Author: wildsoundwritingfestival

The first man looked at the rib girl Who was ripped right from his chest He said “You look cute in your birthday suit And I really do dig your breasts.” Then he palindromed “Madam I’m Adam!” She said, “I’m Eve, please don’t leave!” And soon they got up and at ‘em And reproduced like… Continue reading Relationship Poem: ADAM AND EVE, by Robert “Smokey” Miles

If you hear a parent scream curse words from the stands, it could be because their child is in danger, or just that their 8U team is losing. Always leave the game knowing right where you are going next; the left is for getting followed to your car while receiving death threats. You suck! is… Continue reading Read Poem: What Every Referee Should Know, by Brynn Hogan

Genre: Abuse It’s horrendous down this dark hall The one you know Bloody Mary haunts Which ends in a glow in the dark Poster of a green skinned alien waving We don’t know if it’s hello or goodbye Or fuck you, you human piece of garbage Because we can’t speak alien At 3 in the… Continue reading Read Poem: Bloody Mary, by Anthony Jackson

I woke up today. Again. Wondering when, These feelings will end. Where has my mind been? Lately, I find myself, Drifting away, During the day, To a place, I’ve only seen, In my dreams. It seems to me, To be, A place of such eloquence, And beauty, That was constructed, With much precision, And grace.… Continue reading Read Poem: The Harbinger of Darkness, by Chase Walker

It hits you out of nowhere, Just when you least expect it Not a care in the world, just walking along Just whistling a tune, like birdsong The sun is shining what a great day But something is waiting in the dark kept at bay But I keep skipping and laughing Basking in the light… Continue reading Read Poem: The Punch of Gloom, by Kayla Connelly

I. When you step out of the shower, do not get dressed. Retrieve a sharpie from your desk and draw a dotted line along your thighs, your stomach and the undersides of your arms. In the kitchen, take a wide-handled chef’s knife and cut along the lines. Make sure your hands are steady, or you… Continue reading Read Poem: Parmesan, by Emily Teitsworth

Wandering child Finding a way Figuring out What to say, Sometimes afraid Of what will happen today, But no need to fear the unknown, Only to look back And realize How much one has grown, And cherishing the only life That only oneself Would ever own, And the past has shown The lifelong journey Towards… Continue reading Read Poem: A Testament to the Human Spirit, by Alex Phuong

My head is, an inch, near a loop Of a hanging rope, A tear is, on a verge of my eye, Upon slipping. My soul is ruggedly drying as an Oat bread Ascending its fragments with Umbel’s nectar to The lunar heaven. I begin to swallow my breath, My heart started lisping, my skin prickling… Continue reading Read Poem: rigor mortis, by Omar Khalifah

Transcripted by: Sophia P. Csulak Is there something you wish to say in your defense? To those in the stands today, hold your hearty heirlooms of red in hand, archaic maybe Recklessly engaged in casus belli2 for sin alone Throat of shrill thrashes against chains You there, amongst the masses, I fear to point out… Continue reading Read Poem: Psychotic American: Case of an Actus Reus1