🔥 We are only 6 members away from becoming 300 Strong in The Art of Poetry Community on Skool. What started as a few poets sharing words has turned into a family of writers, dreamers, storytellers, and beautifully chaotic humans who somehow made poetry feel alive again. 300 isn’t just a number. It’s 300 voices. 300 stories. 300 people proving poetry still matters in a loud world. If you’ve been lurking in the shadows with a notebook full of poems and trust issues… this is your sign. 😂 Come write with us. Come grow with us. Come be part of something real.

Congratulations to Kimberly Virga for this week’s winning poem: 🖋️ You Know You Loved Me Best Raw. Emotional. Unforgettable. This poem hit like a whisper and a wrecking ball at the same time. Please show Kimberly some love in the comments! 👏🖤

🌎 If the world ended tomorrow… what is one thing people forgot to appreciate while they still had the chance? Could be something huge. Could be something tiny. A sunset. A mother’s laugh. Quiet mornings. Real conversation. Fireflies. Clean water. The sound of your dog walking down the hallway at 2AM like they pay rent. 🐾 Let’s hear it.

Another drawing I did last night

walk. Many people believe great poems come from sudden inspiration. A lightning strike of creativity. But most poets eventually discover that powerful poems often come from something much deeper. They come from paying attention to life. Moments A small moment can become a poem. A quiet walk.A memory. A conversation. A feeling that appears unexpectedly. Poets notice moments that others might pass by. Then they capture them with words. Experiences Life experiences shape poetry. Love, loss, growth, mistakes, hope. The more life a poet lives, the more material they have to draw from. Poetry often grows from the places where emotion and experience meet. Observation Great poets observe the world carefully. They notice details. The way light falls through a window. The silence in a room. The way someone speaks or moves. Observation turns everyday life into poetry. Reflection Some poems appear quickly. Others take time. Reflection allows poets to understand their experiences more deeply. Sometimes the meaning behind a poem becomes clear only after we have lived with the moment for a while. The Poet’s Role A poet does not need to chase inspiration. Instead, poets learn to stay open to the world around them. Because great poems are often already there… waiting to be noticed.