months ago · 183 likes · 83 comments · HVR

Poet:

Theme: Recurring political situation in the USA

Poem: American Boy, Man!

This poem reflects a journey of pride, disillusionment, and change in the American experience. Through the lens of my life, it traces pivotal moments in history, from JFK’s assassination to Reagan's policies, the Patriot Act, and the rise of Trump, highlighting the evolving nature of patriotism and national identity. With a powerful refrain, “When I was young, I was so proud, to be an American boy, man!” the poem captures the tension between youthful idealism and the complex realities of a nation in flux.

philip flip’s Substack

American Boy, Man!

Little Patriot, Boston 1976 www.flipphotog.com…

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4 months ago · 7 likes · 6 comments · philip flip collier

Poet:

Theme: War

Poem: Soldier

The poem is written in the form of a soldier sending a letter to his lover/wife. He describes the struggles and cruelties of war, but he also says that he will not give up fighting until the war is won. In the last stanzas, it turns out that the enemy he was talking about was himself — the war is a metaphor for his battles with himself.

BlueBird's Poems

Soldier

I am a soldier With a brave heart. I leave my loved ones To go to war. The enemy is strong, Many men fall, But I'll fight 'till the end Until nothing of them is left. I see my friends dying — It's a really awful sighting, But they died bravely And I respect them for that greatly. I have killed many In this awful war, I have injured myself badly, Bu…

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3 months ago · 2 likes · 2 comments · BlueBird's Poems

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Poems

Poet:

Theme: The Seaside

Poem: Sand

"This vivid scene captures the essence of a day at the seaside, blending moments of joy, nostalgia, and the mundane. The imagery of gulls, lovers, and families paints a picture of life in motion, while the evening gathering adds a touch of warmth and camaraderie. A beautifully written snapshot of everyday life."

I use repetition, silence, and non sequiturs.

Poem - Sand

Sand Gulls pluck chips from the hands of a girl…

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4 months ago · 8 likes · 6 comments · Daniil Frolov

Poet:

Theme: A little boy in the Chicago Raids from 3 views

Poem: The Gambit: A Nation’s Descent

When Mr. Bear Fell captures the visceral, child's-eye view of a violent midnight raid—the transition from warm bubbly ships to cold metal boxes. Mr. Bear’s Watch shifts to the perspective of the discarded toy left on a wooden floor, witnessing the "kicking, helpless retreat" of its owner. The Helpless Giant concludes with a nursery mural’s silent autopsy of the men who are the "real beasts." Together, they form a forensic audit of the night safety was "stomped inside out," melting the bureaucratic ice to expose the biological cost of institutional betrayal.

Angela J Fisher

The Gambit: A Nation’s Descent

Happy Thanksgiving! Today I have a poetic gift for you. Here are 3 poems, that I personally can't read without crying... And I wrote them. When considering things to be thankful for, remember that if you're here, reading this, you have enough so-called "freedom" to do it. Today, too many humans do not- having been stripped of that "inalienable right." So here are the 3 poems they're about the same moment, but each one explores that moment from different perspectives. I hope you can feel them, as I do…

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7 months ago · 1 like · 3 comments · Angela J Fisher

Poet:

Theme: The poem explores the transformation of girlhood innocence into a self-destructive longing, where sweetness becomes intertwined with grief, hunger becomes a metaphor for love, and pain is mistaken for intimacy. It centers on craving love so deeply that even decay, poison, and loneliness feel like proof of being alive.

Poem: Girlhood Confection

A girl with a sweet tooth for grief learns that not all hunger is meant to be fed. In this raw, contemporary poem, candy, milk teeth, and tooth fairies collide with poison, static beeps, and cheap wine. What begins as innocence slowly ferments into something intoxicating—where cavities are still joy, damaged things still worthy, and love tastes both violent and irresistible. Girlhood Confection traces the moment sweetness turns potent, and longing becomes a quiet act of self-consumption.

