Nonfiction Poetry
#nonfiction
Nonfiction poetry, here you'll find poems about facts, real events and true stories. Informative and factual, nonfiction poetry and short stories, on a range of subjects.
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Mr Karswell
Mr Karswell
Poem Published
30th Jun 2022 11:55pm
30th Jun 2022 11:55pm
Murder, Motive, and Memory: A Little Essay on Agatha Christie
The best encapsulation of detective novelist and “Queen of Crime” Agatha Christie’s appeal came, I think, from the poet Stevie Smith, in a review she wrote of Christie’s late novel, 1967’s Endless Night: “I mostly read Agatha Christie this year (and every year). I wish I could write more about what she does for one in the way of lifting the weight, and so on."
I myself read Agatha Christie as a child and am still very fond of her. I like reading her work in paperback form, as published by Fontana with those beautiful and eccentric covers. I return to Christie whenever I need...
I myself read Agatha Christie as a child and am still very fond of her. I like reading her work in paperback form, as published by Fontana with those beautiful and eccentric covers. I return to Christie whenever I need...
#murder
#books
#historical #nonfiction
#historical #nonfiction
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randyjohnson
Poem Published
26th Jun 2022 4:43pm
26th Jun 2022 4:43pm
Bubby
He was called Bubby and he went to Heaven.
He died in 2018 at the young age of fifty-seven.
When we moved into my house in 1977, Bubby became our neighbor and he lived close to us.
Decades ago, Bubby saw Dad using an extension cord with frayed wires and he said "That's dangerous".
Dad didn't want to spend the money even though it was something he could easily afford.
After Bubby jumped down his throat, my dad finally decided to buy a new extension cord.
Mom could open a door on a truck when others couldn't and Bubby said "She's a witch".
In all of his 57...
He died in 2018 at the young age of fifty-seven.
When we moved into my house in 1977, Bubby became our neighbor and he lived close to us.
Decades ago, Bubby saw Dad using an extension cord with frayed wires and he said "That's dangerous".
Dad didn't want to spend the money even though it was something he could easily afford.
After Bubby jumped down his throat, my dad finally decided to buy a new extension cord.
Mom could open a door on a truck when others couldn't and Bubby said "She's a witch".
In all of his 57...
#friendship
#death
#nonfiction
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Brandon
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Poem Published
24th Jun 2022 11:18pm
24th Jun 2022 11:18pm
Finding Thine Heart
Brink of destiny
Sprawling as I fall
Gliding on
The arms of my affair
My loving winged maiden.
Afar so close
A distance bringing on hurt
But a dying darkness
Leaving light
Contempt to fly on.
Deep inside
Coming out
A rival fear
I will be left without
A dream coming true
My siren in the night.
I hear I see
I peer on with glee
My maiden of the light
Morning coming
Moon setting
Up throughout the hours.
Gentle speak
A soaring might
Our every delight ...
Sprawling as I fall
Gliding on
The arms of my affair
My loving winged maiden.
Afar so close
A distance bringing on hurt
But a dying darkness
Leaving light
Contempt to fly on.
Deep inside
Coming out
A rival fear
I will be left without
A dream coming true
My siren in the night.
I hear I see
I peer on with glee
My maiden of the light
Morning coming
Moon setting
Up throughout the hours.
Gentle speak
A soaring might
Our every delight ...
#love
#SelfDiscovery
#passion #nonfiction
#passion #nonfiction
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
6th Jun 2022 3:31am
6th Jun 2022 3:31am
My Culture Fix
My favourite author and book
My favourite author right now is Becky Chambers. She writes very character centric sci fi that I love.
My favourite book at the moment is The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. It's a wonderfully imaginative adventure.
The book I'm reading
The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar. I've read it before and will probably read it again.
The book I wish I had written
None really. Not yet.
The book I couldn't finish
A Thousand Spendid Suns. I'd just left a difficult relationship and it was too emotionally...
My favourite author right now is Becky Chambers. She writes very character centric sci fi that I love.
My favourite book at the moment is The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. It's a wonderfully imaginative adventure.
The book I'm reading
The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar. I've read it before and will probably read it again.
The book I wish I had written
None really. Not yet.
