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Cry of The Indigenous Child

Saher Lalani·August 24, 2021

Cry of The Indigenous Child written by: Saher Lalani for the Indigenous children stolen by the residential...

Poetry English

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Lady Liberty’s Skirt – January 6, 2021

Martha Annice·February 27, 2021

Lady Liberty’s Skirt January 6, 2021 written by: Martha Annice Jackson @ANNICE31245245 Eyes skirting the sky, she’s...

Poetry English

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The Power of Words

Jenise Cook·April 17, 2020

The Power of Words written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook My father was lynched. Mama took her own life....

Literature English

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A Sleeze Who Did Not Freeze, story by P.C. Darkcliff at Spillwords.com

The Sleeze Who Did Not Freeze

P.C. Darkcliff·November 17, 2019

The Sleeze Who Did Not Freeze written by: P.C. Darkcliff @P_C_Darkcliff The scream hit me like a...

English P.C. Darkcliff Literature

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JuMPS – The Infamous Quartet

SilentKnight·June 2, 2019

JuMPS – The Infamous Quartet written by: SilentKnight A woman walking on a desolate path; she hears...

Article English

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Invader (Be Careful)

RhymeRula·March 8, 2018

Invader (Be Careful) written by: RhymeRula @IamtheRhymeRula Verse 1 She said she had no love left in...

Poetry English

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Pounding

Emily Vieweg·November 9, 2017

Pounding written by: Emily Vieweg @EmilyJVieweg so i am sitting resting here in my pajama top a...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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