April Poems

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April Poems

April Poems are some of my favorites in the poetry about months genre. They are typically filled with beautiful spring imagery. But beautiful doesn’t always mean pretty. Sometimes writing about the storm before the flowers can be beautiful. This collection features some of the greatest poets, Mary Oliver, W.S. Merwin, and Ezra Pound.

Why Read Poems About April?

April showers bring May flowers. It’s really as simple as that. Reading about the month before the one that tends to get all the attention does a lot. The poets in this collection share their unique perspective, their unique poetic take on the month. Most importantly, though, these poems are fun to read.

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Poems About Anger

Poems About Anger

Poems About Anger

Poems about anger are some of the most visceral poems out there. It is one of those emotions that seems to transcend any level of human rationality sometimes. It knocks on the door of our brains, and lingers. It can be a rational response to the world around us, even when the emotion feels so irrational. Poets treat this subject with care, novelty, and compelling words.

Why Read Poems About Anger?

It is no surprise that poems about anger abound. Poetry often channels the emotions, and there are few emotions stronger than anger. Anger poems can be about various types of anger. It can be seething, recent anger, or maybe a lifelong hatred that swells throughout a life, or about the laying aside of anger for something totally new.

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January Poems

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January Poems

January is one of those months filled with great content for poetry. It is the start of the new year, but you’re also in the throes of winter. As far as poetry about months of the year are concerned, January has to be one of the most written about as you will see with this wonderful collection of January poems.

Why Poems About January?

January Poems run the gamut of poetic themes. If you take the Ted Kooser approach, you might appreciate the beauty, ruminating and appreciating the stillness and uniqueness of the scene. If you’re more on the Weldon Kees wave, you might write about the raw loneliness and isolation that is so often associated with winter. In January poems there is something for everyone.

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Poems About Art

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Poems About Art

Poems about art can be interpreted in two ways: ekphrastic poems, and poems about art as a practice. Ekphrastic poems are poems that are written after a piece of art. These pieces can be about paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and more. It is one of my favorite genres. Poems about craft are fewer, but very moving.

Why Poems About Art?

I really recommend this genre of poetry because it can be a constant source of inspiration. Great artists steal, and all that. If you ever, ever are experiencing writer’s block, just look at more art. Go lose yourself in a painting, take a few polaroid pictures.

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Creepy Poems

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Creepy Poems

Creepy poems occupy a really unique space in the poetry world. When we think of poetry, we tend to think of beautiful images, love poems, maybe a few heartbreaking poems, too. But how often do we think of “creepy” as a way to describe poetry? Well, believe it or not, there are a few quite prolific creepy poetry writers out there!

Why Read Creepy Poems?

Reading poems that are creepy is just downright fun. And what better reason to do anything in the world? Some of the poems in this article are quite graphic, so be warned before you continue! But I tried to include some that are just unsettling.

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Poems on Tulips

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Poems on Tulips

Poems on Tulips, and poems about flowers in general, are constantly beautiful. And how could they not be? The subject matter themselves lends itself to beautiful imagery, and loads and loads of metaphor and symbolism. We have done a few articles on Flower Poems, but poems on tulips holds a special place in my heart. I am constantly inspired by them.

Why Poems about Tulips?

I think the most underrated aspect of writing about tulips are their unique structure. The way they unfurl, the structure of the flower themselves, feel so unique. It lends itself to so many different styles and interpretations by different poets.

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