“Be there a picnic for the devil, an orgy for the satyr, and a wedding for the bride.” — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
They're very different things, a poem and a song, you wouldn't think they would be, but they are. — John Cooper Clarke Copy Share Image
“Your love for me is transparent, no hidden agenda, no ulterior motive.” — Euginia Herlihy Copy Share Image
“My mother despises what can never truly be done so she does not care for cooking or cleaning.” — Faith Shearin Copy Share Image
My first spoken word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine.… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“So about an hour later we are in the taxi shooting along empty country roads towards town. The April light is clear… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
“i want the moon tattooed on my wrists my grandmother keeps asking me to pray, i don’t have the heart to tell… — irynka Copy Share Image
“There is an Anglo-Saxon form of riddling that plays with the polarities of words like bright and dark, cold and warm, throwing… — Gerald Hausman Copy Share Image
“My mind is the sun, and my heart is the moon. In the sky between them, there I am. Cristen Rodgers” — Cristen Rodgers Copy Share Image
“My child, I know you're not a child But I still see you running wild Between those flowering trees. Your sparkling dreams,… — Antonia Michaelis Copy Share Image
“Christmas Hyacinths The air grows cleaner with each sight Of words - silver and clear - Without heaviness and sighs. Winter closes in on… — Laura Chouette Copy Share Image
“Herr kakkerlakk i fotsid frakk og med for store sko, gikk på basar og vant et par kalosjer nummer to. Herr kakkerlakk… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“(This is from a tribute poem to Ronnie James Dio: Former lead vocalist of the band Rainbow, Black Sabbath. This is written… — Munia Khan Copy Share Image
“because white men can't police their imagination black people are dying” — Claudia Rankine Copy Share Image
“Welcome to thee, O sword of eternity! Through Buddha And through Daruma alike Thou hast cleft thy way.” — Kakuzō Okakura Copy Share Image
“And you know what the worst thing was? The worst thing was that nobody ever believed how hard we tried.” — Jack McCarthy Copy Share Image
“The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the… — Charles Wolfe Copy Share Image
“With a ring around the rosary And a pocket full of crosses Ashes to ashes They'll all fall down” — Matthew Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“Your thoughts were deeper than your mind, your little eyes pierced through the heart of your nation.” — Euginia Herlihy Copy Share Image
“All that I desire in life are three... A wilderness: A beach on the sun-drenched sea, A puff of opium, And thee.” — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“ I am not wrong: Wrong is not my name My name is my own my own my own and I can’t… — June Jordan Copy Share Image
“Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a… — Ryokan Copy Share Image
