11 Lines of Poetry For National Poetry Month

It is National Poetry Month!

Words are important.

Words carry weight. Words can change the world.

In honor of National Poetry Month I wanted to share 11, perhaps not so popular, lines of poetry. Maybe they will inspire you to read more poetry, maybe they will give you your next tattoo idea. I also provided the links for the poems in case you wanted to check out the entire poem.

Enjoy!

11 Lines of Poetry for National Poetry Month!

“I do not want to be the yellow photograph or book of poems. When I leave this body, Woman, I want to be pure flame. I want to be your song.” From Wind in a Box By: Terrance Hayes
“Out of the ash I rise with my red hair and I eat men like air.” From Lady Lazarus By: Sylvia Plath
“Become dust with me- insignificant and everywhere.” From Death Poem By Alysia Harris
“I too am not a bit tamed—I too am untranslatable;I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.” From Song of Myself By Walt Whitman
“A man takes his sadness down to the river and throws it in the river/ but then he’s still left with the river. A man takes his sadness and throws it away/but then he’s still left with his hands.” From Boot Theory By Richard Siken
“‘How far could you swim, Daddy,in such a storm?’/‘As far as was needed,’ I said,/and as I talked, I swam.” From With Kit, 7, at the Beach By: William Stafford
“What we feel most has no name but amber, archers, cinnamon, horses and birds.” From Forgotten Dialect of the Heart By Jack Gilbert
“I hope my words left scars on your back. I hope somewhere someone reads them and wonders.” From Sweet Disposition By Amber McBride
“It’s never too late to become/ a new thing, to rip the fur// from your face and dive/ dimple first into the strange.” From Portrait of the Alcoholic with Doubt and Kingfisher By Kaveh Akbar
“Angel headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night.” From Howl By Allen Ginsberg
“We grew up learning to cheer for the underdog because we see ourselves in them.” From To This Day By: Shane Koyczan

11 Lines of Poetry For National Poetry Month

It is National Poetry Month!

11 Lines of Poetry for National Poetry Month!

“I do not want to be the yellow photograph or book of poems. When I leave this body, Woman, I want to be pure flame. I want to be your song.” From Wind in a Box By: Terrance Hayes

“Out of the ash I rise with my red hair and I eat men like air.” From Lady Lazarus By: Sylvia Plath

“Become dust with me- insignificant and everywhere.” From Death Poem By Alysia Harris

“I too am not a bit tamed—I too am untranslatable;I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.” From Song of Myself By Walt Whitman

“A man takes his sadness down to the river and throws it in the river/ but then he’s still left with the river. A man takes his sadness and throws it away/but then he’s still left with his hands.” From Boot Theory By Richard Siken

“‘How far could you swim, Daddy,in such a storm?’/‘As far as was needed,’ I said,/and as I talked, I swam.” From With Kit, 7, at the Beach By: William Stafford

“What we feel most has no name but amber, archers, cinnamon, horses and birds.” From Forgotten Dialect of the Heart By Jack Gilbert

“I hope my words left scars on your back. I hope somewhere someone reads them and wonders.” From Sweet Disposition By Amber McBride

“It’s never too late to become/ a new thing, to rip the fur// from your face and dive/ dimple first into the strange.” From Portrait of the Alcoholic with Doubt and Kingfisher By Kaveh Akbar

“Angel headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night.” From Howl By Allen Ginsberg

“We grew up learning to cheer for the underdog because we see ourselves in them.” From To This Day By: Shane Koyczan

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