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Deep Underground Poetry is a platform for sharing and publishing poems, lyrics, short stories, spoken word and performance poetry. Meet other poets, writers and spoken word artists. Get critique, improve your writing and take part in poetry competitions. This is your freedom to push boundaries, challenge ideas and engage in thought provoking discussions. Are you interested in joining our diverse network of poets and writers?

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Poetry Writing Month

Join us for NaPoWriMo, write 30 poems in 30 days throughout April.
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Poems & Short Stories

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Observational Poems
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Inspirational Poems
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Erotic Poems
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Dark Poems
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Love Poems
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Self Poems
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Drugs Poems
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Story Poems
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Anger Poems
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Spiritual Poems
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Miscellaneous Poems
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Song Lyrics
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Fictional Prose
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Non-Fiction Prose
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Tallen
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earth_empath

I am not really a seasoned writer. I write to Feel Less and I read to Feel more.
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FeNyX
FeNyX

Still me ...  I just put the pixels on the screen, usually straight from the heart/soul with no filter  No I won't compromise my principles ...  Just Write ...  Taken with a lot of things ... Like beauty of any kind ... Bless and love ... . - Alan
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Spoken Word Poetry

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spoken word poem Nothing But Trouble spoken word poem Elegy For David Macleod spoken word poem This Is A Man’s world (Remastered) spoken word poem A love letter to my first spoken word poem Time And Space spoken word poem Women - Where is that power?

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Rhyme and Reason
Rhyme and Reason
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A space to discuss Life, the Universe and Everything. Together we'll debate everything from the big mysteries to the small peculiarities of life, and all that's in between.
The Haiku Pond
The Haiku Pond
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Get your feet wet with haiku, senryu and other forms of Japanese poetry. Let's learn, share and create together.
Words on a Canvas
Words on a Canvas
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Give vision to poetry. You can learn more about giving that true feeling to your poem visually, and how to create it. Perfect if you enjoy sharing your poetry on social media, or want to switch up a composition.