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Jabberwocky

Spillwords·February 9, 2020

Jabberwocky a poem by: Lewis Carroll ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in...

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An Almost Made Up Poem

Spillwords·February 2, 2020

An Almost Made Up Poem a poem by: Charles Bukowski I see you drinking at a fountain...

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The Lifeguard

Spillwords·January 26, 2020

The Lifeguard a poem by: James Dickey In a stable of boats I lie still, From all...

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Life

Spillwords·January 19, 2020

Life a poem by: George Herbert I made a posie, while the day ran by: Here will...

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An Old Life

Spillwords·January 12, 2020

An Old Life a poem by: Donald Hall Snow fell in the night. At five-fifteen I woke...

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Those Winter Sundays

Spillwords·January 5, 2020

Those Winter Sundays a poem by Robert Hayden Sundays too my father got up early And put...

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The Year

Spillwords·December 29, 2019

The Year a poem by: Ella Wheeler Wilcox What can be said in New Year rhymes, That’s...

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Ring Out, Wild Bells

Spillwords·December 22, 2019

Ring Out, Wild Bells a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson Ring out, wild bells, to the wild...

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The Darkling Thrush

Spillwords·December 15, 2019

The Darkling Thrush a poem by: Thomas Hardy I leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was...

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Sailing to Byzantium

Spillwords·December 8, 2019

Sailing to Byzantium a poem by William Butler Yeats I That is no country for old men....

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Innocence

Spillwords·December 1, 2019

Innocence a poem by Patrick Kavanagh They laughed at one I loved – The triangular hill that...

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The Harvest Moon

Spillwords·November 24, 2019

The Harvest Moon a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes...

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Frost At Midnight

Spillwords·November 17, 2019

Frost At Midnight a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Frost performs its secret ministry, Unhelped by...

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The Man He Killed

Spillwords·November 10, 2019

The Man He Killed a poem by: Thomas Hardy “Had he and I but met By some...

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Gloria Ogo is an American-based Nigerian writer with several published novels and poetry collections. Her work has appeared in Eye to the Telescope, Brittle Paper, Spillwords Press, Metastellar, Gypsophila Magazine, Harpy Hybrid Review, Allegro Poetry Magazine, among others. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and serves as a reader for Reckoning Magazine. She is the winner of the 2024 Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and a finalist for the 2024 Jerri Dickseski Fiction Prize, the 2025 ODU Poetry Prize, and the 2025 Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize, earning honorable mentions. She is also a finalist for Lucky Jefferson's 2025 Poetry Contest. Her work was longlisted for the 2025 American Short(er) Fiction Prize.

The Rightsizing Ruse by Mary Heeran White

The boxes were packed and stacked, taped firmly, with an indelible ink scrawl chronicling a lifetime of cherished possessions. Every taped bundle spoke of moments, memories – each a carefully curated piece in the vivid mosaic of our lives. In those hectic days, as the nesting instinct kicked in, our home expanded, one choreographed and colour-graded piece of content at a time. Packing each thought-out and integrated part of our shared story, I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude for this space – a love so profound for the life we built together. ...

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