The Winterling

Girlhood Confection

I have a sweet tooth for grief…

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4 months ago · 8 likes · 4 comments · Pae

Poet:

Theme: Feeling the joy of her worth, alone in the moonlit kitchen

Poem: Alone, Swaying

Sometimes it takes years of hard work for a woman to learn her worth. It takes sacrifice of the familiar in exchange for enlightenment, letting go of that which does not serve her, and sitting in the quiet with nothing but her thoughts. But oh, her future self-thanks her for every second of it all, when basking in the light of her joy on the other side - no witnesses needed, no confirmation desired, no facade. Just raw, unfiltered love and confidence of self, that feeling of having finally discovered all it means to be authentically whole.

Shadow Pursuit

Alone, Swaying

Alone, I…

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a year ago · 24 likes · 16 comments · Shadow Pursuit

Poet:

Theme: Trauma bond

Poem: Shared Sternum

Toxic love, they can't with and can't without each other.

Sarah Salem - Autofiction

Shared Sternum

Nails leave parallel lines across the bridge of skin between collarbones…

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4 months ago · 42 likes · 31 comments · Sarah Salem

Poet:

Theme: The loss of childhood

Poem: Pennies

A short poem about the irony that we grow up to be able to acquire things we wanted as children, but our wants have changed in ways we didn't foresee, and we remain unsatisfied.

Narcisse's Substack

Pennies

As a boy, I only wanted Toys and gadgets of my own. Penniless, I felt so taunted By the dearth of the ungrown. Now that I have grown mature, I have the pennies for the toys But only wish they could procure The wanting found in little boys…

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4 months ago · 3 likes · 1 comment · Narcisse Tardif

Poet:

Theme: Renewal

Poem: The New Year

A surreal New Years poem exploring fog, stars, marshland, and longing—where cosmic imagery meets quiet renewal.

itsrobenia

The New Year

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4 months ago · 30 likes · 9 comments · robenia

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Upcoming Featured Poets March

• 3/2/26

• 3/9/26

• 3/16/26

• 3/23/26

• 3/30/26

Upcoming Events:

• 3/1/26 Spring Essance Event

• 3/3/26 Haiku Event

• 3/21/26 World poetry Day

Poems

Poet:

Theme: Content warning: Suicide, assisted death, drug use, and graphic descriptions of dying

Poem: Vigil

Have you ever asked yourself how far you would go for your loved ones? Would you kill for them? Would you empty your bank account for them? Would you drive 100 km in the middle of the night to bury a body for them? Would you stay with them as they die, even when it is their choice? This is a poem about the latter, about the strength to sit with them even as you feel you can’t stand up yourself, just so you know they were not alone in their last moments.

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Vigil - Voiceover

CONTENT WARNING: Suicide, assisted death, drug use, and graphic descriptions of dying…

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4 months ago · 77 likes · 62 comments · Nicole

Poet:

Theme: Renewal and energy

Poem: the year the horse ran through fire

The poem is written to celebrate the beginning of the Chinese zodiac year, since 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse. To me, the Fire Horse represents movement, energy, and passion, and I based this prose poem on these elements, emphasizing that we all have the fire inside us to pursue the lives we desire.

teacups of wonder.

the year the horse ran through fire

The horse did not know what running was. To truly run, that is, to feel the fields, the grass, the wind course through your body as it moved. To feel the world passing through you, and not just the world passing by…

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5 months ago · 28 likes · 20 comments · Eugenia P. Frankenberg 🥀

Poet:

Theme: Sexual awakening and reorientation

Poem: Fall

This poem was inspired by my experience of losing my virginity, the fear born from the discovery of objectification, and the reorientation within the chaos.

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Fall

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4 months ago · 6 likes · 4 comments · .·:*¨༺ Serbian Babushka ༻¨*:·.

Poet:

Theme: A man’s pain in music

Poem: Untitled

In this poem I imagine the pain of a man’s soul bearing witness through his musical abilities. Where I can feel the agony of him being broken before his audience and engulfing his fans in his presence

Poet:

Theme: Serenity in Snow

Poem: Sound of Snowfall

This piece was inspired by the snow in my trip to Harbin, China. The thick yet gentle snowfall reminded me of Kawase Hasui's Shinkyo bridge in Nikko under the snow. No doubt, the one who mastered the snow, which prompted me to write the sonnet below.

things I don't say

Sound of Snowfall

I turn my head; my beanie scrapes the hood…

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5 months ago · 26 likes · 17 comments · Reisson Poh

