Poetry
— It blazes Like an animal Trapped in a cage Its flames Reach up Grabbing the sky Its heart Is deep yellow Like the sun Darker fire Is uncontrollable Fire Points...
— Fish rise from waters across the world to sing cosmic songs of life, death, and connection, pausing Earth's rotation and revealing the universe's vastness.
— Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today I’ll be reading the poem, “Pheasant,” by Sylvia Plath, which is about the subtle beauty of...
— Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup! I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. Today, I’ll be reading and talking about the poem, “Declaration” by Tracy K. Smith. Tracy K. Smith...
— A vacuum becomes a metaphor for life's unpredictable forces, pulling us toward unexpected paths while dandelions spread their seeds against the current.
— A young poet questions their abilities and identity through metaphors of fullness, loops, and tilting tables, ultimately affirming their excellence despite uncertainty.
— A speaker anxiously checks for signs of spring's arrival, moving from uncertainty to joyful confirmation as frost melts and soil awakens.
— The full moonlit sky Mom’s perfume The smell of fresh vanilla still in the flower on an open field
— Red is the sunset an apple a cherry my Chinese outfit a lucky color mermaid’s hair blood a feather a fox a heart and all the other lovely things.
— A speaker encounters a red fox carrying prey, observing its sharp features and alert posture before it disappears into the bushes.