The City in Which I Love YouBy Li-Young LeeAnd when, in the city in which I love you,even my most excellent song goes unanswered,and I mount the…LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRelationshipsMen & WomenTechniquesImageryMetaphorPassion + 3 more
Breakers ["And then, rained down"]By Raúl ZuritaAnd then rained down from ferocious cloudsour empty pupils heard the suspended breakersbeat while down…LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsTechniquesImagerySimilePassion + 2 more
[To voice something that doesn’t end…]By Tilsa OttaTo voice something that doesn’t end in a smile is odd. The spirit circles the body, doctors can’t see…LoveRomantic LoveTypes/ModesProse PoemPassion
ApocalypseBy Sri ChinmoyWithin, without the cosmos wide am I;In joyful sweep I loose forth and draw back all.A birthless, deathless…LoveDesire & PassionNatureStars, Planets, HeavensReligionThe SpiritualStanza FormsQuatrainMetersBlank VerseTechniquesImageryPassion + 6 more
p1blueBy Alexis Pauline Gumbsthis is how i want you to love me blue over blue over blue wet til the paper buckles dark so the owls…LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LovePassion
p1Breed MeBy Richie HofmannMy sweat soaked the sheets. You used to be like everyone else but then the way you hurt me (fingers…LoveDesire & PassionLivingLife ChoicesThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+Arts & SciencesPainting & SculptureMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphorPassion + 9 more
p1“I want to sleep with you elbow to elbow”By Joyce MansourI want to sleep with you elbow to elbow Hair entwined Genitals enlaced With your mouth as a pillow. …LoveDesire & PassionThe BodyRelationshipsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesAubadePassion + 5 more
p1The Language of DustBy Assotto Saintwhere do you find strength to climb down the hill to your lover’s grave what do you bring but thirteen…LoveHeartache & LossRomantic LoveSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingDeathHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+Stanza FormsMixedTypes/ModesElegyGriefPassion + 11 more
p1jeanne d’arcBy Patti SmithI feel like I feel like shit I need a I need a drink and not vinegar neither I don’t want to die I feel…LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesThe BodyRelationshipsMen & WomenTechniquesAnaphoraPassion + 6 more
p1To You, from Your Secret AdmirerBy Sharon OldsI love the conversations we have after making love—of course it’s just me, making love to myself, talking…LoveDesire & PassionThe BodyRelationshipsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesEpistlePassion + 4 more
p1So Many Books, So Little TimeBy Haki R. MadhubutiFrequently during my mornings of pain & reflection when I can’t write or articulate my thoughts or locate…Social CommentariesPopular CultureThe MindActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesReading & BooksStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VersePassion + 5 more
p1[Cupid laid by his brand, and fell asleep]By Trevor Ketnerbleed bull (lip, hair, spine)—sad candy fad— anon, i shave a dad, dig a staff into mud, stir daddylevel…LoveDesire & PassionSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityThe BodyRelationshipsLGBTQ+Verse FormsSonnetTechniquesConsonanceImageryPassion + 6 more
Still I RiseBy Maya AngelouYou may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But…Social CommentariesGender & SexualityRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsKwanzaaStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorRefrainPassion + 10 more