Poetry Archives | Sidequest

Game Enjambment: Maelstrom

Emily Durham shares a poem inspired by 1992’s Maelstrom, an Asteroids-like game with a beepy soundtrack that kept her awake at night.

Azha Reyes shares a poem inspired by Riku and Sora’s relationship throughout the Kingdom Hearts series.

Game Enjambment is a reoccurring poetry series on games and gaming.

What scared me was not
that Monika was awake.
Neither did her love

Game Enjambment is a reoccurring poetry series on games and gaming.

I was told that the
heartbeat went “doki doki.”
Someone told me wrong.

Game Enjambment is a reoccurring poetry series on games and gaming.

A monster haunted
me, as a kid. Its name was
Missing No. Its face

Tia Kalla shares a series of haiku written to and about her Animal Crossing villager friends.