A Week in Substack Poetry 07/2025
Let's dive into 10 poem from Substack published in week 7 of 2025
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Ten Quintains
A quintain is a target used for lances in jousting or a poem based on one or more stanzas made up of five verses. I know Hucks poetry can hit like a lance and If you have a taste for it, there is more.
Read it here or visit: huckastley.substack.com
The Last Days of Freedom.
Byung-Chul Han wrote that events structure time, like objects structure physical space. It’s humans to be afraid of significant changes and new rules in our lives.
Read it here or visit: crow.gkallum.com
A Moment in Time
To quote my favorite movie: “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.” Our lives are a string of moments, most of them lost to the endlessness of the universe. No one can take them away from us; we will always have loved.
Read it here or visit: ordinaryaverageguy.substack.com
The Sleeper's Temple
Not many people face the task of writing epic poems anymore. Graeme takes it head-on and teases us with his elegant exploration of a stupa. Worth reading out loud!
Read it here or visit: graememcallister.com
The Art of Leaving
The past ist a bridge no nowhere.
Read it here or visit: lysacohen.substack.com
Cratylus on the Cam
A poem in English discussing its own qualities. Quite heavy in a good way, full of puns, playful language, and clever references. You might need to read this more than once.
Read it here or visit: jbars.substack.com
Maybe this is what we're really afraid of.
I’m pretty sure that the fear of death is partly the fear of dying in a foolish way and, therefore, making it our last and maybe most shameful act. We might even burden our loved ones with the need to suppress their laughter.
Read it here or visit: joaocoimbra.substack.com
The Weight of Waiting
A hard hitter I don’t want to spoil.
Read it here or visit: shewritesanonymously.substack.com
Seraphim
The soft weaving of angels. I also like to play with the Divine; you do not need to believe, but our humanity longs for the peace it could bring.
Read it here or visit: undergrowth.me
Proof We Are All Lovable
When I was a teenager, poetry is where I found love.
I wanted to end this week on a positive note, and I doubt I can express this better than Corie did in her poems, so go and read them!
Read it here or visit: coriefeiner.substack.com
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Thank you!
If you know a talented poet (I might be you!) message me or comment the Substacks you want to see featured! If you have any other feedback, I’m happy to receive it too!
How poems are chosen
I researched a rather long list of poets from Substack and will choose five to ten of them at more or less random while aiming at a diverse collection. The only other qualifying measurement is that the poem must be published in the last seven days. It is a weekly roundup, after all!
Godspeed, Tim
Fingers crossed, hoping to be one of the chosen ones.
Beautifully curated list of talented artists. Thank you. 🙏