The book I couldn't finish
A Thousand Spendid Suns. I'd just left a difficult relationship and it was too emotionally...
#confessional
#myself
#nonfiction
65 reads
1 Comment
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Mr Karswell
Mr Karswell
Poem Published
5th Jun 2022 4:33am
5th Jun 2022 4:33am
My Culture Fix
My favourite author and book
Flannery O'Connor is my favourite author, by far. There are too many books to name a single favourite or even a list of favourites, but an obvious one for me is O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away, a Southern Gothic (though I think that she hated the term) novel about the raising of a Christian prophet. Another obvious one is the Bible, King James edition. I love English literature, and it's not just the Bible, it's the Bible of the language that I'm writing in now.
My tastes tend to run to the Gothic, so a lot of my favourites tend to be either...
Flannery O'Connor is my favourite author, by far. There are too many books to name a single favourite or even a list of favourites, but an obvious one for me is O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away, a Southern Gothic (though I think that she hated the term) novel about the raising of a Christian prophet. Another obvious one is the Bible, King James edition. I love English literature, and it's not just the Bible, it's the Bible of the language that I'm writing in now.
My tastes tend to run to the Gothic, so a lot of my favourites tend to be either...
#nonfiction
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2 Comments
Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
1st Jun 2022 9:39pm
1st Jun 2022 9:39pm
fact or fiction, the news has it all
I read the news
and wonder why
the fuck I even bothered
when there is nothing good
hidden in the words
and all the articles
set my anxiety into overdrive
I tried only looking
at good news
but found it too
happily pretentious
and unrelateable
I want to live in a world
where everything
in the news doesn't feel like
an impending apocalypse
is waiting just around the corner
Wars, dementia studies
today eggs will kill you
tomorrow they won't
everything will give you...
and wonder why
the fuck I even bothered
when there is nothing good
hidden in the words
and all the articles
set my anxiety into overdrive
I tried only looking
at good news
but found it too
happily pretentious
and unrelateable
I want to live in a world
where everything
in the news doesn't feel like
an impending apocalypse
is waiting just around the corner
Wars, dementia studies
today eggs will kill you
tomorrow they won't
everything will give you...
#lies
#LifeStruggles
#fiction
#MentalHealth
#nonfiction
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9 Comments
randyjohnson
Poem Published
30th May 2022 9:40pm
30th May 2022 9:40pm
In The Face Of Danger
Today is May the 30th and it's Memorial Day.
Americans are paying tribute to those who fought and died for the USA.
116,516 American soldiers died during World War I.
They died while fighting the enemy with their guns.
405,399 American soldiers died during World War II.
When I say that many have died for the USA, it's true.
58,220 American soldiers died while they fought in Vietnam.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died for Uncle Sam.
The casualties were far less during the Persian Gulf War, only 219 Americans perished.
Many men fought and...
Americans are paying tribute to those who fought and died for the USA.
116,516 American soldiers died during World War I.
They died while fighting the enemy with their guns.
405,399 American soldiers died during World War II.
When I say that many have died for the USA, it's true.
58,220 American soldiers died while they fought in Vietnam.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died for Uncle Sam.
The casualties were far less during the Persian Gulf War, only 219 Americans perished.
Many men fought and...
#war
#America
#holiday
#memorial
#nonfiction
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randyjohnson
Poem Published
29th May 2022 2:22am
29th May 2022 2:22am
Sony PlayStation 5
After a year and a half of waiting, I finally bought a Sony PS5 this morning at GameStop. It was very frustrating because I had asked the GameStop employees many times if they had any PS5s. They always said no. Walmart also sells PS5s but just like GameStop, they fly off the shelves.
I've been angry at Sony because of their inefficiency. There has been a big demand for the PlayStation 5 but not a big supply. It's ridiculous to have to wait eighteen months to buy something.
About a week and a half ago, I asked a GameStop employee if they had any PS5s. She said they would...
I've been angry at Sony because of their inefficiency. There has been a big demand for the PlayStation 5 but not a big supply. It's ridiculous to have to wait eighteen months to buy something.
About a week and a half ago, I asked a GameStop employee if they had any PS5s. She said they would...
