BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 9hThere is a hunger that cannot be satisfied by the superficial. It calls us deeper into the ravenous parts of ourselves we dare to explore only through words. Our finalists answered that call, giving voice to what stirs beneath the surface. Read and vote ⬇️⚔️⬇️ 120
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Hold your fire! We are officially closed for submissions. Our finalists for Voice of Valo(U)r will be announced on Monday. Thank you to everyone who had the courage to pierce our souls with poetic passion this week. Your words do not go unnoticed! 001
Reposted by BattleBorn Poetrypoetricide @poetricide.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#BornBattleReady Choppy Waters was the most ravenous hungry hungry cabalist in the entire rabble list as an accomplished babblist & scrabblist there wasn't a word left that o'er his lips hadn't travelous by blacktop or gravelous except the plural for hippopotamus marbles youtu.be/m6royQb7DcA?...youtu.beBeyond Words (Instrumental)YouTube video by Van Morrison - Topic 032
Reposted by BattleBorn Poetrypoetricide @poetricide.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#BornBattleReady Git Gitchie Gitchie's belly was cavernous till he would itch itchy itchy ravenous no gluten made him bitter 'less he played some Tex Ritter while drinkin' wine at the local tavernous youtu.be/1q3EmqLX7GE?...youtu.beAnimal Fair - Tex RitterYouTube video by ClassicCountry1978 032
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryFizzytwizlerAllsortsOfAllsorts @fizzytwizler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#BornBattleReady You burn hotter a beautiful car crash in slow motion We scream just to feel our lungs break gasping through ruined denim and eyeliner in the back of some stolen ride I am #ravenous for your chaos So steal me away with your love before we both burn to ash 0123
Reposted by BattleBorn Poetrypoetricide @poetricide.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#vss365 #BornBattleReady #sirens sound off like wailin' kin another ship goes down now it's a memory o what it used to been before lack o gill in the swill made 'em drown as water did fill lungs, ravenous for life or breath with death marinated in hiraeth bathed in light youtu.be/SgPENpu21Ro?...youtu.beThe Kanneh-Masons - Ar Lan Y MôrYouTube video by Sheku Kanneh-Mason 052
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryStefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 11/10/2026#WritingCommunity #vss365 #BornBattleReady @darkxfer.bsky.social @ourpoetryx.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social - What's Left Behind Your diary On your desk With my name on it An evocative solicitation Congregate demons Energise me With morbid curiosity On the final page A fatuous... 1/3 3176
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryJ.G. Moore @writinglife2010.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#BornBattleReady #ravenous #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #sonnet That Daring Leap 073
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryFrancis H Powell writer and poet @fhpowellwriter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The knife in the crust, cutting through with ease A voice in my head dictates escape to the wilderness and follow those ravenous wild dogs who live amongst rags in makeshift towns those chains never go away @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · #BornBattleReady : RAVENOUS 052
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryReds @blackonreds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ravenous brain Working overtime Driving me insane Memories of then Thinking about now Not remember when's Why do you taunt me My ravenous brain Reset to see Nothing can be done Past is the past I survived Therefore I won #BornBattleReady 043
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryReds @blackonreds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Somehow I love The taste of copper Knowing some would call it sin My ravenous hunger You cannot, will not win Let me get closer I want to taste your blood A daydream nightmare Controlled by darkness I guess I confess That this life Is a neverending Torture to others #BornBattleReady 053
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryDavid Middleham @dmiddleham.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#BornBattleReady 153
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryJ.G. Moore @writinglife2010.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#BornBattleReady #ravenous #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #sonnet Leviathan 063
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryAnnieb222 @annieb222.bsky.social · 09/10/2026#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website, text in first comment for anyone who prefers not to use the link: annieb222.com/2026/10/10/t...annieb222.comThe Darkness Creates…its’ endless portraits of beauty Image courtesy of Adobe Stock The darkness of the night, is a ravenous predator it feasts upon every single sliver of the light and every shadow, that … 142
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: RAVENOUS Submit your poem by using our hashtag (QRT with hashtag if no space). Include your poem in this 🧵for added engagement! Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍 1287
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Congratulations @honestpassion13.bsky.social! You were selected to serve as this week’s Voice Of Valo(U)r 👑 Our next #BornBattleReady prompt is: RAVENOUS Do not post your #poetry here. Battle will commence Friday at 9am EST. The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍 194
Reposted by BattleBorn Poetry❤️🔥 Adeline (Addie) Myles ❤️🔥 @honestpassion13.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Please go vote for the best one, whoever you think that is. I would love it if you found mine to be that best one, but I want you to decide on your own! 073
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Some flowers bloom because they are cultivated. Others bloom because they refuse to be tamed. This week’s Voice of Valo(U) finalists brought that rebellious spirit to the arena. Their words do not ask permission to bloom. They bloom wild. Read and vote ⬇️⚔️⬇️ 121
