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Sapphra Undone | Poetry

Sensual. Soul‑stirring. Vividly textured poetry and essays exploring desire and presence. Luscious, candid voice with feminine élan. Human‑written. 18+.

Launched 7 months ago

Fig and Fever

Four sensual haiku that honor the sweetness, heat, and tension of summer.

Jun 15 • Sapphra | Poetry
18 17 8

Tanka Tuesday Challenge #3

Five lines. One image. Infinite longing.

Jun 23 • Sapphra | Poetry
10 16 6

Heat Vol. 2

A new mini collection of five tanka poems exploring passion and restraint.

Jun 22 • Sapphra | Poetry
6 4 4

Renaissance

A poem about reclaiming identity and power by confronting the divide between socially "acceptable" femininity and desires.

Jun 18 • Sapphra | Poetry
9 2 3

Weekly Tanka Challenge #2

A weekly poetry challenge where poets play with connection in 31 syllables of disciplined creativity.

Jun 15 • Sapphra | Poetry
10 15 9

Recent Posts

Monsoon

A poem of desire's rupture and renewal
Jun 11 • Sapphra | Poetry
15 7 4

Splintering

A brief, unrefined, exploratory poem of longing and self-identity illustrates how desire can both support and destroy a person.
Jun 8 • Sapphra | Poetry
15 3 3

Supernovae

A poem that traces the arc of two souls collapsing into each other through the metaphor of stellar merger.
Jun 4 • Sapphra | Poetry
32 15 12

Midnight Train

A poem of self-possession
May 28 • Sapphra | Poetry
17 9 11

Heat: Vol. 1

A mini collection of four tanka poems exploring longing and embodiment.
May 25 • Sapphra | Poetry
13 7 3