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Identity Poems | Examples of Identity Poetry

Identity Poems - Examples of all types of identity poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for identity.
Untitled Sonnet
I'm coming as storm shadowing your grief, The atmosphere bursting where you need me; We're in the middle of the push of rain That is streaked between inches of our pain. A whirring draft of the glass on our...Read the rest...
Categories: angst, dark, identity, innocence,
Form: Sonnet



Sun
Sun. sun. sun. Shining brighter than the moon The very thing I have always hidden behind always longing to be as, bright as, shone as, loved as, longed for and exposed I let him touch me a...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, analogy, courage, deep, freedom,
Form: Prose
The kings Ding Ditch
The peasants english Classy ya classless dou-gee Border leaks appetitè¹ ___________ NOTES: 1. French so it may be misspelled or improper emphasis (see symbol: " è "). They're known periodically to trash their language so . . . better...Read the rest...
Categories: discrimination, howl, humor, identity,
Form: Haiku
Love, Heart, and Gold
You are the person of virtuous devotion The world has beaten you down and taken what you love Yet you never slayed by your emotion You took pity on those like you and with your wings showed...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, character, courage, growth, humanity,
Form: I do not know?
Sozinho no mar alheio
Sozinho no mar alheio, Numa modesta canoa a remar, A dar volta ao mundo inteiro À procura de uma terra para ficar, No meio de tempestades, Ondas e abanões, Tive tantas dificuldades, Porém não cai por meros trovões, Mas no fim...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, adventure, boat, for teens,
Form: Free verse



Over the years
I Wonder How much time Has passed since I Decided to grow...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, change, courage, growing up,
Form: Cinquain
Your Greatest Victory
When it all comes down to where you want to fit in Is it worth all the pain Is it worth all the lies Is it worth all the conspiracies Is it worth all the self doubt Is it...Read the rest...
Categories: character, confidence, freedom, identity,
Form: Free verse
Voices
Mom, Dad, I hope you are doing well. Because honestly I am going through hell. And I don't expect you to understand. Because NOBODY else can. I can't even say that I'm fine. Because honestly that's another line. Another line that...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Elegiac Lyric
Awaiting a growth spurt that never happened
Awaiting a growth spurt that never happened When a boy, I wanted to be as tall as my father (he passed away October seventh two thousand and twenty linkedin to congestive heart failure), who stood at his prime about six feet and...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, 12th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Free verse
Hidden Talent
Hidden talent Creative mind Scared to talk But tucked away So much to invent But how do I vent? Unmotivated, uninspired all it went I'm not poetic I hope you can relax Knowing fully well This boy will flex Don't believe in me I...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, anxiety, beauty, deep, desire,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member As Time Goes By
Home Again reprise: We and Time started out together but somewhere Time left us behind The home of childhood - a house now owned by others - resides in the past When the blush of youth has matured into wise years, memories remain Life's path...Read the rest...
Categories: change, destiny, growth, identity,
Form: Senryu
The Dilemma of being
Categories: identity,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Terrestrial Head Contortion
My hands are sutured behind my head. I lie like a fallen yield sign on the side of the road. My path is yellow and humble. My hands separate. Pull. And split open the...Read the rest...
Categories: identity,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Miror
Errant knight vacillates at dawn following the figure of the swan. Elect the bright heroic craze that leads you down an endless maze. Winter sings its song into the virgin landscapes brightest hue. I want for you to join me now and...Read the rest...
Categories: identity,
Form: Rhyme
Mein kampf synonymous as a blooper
Mein kampf synonymous as a blooper Writer of these words, a former Lower Providence inhabitant, who dwelled within darkest depths of Dante Alighieri's inferno for most of his outlandish, impish, and devilish growing up years witnessed microscopic scrimmage, where spermatozoan with most forcefulness muscled...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, 12th grade, abuse, adventure,
Form: Free verse

Specific Types of Identity Poems

Definition | What is Identity in Poetry?


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