This Week In Substack Poetry 14/2025
Let's dive into 10 poems published from the 2nd to the 8th of April 2025!
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Finding What is Already There
If you have a dog you are the luckiest poet in the world
Read it here or visit: riverpoethansen.substack.com
broken / they call me
I didn’t know what a contrapuntal was. Fi made me fall in love with the idea and his writing. This poem takes you through creative pictures and asks you to collaborate in three dimensions - a must-read!
Read it here or visit: poemsbyfi.substack.com
Don't Let the Refrigerator Door Hit You on the Way Out
This is a light-hearted approach to a problem many of us have, and it fits my mission to find light-hearted poetry. Bullseye!
Read it here or visit: carolpoetmikoda.substack.com
Restless
I wonder the same, and my writing currently revolves around a similar theme. I really like the rhymes Jeff chose—it feels close.
Read it here or visit: thesometimespoet.substack.com
I want to leave for a long journey
A poem that will take you along a country mile of Fernweh because there is no space where you are right now.
Read it here or visit: cieloceano.substack.com
summer tim
I don't know what to say. At first, I thought it would be fun to include this because my name is Tim. Then, it made me sad, but I'm addicted to its verbose beauty and picturesque creativity. Don't skip this one.
Read it here or visit: pauljohndear.substack.com
Night Binge
I love the presentation, quite the inspiration for what’s possible.
Read it here or visit: tottonciara.substack.com
we are still traveling here
An insightful observation about rocks and ourselves. It also reminded me about the size and age of the world around us, how small we are, and how our short life comes with limitation beyond being dead.
Read it here or visit: robynbourgoin.substack.com
Instant Gratification Or Emotional Burnout?
Does the world become boring when we become old, or do we become cynical and detached from its beauty? I don’t know, I’m scared of heights now.
Read it here or visit: kinseykrachinski.substack.com
Wishes
We started with dogs and finished with dogs—in a sense. The problem with wishes is that you never know when to hold on and when to let go.
Read it here or visit: boopfeiffer.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
🤠✍️ what a wonderful round up!!!
What a wonderful collection of poems, and such talented poets! Thank you for including me among them, I feel so honored.