I look at the Moon and the stars that i can barely see And I scream, I swear I scream I scream so loud But I live in a city and no one hear

The snow glistening on the attic floor As the floorboards begin to creak And the sun beaming in the window Snow falling from the ceiling

Kadeidra Diggles, recently placed 3rd in our Spring 2020 Poetry Contest, where writers came up with their best work to the ‘Weather Indoors’

Peace and Love y’all I’m Brandon, aka ShallowNthaDeep! I’m originally from Los Angeles, California. I’ve been writing poetry since 7th grade

An OG once asked me, "Say youngin, who is you? You don't even know! Originality is lacking in yo group, yall a troop with no lead! Snackin' on scraps, when w...

There can be Christians without a church, there can not be a real church without Christians And this is what the 21st century person needs to understand That...

LIVE Poery Reading Part 2! Our viewers and blog team sent in poems to be read on IG Live. We also included some of the winning poems from our previous Poetry...

IG Live Poetry Reading with Niamey Thomas

Our quarterly contest has been growing! The first ever contest was in 2012 and we are proud to present the Spring 2020 Poetry Contest. Tap!

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Meet Tamillia Valenzuela, she recently placed first with the highest scores from the judges for our Winter 2019-2020 Poetry Contest. Hi! My name is Tamillia ...

Meet Daisy, she recently placed 3rd in our Winter Poetry Contest for 2019-2020, where writers answered "Who are you?" Bio: Daisha Torain also known as Daisy ...

Hey Rooted Family, we are excited to roll out our new poetry contest for the winter. We are hoping to increase submissions, so if you or someone you know wan...

Our competition tends to bring out the best in many writers, both new and old. For others, the prompt simply speaks to them in a way that connects to their k...

So many of us have a passion for writing, but rarely get the chance or desire to share our work. We are proud to be able to provide a few different platforms...

Thanks to all of your support in helping us to keep the writing communities we serve engaged. Hopefully we can continue to encourage more people to submit to...

This season's Poetry Contest was very challenging and every submission was much appreciated. The judges spent well over a week analyzing and scoring the poem...