Poet:

Theme: Repressed desire wrestling with guilt, faith and the body’s unavoidable longing

Poem: A Doctrine of Want

A body becomes a chapel and a battlefield, where faith tangles with forbidden desire. Wrapped in guilt and silence, the speaker wrestles with longing that feels both sacred and sinful, waiting for the small violence of release. A meditation on repression, hunger, and the raw cost of wanting what cannot be named.

theinkspilled

A doctrine of Want

The sky is a bruised throat…

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4 months ago · 20 likes · 12 comments · theinkspilled

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Poem topic: Freedom to be oneself (identity, love, connection, social life, emotions...)

A word from the author:

These poems are not here to teach or persuade.
They are here to observe.
To sit with questions, contradictions, silence, and feeling.
I write from experience, not answers—offering words as mirrors, not conclusions.
If you enter, you won’t be told who to become.
You’ll be invited to look, to feel, and to recognize yourself.
Nothing to fix.
Nothing to prove.
Just a space to be.

The Mirror Room

Poem Topic: The terror of a cyclone

A word from the author:

I couldn’t imagine the terror of cyclones. To be attacked by a force so vicious all is undone. Then the calm of the wake must be something.

The Quiet Hour Poet

The Devil's Blender

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5 months ago · 48 likes · 7 comments · The Quiet Hour Poet

Poem Topic: Heaven, respect, and responsibility

A word from the author:

This poem reimagines heaven not as a place without conflict, but as a space sustained by respect, negotiation, and responsibility. Moving between reflection, commitment, and quiet farewell, it asks what it means to remain present in an imperfect world. Through restraint and tenderness, the poem explores how heaven may exist not beyond life, but within memory, relationship, and the choice to stay open to others.

Seungyeon Jeong

The Idol of Heaven

There is no heaven…

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6 months ago · 10 likes · 12 comments · Seungyeon Jeong

Poem topic: Sexless long-term Relationship

A word from the author:

This poem explores intimacy that persists without decisive action or ongoing sexual consummation. The sea and sand of Caswell Bay suggest a closeness that has always existed — steady, familiar, unchanged — mirroring a partnership where advance and retreat occur without full envelopment. The slow ebb and flow imply a kind of penetration that never quite happens, desire held in suspension. The poem asks whether a calm, kind, sexless marriage becomes friendship, or whether intimacy can endure through proximity alone. Shared circumstance and chance are questioned, while the closing alliteration — sure, shorn shore — strips certainty away, leaving tenderness without definition.

~of Sex and Soul~

Not Lovers, Not Not Lovers — Caswell Bay

At Caswell Bay, the shore ebbs and flows, A gentle rhythm, a dance this beach knows. Is it love, or just the sea and shore— Friends in a polite dance forever… or more? It seems they’ve always been there, this shore and this land, Meeting and parting like the touch of our hands. No urgency, just a natural, quiet dance; We came together softly …

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Calling all Poets!

Hello poets and writers,

I’m excited to announce a new, regular feature dedicated to sharing fresh voices and powerful verse. This is an open invitation for you to be part of a biweekly poetry share.

Every two weeks, we will curate and publish a selection of ten poems, offering a platform for your work and introducing readers to new poetry.

Requirements:

• You must have an active Substack publication. This helps build community and allows readers to easily find more of your work.

• The submitted poem must be accessible to all, not locked behind a paywall.

• We celebrate human creativity. Poems must not be created exclusively by an AI app.

• To keep the selection diverse, only one poem per author will be chosen each month.

How to Submit:

1. The submission form will open on Sunday February1, 2026.

2.) Access the form here: LINK TO FORM HERE

3. Deadlines are key: To be considered for a given issue, your poem must be submitted via the form before Wednesday of the first and third week of each month.

(Example: For the February 19th issue, submit by Wednesday, February 14th.)

• Form Opens: February 1st

• Submission Deadlines: Before Wednesday, every first and third week of the month.

• Issues Published: Biweekly, following the submission deadline.

I can’t wait to read your work and share the beauty and power of your words with a wider audience. Please help spread the word to other poets in your community!

Many Blessings!

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