From sharing your poetry to reviewing books to keeping up to date on events, check out our poetry forum. Do you have a piece of poetry for us to review? To see this working, head to your live site. Categories All Posts My Posts Login / Sign up Forums From sharing your poetry to reviewing books to keeping up to date on events, check out our forums. Create New Post Post A Poem Follow Posts 9 Post a Poem with the PoetSpeak™ community and receive valuable feedback from poets from all walks of life. Events: Current & Future Posts 1 Stay up to date on upcoming events. Poetry Musings Posts 1 Let's talk about everything poetry. Patrons Posts 1 PoetSpeak welcomes one-time & recurring donations from individuals, institutions and foundations to support our mission. Post Lyrics for Songs Posts 1 For song writers, professional or not, PoetSpeak™ invites YOU to enjoy all the poetry presented here. Book Reviews Posts 4 Share your thoughts about books you have read. Coming Soon Posts 1 Check here for all new features we will be adding. New Posts lizv349 Oct 01, 2025 Shattered Post A Poem It’s a passionate surrender The face has no name It fell by the wayside But a story, just the same Hiding behind a handsome mask Dreams that were shattered As the hands hit the glass It’s a passionate surrender That face with no name Reaches back to the sadness From whence it came Elizabeth Van Dyke Lizv349@att.net Like 2 Kurt Aug 11, 2025 The magnetic field Post A Poem She travelled Over two thousand miles Away From us . . . It’s too simple-minded To say, I missed my wife More than words can tell . . . The Earth has an invisible field Around her whole body, Sailors and pilots trust This force of nature To find their way home . . . Today, Knowing she sits Inside a giant plane, My heart knows, My love is closer, Because of this incomprehensible Force of love She has . . . Like 0 Kurt Jul 09, 2025 The first one Post A Poem In the midst Of a quiet So simple, but sufficient, Another day unfolds . . . Flowers have been gently Watered, And their fragile colors blend, Somehow – As a soft echo With the baby clouds In the morning Tennessee sky . . . I sip patiently My morning tea, And wait For the birds to arrive – Joyfully congregating Above, and Below Our trusted, little feeder pagoda . . . And there he is: The First One, A magnificent red-spangled cardinal . . . A perfect compliment To the pale white and pink colors Of the wee flowers My wife has planted In the hanging baskets Arrayed mere feet away . . . Mr. K. Like 1 Forum - Frameless

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PoetSpeak is a non-profit adventure that wants the world to have exposure to useful, accessible and enjoyable poetry. Our goal is to share simple poems written by everyday people from all walks of life and from all age groups. Support PoetSpeak™: Useful, Accessible & Enjoyable Poetry for All Help us keep the joy of poetry alive and accessible for everyone! PoetSpeak™ is dedicated to making poetry useful, enjoyable, and easy to discover. Your donation enables us to maintain and grow our platform, ensuring that poets can share their work and readers can find inspiration. From our annual anthology to our online resources, we're committed to fostering a love for poetry in all its forms. Your support makes a real difference in bringing the beauty and power of poetry to a wider audience. Make a donation today. Donate & Support PoetSpeak ™ Donation Form First Name Email Last Name Phone Number Address How did you hear about us? Tell us a bit about yourself and reason for your support: Enter the amount you wish to donate: $ Proceed to Checkout Thanks for your support!

These PoetSpeak Salon events are always intimate, non-threatening opportunities where poets and writers share pot-luck food, sit in a small circle and take turns. coming soon PoetSpeak™ Salon Events PoetSpeak™ has a history of sponsoring local, small group sharing read-aloud of original poetry; poets and song writers will, typically, meet at a local host’s private home. These PoetSpeak™ Salon events are always intimate, non-threatening opportunities where poets and writers share pot-luck food, sit in a small circle and take turns sharing their original poems. The host acts as the moderator to ensure that comments are positive and uplifting. When the subscription base of poets and song writers show there is an interest PoetSpeak™ editors will set up a PoetSpeak™ Salon, or train an interested party as a moderator. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Subscribe for Announcements

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Newspaper and Magazine Columns Please check out the article written by Fulcrum editor David Nevens. The Fulcrum online published in Poetry Month--April 2024 PoetSpeak editors will work with newspapers, magazines and other online sites to have a PoetSpeak column featuring one (1) poem each week, month or quarter. PoetSpeak editors will encourage readers and poets to contact local newspapers, magazine and on-line editors. PoetSpeak editors will work with publishers and magazine editors to develop a smart and quick way for them to locate a poem by either a local poet, or one from already published poems on www.poetspeak.com . PoetSpeak editors encourage magazine and newspaper editors to contact us for a FREE and PRODUCTIVE relationship with PoetSpeak editors Contact Us

Are you not yet sure about becoming a member of PoetSpeak? Maybe you have an unanswered question in the back of your mind. Have a read through all our FAQs. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Patron FAQs Patrons Donations will be used to publish a PoetSpeak Anthology on www.amazon.com of the Best of Submitted Poems on this website each year. Editors will monitor reader comments and ratings to determine which poems that fit the Useful, Accessible & Enjoyable criteria. Chapbooks & Anthologies Here you will find links to view examples of chapbooks and anthologies published with public PoetSpeak™ public performances. Typically each PoetSpeak™ performance is composed of 10-15 poets, with one lead poet. The lead poet is featured with 5-10 poems, and supporting poets are represented with 1-3 poems. In the chapbook and anthologies poems are printed in the order they are performed. People attending a PoetSpeak™ performance can listen as well as re-read a poem they have just listened to. Generally, a PoetSpeak™ performance format has 2-5 single poems performed following with a brief musical interlude by a song writer. People attending a PoetSpeak™ performance receive one copy of the chapbook or anthology published for each performance as a part of their admission contribution. Best of PoetSpeak™ Here you will find links to annual PoetSpeak™ books and anthologies published after 2022. Each anthology or book will be published and available for sale on Amazon.com and other outlets. Members will be able to receive a copy at a reduced rate, and each poet published in each issue will receive a free copy. Star Book Here you will find links to special PoetSpeak™ books featuring 50-100 poems by PoetSpeak™ authors who have written a significant volume of poems and lyrics that meet PoetSpeak’s™ Suggested guidelines for Useful, Enjoyable & Accessible poetic work.

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