Poetry about Books
#books
Poetry about books, here you'll find poems about, or inspired by, books. Poems about the power of words and books to influence, move and inspire. Poetry by avid readers of books and those for whom a book, or books, have had a profound influence over their life, and their writing.
oskar
Poem Published
22nd Oct 2024 11:20am
22nd Oct 2024 11:20am
a cold snap
cold environment
In the flat farming landscape
the soil had frozen solid in the absence of snow
in a hollow, rain had made a lake
where he could go try skating after the animals
had been seen to
when he opened the door to the stalls, the cows
mooed wanted milking and stalls cleaned
with fresh straws
sheep and goats, taken into the barn
were the first to let out when there was a thaw
with his job done, washed his hands in
the scullery kitchen ate big slices of homemade bread, cheese, marmalade, and milk
the tiny lake...
In the flat farming landscape
the soil had frozen solid in the absence of snow
in a hollow, rain had made a lake
where he could go try skating after the animals
had been seen to
when he opened the door to the stalls, the cows
mooed wanted milking and stalls cleaned
with fresh straws
sheep and goats, taken into the barn
were the first to let out when there was a thaw
with his job done, washed his hands in
the scullery kitchen ate big slices of homemade bread, cheese, marmalade, and milk
the tiny lake...
#books
#LifeAsAWriter
#MyInspiration #reading
#MyInspiration #reading
53 reads
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MidnightSonneteer
Poem Published
30th Sep 2024 8:19pm
30th Sep 2024 8:19pm
Nottingham
The martinet conservative
will claim they know about the state
whereto the rich the poor must give
to guarantee a happy fate.
The rich, they say, know money best,
and that is why they need your tax
for keeping merry men oppressed
and living in rude tents and shacks.
But Robin Hood had understood,
long before any Marxist did,
that tax was for the public good
and not just for some spoiled kid.
So go and check your dusty books
to get your money story straight
from Marx and Robin instead of crooks... ...
will claim they know about the state
whereto the rich the poor must give
to guarantee a happy fate.
The rich, they say, know money best,
and that is why they need your tax
for keeping merry men oppressed
and living in rude tents and shacks.
But Robin Hood had understood,
long before any Marxist did,
that tax was for the public good
and not just for some spoiled kid.
So go and check your dusty books
to get your money story straight
from Marx and Robin instead of crooks... ...
#books
#money
222 reads
8 Comments
Adelphina
Poem Published
22nd Sep 2024 00:38am
22nd Sep 2024 00:38am
My Memoir Grimoire
Letters steadily seep from my pen
soul kissed, finding their sacred spot
casting spells with words
soaking each page with creation
mating with paper for life
My mind, the sun
often so bright I don't
see the words as they come
they spill, blindly
determined to burn alive
At other times
my mind's shadow
howls at the moon
baring its sharp teeth
with every bitten word
scaring my fingers
Each breath, a second of time
spreading to all four corners
of my favorite pages
addicted to the...
soul kissed, finding their sacred spot
casting spells with words
soaking each page with creation
mating with paper for life
My mind, the sun
often so bright I don't
see the words as they come
they spill, blindly
determined to burn alive
At other times
my mind's shadow
howls at the moon
baring its sharp teeth
with every bitten word
scaring my fingers
Each breath, a second of time
spreading to all four corners
of my favorite pages
addicted to the...
#books
#witches
#WritingPoetry
487 reads
41 Comments
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
1st Sep 2024 00:54am
1st Sep 2024 00:54am
fully booked
I was reading
and you wanted to talk
but I clung to my book
I was reading ..
and you wanted to talk
but I clung to my book
I was reading ..
#books
77 reads
1 Comment
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
26th Aug 2024 00:15am
26th Aug 2024 00:15am
it’s just how it is
phone’s died,
so tomorrow I’ll get
a new
one doesn't
mean
to sound
quite
so heartless,
of course
so tomorrow I’ll get
a new
one doesn't
mean
to sound
quite
so heartless,
of course
#books
81 reads
1 Comment
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
22nd Aug 2024 00:04am
22nd Aug 2024 00:04am
he didn't really want to get to know her
the young couple in the room
was empty
empty bottles empty glasses
he couldn’t see
through
whatever it was that she was hiding
behind her was a book
he’d never read
her
and her bloody books ..
was empty
empty bottles empty glasses
he couldn’t see
through
whatever it was that she was hiding
behind her was a book
he’d never read
her
and her bloody books ..
