Poetry and Such…

Hello! Welcome to my blog! This page is dedicated to the exploration of the reading and writing of poetry. My name is Kayla. I am a college student with a love of poetry. I have loved poetry since I could read. I hope this blog can inspire some creative thinking, form new friendships, and just […]

Pain and Poetry

This may sound like I am trying to sell you poetry. I don’t care and I hope you buy it. If you were to watch poetry in a movie there would be a dark lit cafe with people snapping their fingers. I love poetry and I have never been in that position, (not that I […]

Fighting Oppression through Poetry

There are so many types of people in this beautiful country we live in. I hope that all of you reading this have joined me in 2016 and wish for equality. Even though things are better than they were a hundred years ago, there is far to go. These poets have written poems that speak […]

Expression!

Poetry can be used for a lot of things. My single favorite thing poetry is used for is expression. Honestly, I don’t feel like I am a good poet. I am fine with this. I don’t write poetry because I feel it will change the world. I write poetry because in that small stint in […]

Who Doesn’t Love Options?

I have heard people misconstrue poetry as just some words that rhyme. That is not the case at all. There are so many forms and types of poetry. You can categorize them into several different forms. You have heard of sonnets, free verse, and various other types of poetry but I thought this video could […]

Where Did Poetry Come From?

I think we can all recognize poetry when we see it. Poetry, in my definition, is telling a story through rhythmic words. Poetry, like anything else, has a starting point. I have attached an article that explains in technical terms what exactly poetry is. This article also gives you some insight into the initial purpose […]

Magnetic Poetry

I recently learned about a type of poetry where you take magnets with different words on them and use them to form a poem. I must say, I was not a huge fan of the idea when I heard about it. I thought it was kind of silly to limit your thoughts to the word […]

Bob Frost…

Okay, I may be a little presumptuous here but I would almost bet if Robert Frost were alive, he would be my best friend. We would be such good friends, he would ask me to call him Bob. I would follow him around and tell him how wonderful he is all the time. I mean, […]

Good ‘Ol Poe

I know we have all heard of Edgar Allan Poe. I, like many others, am intrigued by his dark, creepy poetry. I know the majority of people automatically connect Poe with his poem, “The Raven” and who am I to go against the norms? I attached a copy of that poem here on the off […]

Just One Of My Favorites…

The poem I am sharing here is written by a young poet named Sarah Kay. This is one my favorite poems ever. I discovered it a year ago and have loved it ever since. When you are 23 years old, I feel like you are kind of forced to look at yourself. I feel like […]