social commentary
There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.
Dysgenic Woes
For better or for worse, abortion and transgenderism are both eugenic, A topic so divisive, with views that are strong, and beliefs that are strategic.
ANTICHRIST SUPERSTARPublished 3 months ago in PoetsTwo Missing Years
Both images were designed using Canva. “Why two?” A couple is better than one. Can you imagine Earth without the Moon?
Patrick M. OhanaPublished 3 months ago in Poets(World Day of War Orphans) Write a story about a child orphaned by war.
I'll be honest. This prompt greatly conflicted me. First of all, I had no idea there was such a day alloted for orphan awareness. Secondly, I had never imagined that, in our world, the number of children that were collaterally damaged by war was so vast. I didn't know whether to be ashamed of my ignorance or angry; because now, with this knowledge, my innocence would be forever lost. My soul would demand that I learn more, pray more, do something, even ever so small.
Shirley BelkPublished 3 months ago in PoetsAffect/Effect
Come 2AM, I'll call to remind you: No one is an empty sea. No one loves no one, and no one is loved. // I affect the world and the world effects me.
- Top Story - January 2024
Bullet Points Over Gun Points
Warranted, a moment of silence supporting what Heaven forbids senseless, needless acts of violence against the nation’s youth, our kids
Marilyn GloverPublished 3 months ago in Poets Comfort Taking Over
Colourful lights dim and misshapen floating from afar, resembling lanterns each a thought that just might awaken one after the other in mesmerising patterns
Mohammed DarasiPublished 3 months ago in PoetsThe Prayer of Khaled Joudeh, Age 9
Upon returning to school after the start of the New Year, I assigned my 10th grade students a reflection project in which they had to choose an image from the New York Times "Year in Pictures - 2023" and write a short poem that conveys the emotions and elements of the photo. I usually complete the assignments alongside my students, especially I am asking them to be vulnerable in their work. So, I began scrolling through the photos posted on the NYT website. When I got to the month of October, the intensity of the images increased exponentially as the majority of the photos were of the brutality of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. One image in particular cut my heart the deepest: A young boy in the Gaza Strip reaching to touch the cold forehead of his 8-month old baby sister as she lay wrapped in a blood-stained shroud. Samar Abu Elouf, an award-winning photojournalist for the New York Times, had taken the photo. She also had spoken to the boy and found out that his baby sister had been killed during an Israeli airstrike that had obliterated the building in which her family was sheltering. In addition to the loss of his sister, the boy's mother, father, and older brother also perished in the attack. As I gazed at the tragic scene, I heard the prayer of the young boy, now an orphan. A prayer and a lullaby wrapped in the salt of his grief.
Sara LittlePublished 3 months ago in PoetsSuperficial Scales
I’m not the man I used to be, no longer what I was I simply played the single game the way a jackass does I used to think the girl for me must check off every box
Earl W. PearlPublished 3 months ago in PoetsWhat's This World Coming To?
What’s this world coming to? I really want to know. Rain when there should be snow, War when there should be peace, Children living in the street,
Natalie WilkinsonPublished 3 months ago in PoetsWolfies Not Ok
not sure how i feel about AI anymore do we praise the content or the prompt some turds can be polished change the format and swap the font
Hope
I wish there’s a hope, My hopes will be more worthy. I can reach it now.
Meghan LeVaughnPublished 3 months ago in Poets2 a.m.
Below is my entry to Poppy's January Prompts challenge. Here is her link, if you would like to join in: There are five words/prompts given with instruction to write a poem using one or multiple of the listed prompts. I decided to go with all five.
Cathy holmesPublished 3 months ago in Poets