Sound Poems | Examples of Sound Poetry

I hear your shallow breathing Groans and sharp inhales Of oxygen through your teeth Wet shoes at the 7-11 and the Chinese Zodiac I hear, “Can I get a room key?” Slamming doors and...Read the rest...

Silence attacking from deep in the hall Damage inflicted the metronome stalled Blood in the orchestra harmony thrawn Melody slaughtered — rhapsody gone (The New Room: May, 2024) ...Read the rest...

Donald ate beans to full capacitance Added pitted prunes for extravagance He courted the town strumpet ...Read the rest...

In a gentle voice, without any other choice, she sings in blushing rose, as heartfelt yearning slows… In a soft song, resonating all night long, her light trembles warm, feelings flow despite the storm… In an urgent burning, even without discerning, she breaths hope and...Read the rest...

Cool, crisp night air carries the call of the loon Two trumpeter swans croon timeless tunes... Hey,...Read the rest...

Sometimes it's good to give yourself up in an heartfelt yell - to find a place out of earshot of others, a beach will do, or better, a shoreline with rocks and crashing waves, or out bush where there is nothing...Read the rest...

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deeper, deeper plunge in darkening woods branches fallen cross your way as you fall where once you stood sunlight gone ...Read the rest...

Noise, the medium, of endless tedium low decibel levels at a premium Female artists as naked as Eve ...Read the rest...

In clamor continuum noise navigates decibel waves beyond discernment numbed, voice of frenzy feels the caress of hushed calmness, halcyon sentiments ...Read the rest...

Rain drops on the roof, A softly sibilant sound, Gliding through the gutters, As they gently go to ground. ...Read the rest...

I am losing the war against myself Who I am vs who I am supposed to be against what I am It exhausting when your opponent is a fighter Its exhausting fighting the mirror Cuts...Read the rest...

I sat and watched as it continually banged it's head into the window pane, that fly. My cat sits on the cill and swipes out at the fly as it buzzes around his head, But he missed...Read the rest...

"Zzzzzzz!" goes a bothersome bee up close, yet so Eerily s t i l l was the meditating Tibetan monk; Nothing seems to faze him in a trance-like state. ...Read the rest...

Sounds, bathed in memories, Glistening, shimmering, sparkly sounds On rivers of gentle, feeling left out By August sun, blazing tangerine, bursting Buttery wonder through the reflections, Stirrings of grace, melodies of praise, Imitating the faith that warms, Souls embraced by the...Read the rest...