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Explore the Work of our Featured Poets & Find Inspiration

Browse our collections of featured poetry. We try to display as many pieces as we can and want to draw attention to the exceptional works that we think really encapsulate the topics associated with each collection. All art is beautiful and all of it deserves an audience.

If you’ve enjoyed what you read in our collections here, be sure to check out the work published every day on our Facebook Group–where poets are sharing the most vulnerable parts of themselves.

Poet of the Month
June

Poet of the Month

Lenell Allen

“I’m Lenell, I’m 21 years old and I was born and raised in South Jersey. Poetry to me, is therapy. Not just for me, but for others I hope to help. I’m an advocate for mental health, and I’ve helped a few kids. 

I started writing at 13 years old. My hope for the future with my passion is to one day publish one or more of my books, and hopefully help others dealing with similar struggles with mental health.

Something else I love is photography. I love taking pictures.”

Poet of the Month: June - Lenell Allen - St. Louis

Lenell is a TOP CONTRIBUTOR in our Facebook group and is considered a founding member of Eleven O Eight due to how much she has shared and contributed to the group.

She has participated in multiple Eleven O Eight events and even came in first place back in June of 2022 for our “Love, Peace, and Equality” online poetry slam!

Lenell Allen actively shares her work on social media. We encourage you to support this artist via her social media platforms:

pixelated handwritten "i Love You" note - companion image to "I Love You" a poem by Agnes Elizabeth Owens - St. Louis
A poem by Agnes Elizabeth Owens Easy to take feelings...
graphic art of young woman in a crowd, clearly in distress - companion image to "I'm insecure" a poem by Lenell Allen - St. Louis
A Poem by Lenell Allen Low on trust but full of love, What’ll...
graphic of heart shape in flames, next to C shape also in flames - companion image to "Love's Chamber" a poem by Stuart Dann - St. Louis
A Poem by Stuart Dann The heart that feels the piercing. Of...
Couple enjoying a romantic candle-lit dinner on an isolated doc on a lake - companion image to "Just Another Valentine" by Gregory Richard Barden - St. Louis
A poem by Gregory Richard Barden Countless hearts...
“To The Man Of My Dreams” A Poem by Lenell Allen - artwork, couple facing each other in the rain - St. Louis
A Poem by Lenell Allen A handsome manwith beautiful...
dark, ominous sky with billowing Ukrainian flag - companion image to "My Heart Bleeds" a poem by Gary Shulman, M.S. Ed. - St. Louis
A poem by Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. Humankind-a massive...
young writer struggling to compose poem, head in arms on desk in frustration - companion image to "Moments" a poem by Shamain Simeon - St. Louis
A poem by Shamain Simeon My pages have sat emptyMy...
empathy pen poem - ominous reddish clouds at night with the moon in the sky - companion image to "The World's Reality" a poem by Oladipupo Gabriel Oluwamuyiwa - St. Louis
A poem by Oladipupo Gabriel Oluwamuyiwa Have you...
silhouette of person fading away - Companion image to "Here I Am" a poem by Lenell Allen - St. Louis
A Poem by Lenell Allen Here I am,I am a bleeding...
Companion image to piece "To My Life Savior" a poem by Oladipupo, Oluwamuyiwa Gabriel - St. Louis
A poem by Oladipupo, Oluwamuyiwa Gabriel To that...
selective focus image of young girl looking bored, scrolling through cell phone - companion image to "Ew, David" slam poem by "Amanda Dzimianski - St. Louis
A poem by Amanda Dzimianski Ew, hot girl summer....
black and white image of fist holding a microphone - slam poetry - companion image to "The Eye of Piece" a poem by Møtheø Cøster - St. Louis
A poem by Møtheø Cøster Sometimes I cannot torture...
slam poetry - companion image to "The Great Equalizer" a poem by Robin Michael Payne - St. Louis
A poem by Robin Michele Payne Second Place Winner...
comic book-esc artwork of woman with megaphone, wearing a red cape against a sunset cityscape - companion image to "I Welcome You" a freestyle friday poem by Shamain Simeon - St. Louis
A poem by Shamain Simeon To the Dreamer Don’t...
artistic graphic design - A young woman faces darkness, while a bright white figure (presumably an angel or Jesus) reaches out to her from behind - companion image to "The Journey I Shall Take" a freestyle friday poem by Lenell Allen - St. Louis
A poem by Lenell Allen In the path of Faith I walk...
simple artistic image of person wandering from the dark to the light - companion image to "There's A Leak Here" a freestyle friday poem by Idris Abdul-Haq - St. Louis
A poem by Idris Abdul-haq There’s a leak here,Fears...
artistic image of angry women marching/protesting with power fists in the air - companion image to "Today Is The Day" a freestyle friday poem by Tamisha Hill - St. Louis
A poem by Tamisha Hill Today is thee dayThey’ve overturned...
freestyle friday poetry - Companion image to "Off Beyond The Mountain" a poem by David Arndt - St. Louis
A poem by David Arndt Off beyond the mountain Ramparts...

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