This Week In Substack Poetry 12/2025

Let's dive into 10 poems published from the 19th to the 25th of March 2025!

Mar 26, 2025

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Cuckoo

In German, we call them “Kuckuck,” pronounced Cuck-uuk. This funny-named bird puts its eggs into the nests of other birds. The hatchling then removes its newly found step-siblings from the nest. That is why we call children from “secret” fathers “Kuckuckskind.”

I love this poem, and the way to read it is out loud!

Read it here or visit: cherales.substack.com

Interceding

Losing our parents is one of the significant events in our lives. We are prepared for it when we are young and learn that our parents are not as all-knowing and powerful as we thought. It’s the first grief we feel about them. The second grief is even more profound, but there is another side to reach.

Read it here or visit: idleandblessed.substack.com

exit wounds of my independence / an angry woman’s poem

I like angry women. Not in a wired, but in a “Why shouldn’t you be angry?” way—I like to cheer them on. It feels close; I’m angry too.

Read it here or visit: tangledflxwers.substack.com

take my words for what they’re worth

A haunting, surreal metaphor for inner turmoil, mental illness, and the experience of hosting—or being consumed by—chaos and decay.

Read it here or visit: bbpoems.substack.com

Sunday Art Lessons

People always say poetry is about self-discovery, so this is the most literal interpretation of the concept and an intimate insight rarely shared.

Read it here or visit: laurakimdinpoetry.substack.com

Inflection Point

Knowing where you want to go but not sure if you should, having a little existential crisis—this is very relatable. I fell into this poem and want to read it one more time.

Read it here or visit: kellyencalarde.substack.com

Simple way to lose a friend

Friendships do quickly fade away without us noticing. Who should you contact after reading the poem?

Read it here or visit: tumbleweedwords.substack.com

Melancholy in the trees

A beautiful evocation, like a grove of trees telling you stories from people who walked along forever ago.

Read it here or visit: semorterlaing.substack.com

A Poem for Bear Pose

I definitely feel the weight of winter. I would love to hibernate and wait, but I have to do stuff—human stuff. When spring finally comes, I will be tired but hopeful.

Read it here or visit: coriefeiner.substack.com

Lullabies

We hear you and see you.

Read it here or visit: substack.com/@maryannebernardo