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Fast Rode The Knight

Spillwords·November 3, 2019

Fast Rode The Knight a poem by Stephen Crane Fast rode the knight With spurs, hot and...

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The Hollow Men

Spillwords·October 27, 2019

The Hollow Men a poem by T.S. Eliot Mistah Kurtz-he dead A penny for the Old Guy...

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I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain

Spillwords·October 20, 2019

I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain a poem by Emily Dickinson I felt a Funeral, in...

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The Castaway

Spillwords·October 13, 2019

The Castaway a poem by William Cowper Obscurest night involved the sky, The Atlantic billows roared, When...

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The Definition of Love

Spillwords·October 6, 2019

The Definition of Love a poem by Andrew Marvell My love is of a birth as rare...

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To Autumn

Spillwords·September 29, 2019

To Autumn a poem by John Keats Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the...

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Sonnet 73

Spillwords·September 22, 2019

Sonnet 73 a poem by William Shakespeare That time of year thou may’st in me behold When...

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Howl

Spillwords·September 15, 2019

Howl a poem by Allen Ginsberg For Carl Solomon I I saw the best minds of my generation...

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Summer Moods

Spillwords·September 8, 2019

Summer Moods a poem by John Clare I love at eventide to walk alone Down narrow lanes...

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Battle of The Baltic

Spillwords·September 1, 2019

Battle of The Baltic a poem by Thomas Campbell Of Nelson and the North Sing the glorious...

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There Will Be Soft Rains, a poem by Sara Teasdale at Spillwords.com

There Will Come Soft Rains

Spillwords·August 25, 2019

There Will Be Soft Rains a poem by Sara Teasdale There will come soft rains and the...

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Last Lines

Spillwords·August 18, 2019

Last Lines a poem by Emily Bronte NO coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world’s...

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The Death Bed

Spillwords·August 11, 2019

The Death Bed a poem by Thomas Hood We watch’d her breathing thro’ the night, Her breathing...

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Confessions

Spillwords·August 4, 2019

Confessions a poem by Robert Browning What is he buzzing in my ears? ‘Now that I come...

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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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