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.
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
564 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
104 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
108 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
128 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
116 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
116 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
132 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
159 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
188 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.
...
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
288 reads
1 Comment
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
13th Jun 2024 8:21am
13th Jun 2024 8:21am
trashy romance novels
I got a second hand
trashy romance novel for free
with the points on my local
bookstore loyalty card
I love picking up books
without really knowing
what I'm buying
it's just more fun that way
And as far as trashy romance goes
this was pretty classy
and unexpectedly funny
I laughed so hard I had to stop reading
more that once
because I was blinded
by my own tears of laughter
I think it was fate
that had me reaching that day
for the...
trashy romance novel for free
with the points on my local
bookstore loyalty card
I love picking up books
without really knowing
what I'm buying
it's just more fun that way
And as far as trashy romance goes
this was pretty classy
and unexpectedly funny
I laughed so hard I had to stop reading
more that once
because I was blinded
by my own tears of laughter
I think it was fate
that had me reaching that day
for the...
#books
#happiness
176 reads
6 Comments
ImperfectedStone
The Gardener
The Gardener
Poem Published
25th May 2024 9:32am
25th May 2024 9:32am
Send me a text
Sent me a text
My lover read Demon Copperhead,
out on the headland, his eyes -
voracious beacons of light.
He was eighty, uttered sonnets in the local pub,
orchestrated Shakespeare in the gardens of his home.
My lover lent me High Fidelity,
one Winter when the snow fell so thick I sunk boots
into the depths of Suffolk plains.
I read it between coffees,
in a record shop that reminded me
of that place I had no reason
to ever return to.
My lovers gave me collections for my birthday,
ones they thought would...
My lover read Demon Copperhead,
out on the headland, his eyes -
voracious beacons of light.
He was eighty, uttered sonnets in the local pub,
orchestrated Shakespeare in the gardens of his home.
My lover lent me High Fidelity,
one Winter when the snow fell so thick I sunk boots
into the depths of Suffolk plains.
I read it between coffees,
in a record shop that reminded me
of that place I had no reason
to ever return to.
My lovers gave me collections for my birthday,
ones they thought would...
#books
#home
#love #narrative
#love #narrative
223 reads
2 Comments
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