Image by kun0me
The highest stretches of the Earth
can be reached by foot
with sweat and tears
our fears and dreams
can be conquered and enjoyed

Although somewhat flattering, I recently found several websites republishing my poetry without permission. Generally, I would email the website’s owner and have them take down the poem or at the very least place a link to the original. The problem is, many websites (for whatever reason) do not have a contact form or email address [...]

With so many classic love poems it is hard to find a poem that is short, exciting, and says “I love you”. By being an author of a poetry website I have the “privilege” of reading many love poems; thus, I have read my share of both exciting and boring works. My preference may not [...]

PoemofQuotes has been able to gather the top 10 most read classic poems. Some of this is due to search engine placement and others due to links from websites. Any way that you put it, visitors viewed the poems with hopes of reading greatness. As it turns out, each poem is seen as one of [...]

The sonnet is a poetic form that can be found in lyric poetry throughout Europe. The term “sonnet” derives from the Occitan word “sonet” and the Italian word “sonetto”, meaning “little song.” By the thirteenth century, the sonnet signified a poem of fourteen lines which follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. One of [...]

I’ve been fascinated with the concept of code poetry ever since I saw a blog dedicated to writing poetry using python. In short, code poetry is poetry with visual movement or delayed writing by using code. This makes for a more complex art form by bridging the gap between text and performance art, much like [...]

Although summer isn’t quite over for most students, I thought I would get a head start on welcoming everyone back to school (or even those who are still going, like those of you in year-round states or the southern hemisphere).
Either way, here is a list of my top 10 back to school poems:
10. Among School [...]

Reading and writing poetry may not be a daily activity for many, but the art form has more to offer than most realize. Even the most educated man or woman can learn something from poetry.
Here are seven things poetry can teach us about life:
Be unique.
What it means: Sometimes we are too focused on being popular [...]

Image by Capture Queen
Beauty is not but skin deep,
what you have is what you keep.
Cosmetics and surgery
change the dermis,
not inner grace.
We are born who we are
and beauty is within.
It may not be the best poem, especially in comparison to such a great image, but the meaning is still the same: what is underneath the skin [...]

As we are just beginning the middle of summer I thought it would be appropriate to list my top 10 favorite summer poems.
Although I’m not particularly an Emily Dickinson fan, there aren’t too many poems about summer out there (at least not classic poems). Also, I realize she has tons of fans, so she is [...]