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Poetry about Poets. Read and share great examples of all types of poems on being a poet or about poets. This list of poets poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of poets poetry. It is not unusual for a poet to write about other poets and these are great examples of poems for and about poets. 
Whispers of the Quill
With my solution upon my parchment bright I conjure worlds where imagination takes flight The ink flows free, a wondrous, winding stream As letters spin forth, fabricating words unseen A tapestry of meaning, rich and vibrant, is gleaned The poet's...Read the rest...
Categories: poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse



Dead Poets
The best poets lived a hundred years ago— They ate fruits from trees of words, And drank from lakes of structure. They had bones made from song And passion; they were born to write Lyrics of joy and self-destruction: Every sentence...Read the rest...
Categories: poets,
Form: Free verse
ACCIDENTAL WRITER
I wanted to be everything in my life but not a writer I wanted to scream shout and fight for everything but my timid self couldn't be a fighter, And now  It feels like writing has become an...Read the rest...
Categories: poets, chicago, poems, poetess, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cornish poem We Cornish are a Nation
Cornwall is almost an island, Thanks to the river Tamar and the sea, Its indigenous inhabitants are us Cornish and We Cornish are a nation - and will always be. Kernow (Cornwall) boasts its own: ...Read the rest...
Categories: poets, encouraging, england, hope, poems,
Form: Rhyme
Poet Love
I love you Like I love life As the poet Loves his words I love you like the rainbow Meets the clouds to chat with birds I love you laughing loudly I love you when you call When you flourish When you're happy When...Read the rest...
Categories: poets, best friend, blessing, crush,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Wy Did I Become A Poet
I’m a poet who was made not born Molded by God through people, my inspiration I became a poet so I can stand on my own With God’s love and strength Through my creative expression. Poetry is my aesthetic...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, poets,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Making Of A Poet
In the diaphanous sapphire night, the drizzling dust of descending moonbeam adorned the pearl-laced waves of the rolling sea, where I sauntered in the desolate corridor of mind. That is where I followed the footsteps of elusive...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, emotions, passion, poets,
Form: Free verse
Why did I become a Poet
Truthfully, the question knocked me off my feet Like I was zapped by the stun gun, The question is so insipid, so jejune, so naive so unsavory that I caught myself dumfounded. How can you ‘become’ a poet? Can you...Read the rest...
Categories: passion, perspective, poets,
Form: Free verse
Divine Instrument of the Soul
In the silence, I feel it stir, a spark within my fingertips a gentle nudging, a whispered promise, to bring forth the unseen the hand, a vessel, a sacred tool, a bridge between the heart and mind a...Read the rest...
Categories: god, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
The Weight of Ink
As I sit with pen in hand, a canvas of white A void that begs to be filled with the whispers of my heart Each word a brushstroke, a color that takes flight A symphony of emotions, a...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Poet's Note
Giving voice to my dream, my hope, my belief, Meant silencing doubts who clung like murky mist, Listening to the light, which banished my grief. Joy stirred my soul with hope I just couldn’t resist, Causing me to kiss...Read the rest...
Categories: poets, muse, poems, poetess, poetry,
Form: Terza Rima
Premium Member Smokey Filled Speak Easy
In the dim-lit alley of the soul's bazaar, Were jazz and jive spill from ajar, We tap our feet, snap fingers, under stars, And speak in verses, raw and without pause. The city breathes, a living, pulsing beat, Its heart...Read the rest...
Categories: poets, 6th grade, anxiety, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
Why I became a poet
When the sable ink flirted with the quill How my muse blushed and blotted with a thrill Upon parchment that submitted at will To the words that began to overspill At school I discovered 'tram' rhymed with 'scram' And...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, poets,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Why Poetry
There was no purpose or plan No mentor took me by the hand I never knew 'if', 'what', or 'how'. But I know why I became a poet. To gaze upon an entity To observe a person To listen to sounds To...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
Why Did I Become A Poet
Does anyone ask a bird to sing or a rose to bloom? Does anyone comfort a butterfly in times of gloom? Reaping nectar is built into a honeybee's instinct. Aren't thoughts and feelings, like chains of pearls, with...Read the rest...
Categories: poems, poets,
Form: Rhyme

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