how to

How-tos for all things poetry; learn how to analyze a poem, construct a haiko, differentiate between a metaphor and simile and more.

When You See Someone You Admire
When you see someone you admire, take a deep breath in and out. Let them come to you, just continue being friends, do not expect nothing more.
By Frances Helena2 months ago in Poets
What to Do When Your Throat Closes
When the lump shows up, do not panic. It feels like a door closing, But it is only a hand on a handle. Your throat tightens because your body
By Chxse2 months ago in Poets
How to Hold Something Without Breaking
First, do not rush it. Do not name it too fast. A feeling is shy at the start. If you grab it, it will run. It down somewhere quiet.
By Chxse2 months ago in Poets
Composure in a punchline. Top Story - February 2026.
The joke I know has a punchline that you might have heard before from me. But was it today- in the same conversation
By Penny Fuller2 months ago in Poets
Not Study Hall Anymore. Top Story - February 2026.
You think you are doing your child-self a service, Staying jaded and hurt, As if eight-year-old you always dreamed Of nodding off in the park
By Aubrey Rebecca2 months ago in Poets
Snow Globes and Shadows
We all love to shake a snow globe. Little flakes drift gently through the water. Move intentionally. Guided through an unknown microscopic maze.
By Jamie Callaghan2 months ago in Poets
February Feelings
You used to love February— your Groundhog Day Birthday, the month when love arrived in birthdays' bursts and spurts. Your sister—three years, three days younger.
By Lana V Lynx2 months ago in Poets
Rejected - I Am Rejected, And Also, I Wan't To REMAIN Rejected - I Want To "Remain" Rejected!
I'm getting tired of repeating the same problem over my time on this Earth!? Where did I ever tell you that is what I wanted - I'm not crazy!
By 365poetry2 months ago in Poets
In Your Feels
The Recalibration of Color The battle is won, but the air stays thin, A quiet gray where the highs had been. When the brain is tuned to a jagged peak,
By Amy Brown2 months ago in Poets
Beyond the Breaking Point
Often, it's not that you don't want to let go, but that you can't, because the relationship hasn't reached its natural end. Don’t rush or force yourself to find an answer. Deep down, you know you should leave, but your body won't budge.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing2 months ago in Poets
EnVy doesn’t stand for Nevada
They have something better than me! God forbid. Fur-bid, really. Because you think of tearing out your hair. You feel something bubble up from deep inside.
By Gabriel Shames2 months ago in Poets
Borrowing Hope
Start with a cup you don’t love anymore the chipped one, the mug that tastes faintly of pennies. ~ Rinse it. Not perfectly. Let a little cloud stay.
By Milan Milic2 months ago in Poets