Original poetry, short stories and spoken word.

Deep Underground Poetry

A writing and poetry community.

Our free platform lets you share and publish poems, lyrics, short stories, spoken word and performance poetry. Meet other poets, writers and spoken word artists. Get critique and improve your writing. Take part in poetry competitions and host your own.

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Samnash

Sam Nash

A poet by nature, a stargazer at night.

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Poems & Short Stories

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
Last Post 10 hours ago

Miscellaneous Poems
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Song Lyrics
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Fictional Prose
Last Post 17 hours ago

Non-Fiction Prose
Last Post 19 hours ago