Poetry Out Loud : 25 Lines and Fewer

25 Lines and Fewer

ONLY poems listed here or in the current printed anthology are eligible for the 2012-2013 Poetry Out Loud competition. More information here.

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By Mark Strand

In a field
I am the absence
of field. . . .

By Robert Graves

Are you shaken, are you stirred
By a whisper of love,
Spellbound to a word . . .

"I always thought I could never understand poetry and was horrible at reciting it until I got the chance to learn with Poetry Out Loud."

Jenifer Henriquez
2013 RI POL Champion Read more ›