#books
84 reads
0 Comments
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
20th Aug 2024 10:49pm
20th Aug 2024 10:49pm
where he went
pickwick papers
over the
cracks
open
a bottle of scotch
and sits back
to relax
on a coach
down to
kent
over the
cracks
open
a bottle of scotch
and sits back
to relax
on a coach
down to
kent
#books
85 reads
0 Comments
Casted_Runes
Mr Karswell
Mr Karswell
Poem Published
12th Aug 2024 2:42pm
12th Aug 2024 2:42pm
Workplace Lunchtime, a Haiku
Eating tangy sweets.
Reading Agatha Christie.
A half hour's joy.
Reading Agatha Christie.
A half hour's joy.
#books
#food
#job #TimeHeals
#job #TimeHeals
85 reads
2 Comments
PAR
Poem Published
1st Aug 2024 4:14pm
1st Aug 2024 4:14pm
I am PAR
Hello! I’m PAR, a gentle soul
with a penchant for birds and books.
While I may not be the most conventionally
handsome guy, my heart is as big as the sky.
I may not tower over others,
but I stand tall in kindness!
Well, let’s just say I’ve got a cozy dad bod.
A warm shade of hazel fits my eyes,
like the autumn leaves.
A bald character!
Comfortable and practical.
I prefer flannel shirts and worn-in jeans.
I lose myself in the pages of classic
poetry and blood epics.
Ask me about my favorite book, ...
with a penchant for birds and books.
While I may not be the most conventionally
handsome guy, my heart is as big as the sky.
I may not tower over others,
but I stand tall in kindness!
Well, let’s just say I’ve got a cozy dad bod.
A warm shade of hazel fits my eyes,
like the autumn leaves.
A bald character!
Comfortable and practical.
I prefer flannel shirts and worn-in jeans.
I lose myself in the pages of classic
poetry and blood epics.
Ask me about my favorite book, ...
#birds
#books
#confessional
#myself
#strength
95 reads
7 Comments
VictorDLopez
Poem Published
18th Jul 2024 11:55pm
18th Jul 2024 11:55pm
Poem announcing free eBooks through July 31
As my thanks to all,
I've made all of my eBooks,
On sale for July.
Single stories free,
Full books 25 percent off,
Through end of July.
Includes poetry,
Also fiction collections,
And my novel too.
Not all retailers,
Will honor the sale this month,
A number, though, will.
Smashwords honors all,
Includes law-related books,
Check out all below.
Thank you in advance,
For your support, dear readers,
Hope you'll view the sale.
Smashwords link to my eBooks...
I've made all of my eBooks,
On sale for July.
Single stories free,
Full books 25 percent off,
Through end of July.
Includes poetry,
Also fiction collections,
And my novel too.
Not all retailers,
Will honor the sale this month,
A number, though, will.
Smashwords honors all,
Includes law-related books,
Check out all below.
Thank you in advance,
For your support, dear readers,
Hope you'll view the sale.
Smashwords link to my eBooks...
#books
#gratitude
#haiku #reading
#haiku #reading
110 reads
0 Comments
MidnightSonneteer
Poem Published
23rd Jun 2024 1:13am
23rd Jun 2024 1:13am
The Sammelband Dream
I saw two dark volumes of ancient text
with their cover boards in a collate twist
and old water damage that left them flexed,
which is just the thing no scholar can resist.
They were under an old magazine stack
of surplus National Geographics
and a Britannica set, on a rack,
with an undiscovered script of Sapphics.
They were the totem midnight mind précis
of all the old books I will never read
or quick scan on a literary spree,
were I an immortal cranked up on speed.
...
with their cover boards in a collate twist
and old water damage that left them flexed,
which is just the thing no scholar can resist.
They were under an old magazine stack
of surplus National Geographics
and a Britannica set, on a rack,
with an undiscovered script of Sapphics.
They were the totem midnight mind précis
of all the old books I will never read
or quick scan on a literary spree,
were I an immortal cranked up on speed.
...
#books
#LifeAsAWriter
#passion #reading
#passion #reading
137 reads
2 Comments
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
18th Jun 2024 4:07am
18th Jun 2024 4:07am
Book review: A Marvellous Light, by Freya Marske
Okay, so I don't normally do book reviews, actually I don't do them at all. I just sometimes think about what I would say if someone asked about what I'm reading. No one ever asks.
This book almost demands a review, or something. I have read it three times in the last four days, which I never do.
With most books I enjoy, I read it, savour it, analyze it, and then stick it on a shelf for the next time I'm in the mood for it. I think I can name ever book I have read and reread, and held onto for the precious story it is. This is one of those books, only moreso.
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This book almost demands a review, or something. I have read it three times in the last four days, which I never do.
With most books I enjoy, I read it, savour it, analyze it, and then stick it on a shelf for the next time I'm in the mood for it. I think I can name ever book I have read and reread, and held onto for the precious story it is. This is one of those books, only moreso.
...
#books
#curse
#gay
#LGBT
#magic
223 reads
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