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryStefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Dear #BornBattleReady Community, if you have contributed this week and I haven't got to you, yet, this means your poem hasn't shown up for me because of technical reasons. In this case, please be so kind and tag me. I cannot take into account what I haven't seen. @thepoetryarena.bsky.social 011
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryAuthorStew @authorstew.bsky.social · 03/10/2026WILD DAHLIA Wild Dahlia, the name of the bar, The owner was Deborah, Below her left breast there was a scar, She’d let you see if you whispered sweet, Thought that could only get you so far. The drinks were cheap, The company cost... Read it here: theauthorstew.ca/2026/10/03/w... #BornBattleReady 122
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryReds @blackonreds.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It was decided No longer to be satisfied With the life lived in shadows Only the bright spotlight All eyes on her Like a wild dahlia, Only full sunlight Would suffice So strap in my dear In could be a bumpy ride #BornBattleReady 132
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryAnnieb222 @annieb222.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website, text in first comment for anyone who prefers not to use the link: annieb222.com/2026/10/03/f...annieb222.comFields Of Wild Dahlias…stretching towards the horizon There is a field that does not exist on any map you cannot search for it, you cannot ask directions no road signs point toward it, the field finds you usually,… 132
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryStefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#vss365 #BornBattleReady #WritingCommunity @darkxfer.bsky.social @ladydecrescent.bsky.social - Wild Dahlia As the world falls She rises Letting the golden And rusty Debris Be The fertilizing ember For she is not stopped By the mountain That lies ahead It is Where she originates But... 1/2 2137
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: WILD DAHLIA Submit your poem by using our hashtag (QRT with hashtag if no space). Include your poem in this 🧵for added engagement! Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍 7118
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Congrats @kokopellibfree.bsky.social! You were selected to serve as this week’s Voice Of Valo(U)r 👑 Our next #BornBattleReady prompt is: WILD DAHLIA Do not post your #poetry here. Battle will commence Friday at 9am EST. The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍 131
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Halcyon speaks of calm, stillness, and tranquility after a storm. But peace can feel different when you’ve had to fight to find it. These Voice of Valo(U)r finalists explored the beauty that emerges when we finally reach the other side of hardship. Read and vote ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 111
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hold your fire! We are officially closed for submissions. Our finalists for Voice of Valo(U)r will be announced on Monday. Thank you to everyone who had the courage to pierce our souls with poetic passion this week. Your words do not go unnoticed! 021
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryWisewizardwords @wisewizard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#BornBattleReady 011
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryStefanie Neumann @kokopellibfree.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#BornBattleReady - #halcyon bsky.app/profile/koko... 022
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryJ.G. Moore @writinglife2010.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#BornBattleReady #halcyon #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #sonnet I've Always Been Free 062
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryAnnieb222 @annieb222.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website, text in first comment for anyone who prefers not to use the link: annieb222.com/2026/09/25/i...annieb222.comIt Is Here That I Find My Peace…my halcyon Image courtesy of Adobe Stock There is a place beyond the restless hills where the wind is quiet and gentle and where the trees stand together in silence as though sharing an anci… 121
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryReds @blackonreds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A dream pristine What does it mean Very peaceful Exorbitantly calm Powdery sky Has me questioning why Halcyon needs In this world of greed Perhaps only in dreams While my heart is beating As it is floating In peaceful sleep #BornBattleReady 042
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryJ.G. Moore @writinglife2010.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#BornBattleReady #halcyon #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #Love The Passionate Shepherd to His Love 082
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: HALCYON Submit your poem by using our hashtag (QRT with hashtag if no space). Include your poem in this 🧵for added engagement! Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍 763
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The FOS site we use to vote for Voice of Valo(U)r is not providing accurate data. For this reason, no one will be crowned this week. Our next #BornBattleReady prompt is: HALCYON Battle begins Friday at 9am EST. The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍 034
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Some absences will always ache. But what if longing didn’t have to become another wound? What if we allow love to shape what pain began? These finalists entered territory where loss speaks and the heart decides what it carries forward. Read ⬇️ Vote ➡️: freeonlinesurveys.com/s/qokXwI2k 111
BattleBorn Poetry @thepoetryarena.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Hold your fire! We are officially closed for submissions. Our finalists for Voice of Valo(U)r will be announced on Monday. Thank you to everyone who had the courage to pierce our souls with poetic passion this week. Your words do not go unnoticed! 011
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryJ.G. Moore @writinglife2010.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#BornBattleReady #SAUDADE #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #sorry I'm Sorry 053
Reposted by BattleBorn PoetryJ.G. Moore @writinglife2010.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#BornBattleReady #SAUDADE #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity Saudade 043