A Week in Substack Poetry 08/2025
Let's dive into 10 poem from Substack published in week 8 of 2025
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HB Pencils
Puella is quite new at Substack, and after reading this poem, you should browse what else she has to offer. She has unusual ideas and intriguing perspectives—she is brimming with potential and definitely surprised me with this one!
Read it here or visit:
Maskulinity
This poem describes an all too common feeling among men, which is rarely shared but effortless to relate to.
Read it here or visit: ntwilliams91.substack.com
“Rare Black Seadevil Appears on Ocean Surface”
This is based on an angler fish, which usually dwells in the inky depths of the ocean floor, swimming up to the surface, dying to see the sun.
Read it here or visit: hannaheve.substack.com
A Sunday love (hate) letter
I know, it's kind of mean of me. It's just Wednesday. In Germany, we call it "Bergfest."
Read it here or visit: kristisaan.substack.com
Coniunctio
In this case, you have to find something inside yourself; my observation won't help you much.
Read it here or visit: alchemyinkwell.substack.com
Song of a Dying Star
I wanted to add this not just because of the beautiful poem but also because this article shows what can be done with a DIY attitude and the help of a community. You do not need to bow in front of Penguin Random House.
Read it here or visit: operationriskyou.substack.com
Harriet's chickens
Chickens run in circles for their own happy reasons, and the art drew me in them. This is an excellent example of cooperation, of considering someone else's perspective to write about — instead of writing about ourselves. The artists and their works are better for it.
Read it here or visit: alangirling.substack.com
The Last Words Written
I haven't considered it, and you probably didn't either, but there will be a time when humanity has written for the last time. Just as there will be a time when you wrote your last lines. We won't know when that is, and it might be today, so write with care.
Read it here or visit: stephaniemvargo.substack.com
Instructions for my funeral
Being a dead body usually has this air of inauthenticity, which removes many opportunities to be remembered. We all will be dead bodies in a jiffy, and when we are, we should still be us.
Read it here or visit: hoppingoffhere.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
Thanks so much, Tim, for including my poem here. Means a lot to a guy who's been wondering if his wife will be the only one reading his posts!
Thank you so much for including my poem here!