#nonfiction
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randyjohnson
Poem Published
21st May 2022 5:30pm
21st May 2022 5:30pm
Jon Pertwee's Demise
Jon Pertwee portrayed the third incarnation of The Doctor. He starred in five seasons of Doctor Who from 1970 to 1974. He starred in twenty-four episodes. For those who may not know, Pertwee was a British actor. He died twenty-six years ago on May 20, 1996 at the age of seventy-six. He died of a heart attack in his sleep while visiting the USA.
Patrick Troughton starred as the second incarnation of The Doctor. And coincidentally, he also died of a heart attack while visiting the USA. Troughton died on March 28, 1987 at the age of sixty-seven.
Time sure does fly. When...
Patrick Troughton starred as the second incarnation of The Doctor. And coincidentally, he also died of a heart attack while visiting the USA. Troughton died on March 28, 1987 at the age of sixty-seven.
Time sure does fly. When...
#death
#anniversary
#Britain #nonfiction
#Britain #nonfiction
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DreamIllusions
Poem Published
18th May 2022 5:17pm
18th May 2022 5:17pm
Lost Between the Pages
This book has not yet been published
But handed off to some volunteers instead
Please read and let me know
If you like what’s rattling round my head
The first draft has been rewritten
I was told no would want the first
It was written like a diary
Someone found hidden in the dirt
Now it contains proper chapters
With clever titles and the like
To keep the reader hooked
To keep them reading through the night
Wait until they discover
The darkness in between the words
The monster that waits just behind
All...
But handed off to some volunteers instead
Please read and let me know
If you like what’s rattling round my head
The first draft has been rewritten
I was told no would want the first
It was written like a diary
Someone found hidden in the dirt
Now it contains proper chapters
With clever titles and the like
To keep the reader hooked
To keep them reading through the night
Wait until they discover
The darkness in between the words
The monster that waits just behind
All...
#childhood
#secrets
#LifeStruggles
#emotional
#nonfiction
62 reads
3 Comments
Cosmonaut-x
Poem Published
17th May 2022 7:56am
17th May 2022 7:56am
Tearing at the seams
The mind is a crazy place to be in
I mean like thinking deep
Like your observing from above
But hearing the thoughts deep internally
And memories
Hundreds of thousands of images reeling
Almost like time traveling
Then snapped back to reality
I’ve been told I’m disassociating
I wish I could hold a moment
Just frozen in time but still feel it
Imagine that
Just stop everything
Reaching thru the realities
Grabbing that feeling
And never letting go of it .
And I hate those sayings
You know the ones like ...
I mean like thinking deep
Like your observing from above
But hearing the thoughts deep internally
And memories
Hundreds of thousands of images reeling
Almost like time traveling
Then snapped back to reality
I’ve been told I’m disassociating
I wish I could hold a moment
Just frozen in time but still feel it
Imagine that
Just stop everything
Reaching thru the realities
Grabbing that feeling
And never letting go of it .
And I hate those sayings
You know the ones like ...
#LifeStruggles
#SelfReflection
#nonfiction
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RevolutionAL
Poem Published
16th May 2022 9:32am
16th May 2022 9:32am
of friendship & acquaintance (a journal entry of visions)
1.
this first letter
posted to the queen
needing to protect her tea
seen floating through
Cape Town, where
Atlantic oceans kissed
the Indian sea
2.
relationships built in pain,
tears, broken hearts,
grease under finger nails,
walks through mountains
transporting water in pails.
3.
life is not easy
there's enough street in your blood
to know sacrifice
enough tear in your make up
to preach suffering
4.
placing christmas cards
on a mantelpiece ...
this first letter
posted to the queen
needing to protect her tea
seen floating through
Cape Town, where
Atlantic oceans kissed
the Indian sea
2.
relationships built in pain,
tears, broken hearts,
grease under finger nails,
walks through mountains
transporting water in pails.
3.
life is not easy
there's enough street in your blood
to know sacrifice
enough tear in your make up
to preach suffering
4.
placing christmas cards
on a mantelpiece ...
#dreams
#LifeAsAWriter
#metaphor
#nonfiction
#StreamOfConsciousness
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