Poetry
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Poem: “Minefields” By Kyle Dargan
“Many men are booby traps. You think you’re picking up a song, a shield, or a heart, then, lo and behold, there’s a man inside.”
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Women From A Kerala Medical College Created Hundreds Of Haikus To Protest Period Shaming
“Do you know why a woman bleeds? She bleeds for glee. For happiness. And to create a new life.”
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Poem: “Resignation” By Jameson Fitzpatrick
“No, see, / spite is so much easier than love…”
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Poem: “Huk-Huk” By Robin Coste Lewis
“The dogs do not speak English / So you curse each one in French…”
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Poem: “Ode To Rereading Rimbaud In Lubbock, Texas” By Chen Chen
“So why isn’t Lubbock the new Fire Island or P-town? For months I dreamt it was, could be.”
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“Roses Are Red” Poems + The “Maury Show” = Poetry Perfection
The “Maury” show makes everything better. Even poetry.
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Poem: “Sixty” By Mark Doty
“Write the night enormous. / Is that what souls are for?”
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Poem: “Aubade With Sage And Lemon” By Tarfia Faizullah
“A few / more minutes, love, / he said, a few more / hours.”
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Three New Poems By Nick Flynn
“I’ll have another / child, a back-up, in / another city, with / another woman, just / in case.”
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Poem: “Fairy Tale” By Sam Sax
“can you believe / there’s freedom in being so out / of control you can pass through / a man unseen”
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Bad High School Poetry
“Took back my lipgloss back biatch Give back the other Or no J crew polo tee for you.”
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Poem: “Family Portrait As Denoument” By Traci Brimhall
A new poem from BuzzFeed READER.
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22 Accidental Poems That Will Make You Laugh
“I love you, you love me, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3.”
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Poem: “Catching Copper” By Natalie Diaz
A new poem for BuzzFeed READER.
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17 Poems To Read When The World Is Too Much
“Where does it hurt? Everywhere. Everywhere. Everywhere.”
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Poem: “Social Skills Training” By Solmaz Sharif
A new poem for BuzzFeed READER from Sharif’s forthcoming collection Look.
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This Poem Shows The Effect Eating Disorders Have On People’s Lives
“Soon enough you feel like you’re in control again.”
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Poem: “The Five Stages Of Drowning” By Patricia Smith
A new prose poem for READER from Patricia Smith.
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This Is Where We Broke Up
“Maybe you cared more than I thought…”
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Poem: “It Doesn’t Feel Like A Time To Write” By Danez Smith
A new poem for BuzzFeed READER.
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Poem: “Rated R” By Denise Duhamel
A new prose poem for BuzzFeed READER.
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Eurovision Lyrics Make Oddly Effective Motivational Posters
It works far too well, tbh.
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11 Short Poems That’ll Tug At The Heart Strings Of Any Woman Who’s Been Body-Shamed
“Often, I feel that low self-esteem is a criteria for a person to be feminine.” — Ena Ganguly
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Thousands Of Women LOVE This Poem Calling Out What Men Don’t Know About Body Hair
“So when a man calls me beautiful… I dare him to wait till my hair grows back.”
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11 Haikus That Perfectly Sum Up Being A Book Nerd
“I would rather be / reading my favorite book / at home, with no pants.”
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You Need To Watch This Video To Understand The Beauty Of Arunachal Pradesh
“When it rains, we all eat fried food. And when we’re in a good mood, we listen to the same Bollywood songs.”
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7 Lesbian Sex Haikus (With Cats!)
If you’ve ever wondered what lesbian sex is like, these haikus are for you.
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Poem: “Ode To Lithium #13: Snakes In Your Arms”
A prose poem for BuzzFeed READER by Shira Erlichman.
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For Everyone Who’s Ever Loved Someone Who Loves Sports
A poem about game day.
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Poem: “Service” By Ada Limón
A poem from Ada Limón’s collection Bright Dead Things.