social commentary

There's a rich history of poetry serving as social commentary, intended to inspire calls to action.

Political Thirty-Seven
Not political? Who gets to be ahead now? Perfect...for others... * Note: I found out about this particular concept with the number 37, and I had to use it for my series of haikus on politics. I believe that finding work can be a political act, as can the decisions made by the ones hiring and deciding who gets to step ahead.
By Kendall Defoe 9 days ago in Poets
Lovely Workplace
Sometimes I feel, I have the best workplace, my dining table. One half is my art studio, the other half holds my laptop.
By Seema Patel9 days ago in Poets
I wasn't going to write a poem today but there's a deadline and therefore I will write a poem today
Do you ever get a feeling That everything is a wee bit fucked? A tingling of the neck A look over the back
By Matthew J. Fromm9 days ago in Poets
Show Me Your Fist And I Will Kill You
Show Me Your Fist And I Will Kill You Show me your fist, I know that sign, A threat you think will make me blind, But I have stood in darker places,
By George’s Girl 2026 9 days ago in Poets
I Wrote A Book of Poems
Hello All! I am coming back to the Vocal Community with exciting news. I formerly had an account under the name Hufflecup. I know I had a few regular readers of my poems. I stepped away from this website to work on getting my poems published and IT WORKED!
By Bill Carney9 days ago in Poets
If Only I Could Tell You
I don’t understand why people communicate so poorly And can’t say what they mean How we keep asking “what do you think?” And “is that okay with you?”
By Oneg In The Arctic9 days ago in Poets
I'm Hurt - You Want To Know Why - Love "Cannot" Flow From The Sides - It Doesn't Really Make Sense - WHO Said That !?
Okay, let's pretend this is my side !? Let's pretend these are my ribs, and my bones - my SIDES !? Let's pretend these are the people who are with ME !?
By 365poetry9 days ago in Poets
Broken Filter. Top Story - April 2026.
Why don’t you ever think before you speak? But I do, and did, I planned to every dotted T. Somehow with every line conversation keeps diverging increasingly unmanageably.
By K.B. Silver 9 days ago in Poets
Where Is That Final Line?
My mind is tired. It needs a break! I lock myself in the room Escaping emotional ache! My mind is tired. Too much goes in.
By Nina Domricheva9 days ago in Poets
Cool Down the Sun, It’s Too Hot
Cool Down the Sun, It’s Too Hot We don’t do heat, not this thick choking kind where walls sweat and bed sheets cling like guilt.
By George’s Girl 2026 9 days ago in Poets
Ugliest station
Is this the ugliest station platform In the whole of Britain? I’m certainly not smitten by it Thanet Parkway A wonder some station platform maker
By Raymond G. Taylor9 days ago in Poets
Autistic Burnout
There is never enough time Not for the adequate rest I need Not to clean my home of dust and grime Not for the work tasks I try to succeed.
By Natasja Rose9 days ago in Poets