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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Inkplay

I find my scribblings are either brimming with light or staring into darkness, well, we all have to peer into the void sometimes.

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Tallen

earth_empath

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

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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
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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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