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Reverse Polarity

Dendra D.M.·May 24, 2016

Reverse polarity tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm It’s a tragedy When you make friends with shadows...

Poetry English Dendra D.M.Tanka Collection

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The Clinging Vine

Spillwords·May 1, 2016

The Clinging Vine Poetry by Edwin Arlington Robinson “Be calm? And was I frantic? You’ll have me laughing...

English Literary Greats

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How I Fell from the Sky

Christina Strigas·April 25, 2016

How I fell from the Sky written by: Christina Strigas @christinastriga naked and alone like The Terminator...

English

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Hope

Anne G·February 25, 2016

Hope written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Hope was born I breathed it in It filled my lungs...

Anne G English

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Fear

J.M.G·July 28, 2015

fear original micropoetry of J.M.G. The fog before me impairs my sight The mud beneath me prevents my...

J.m.g English Poetry

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Anne G·April 28, 2015

Something Wicked This Way Comes written by: Anne G @The InkTruth Somber hues of black and grey...

Anne G English Poetry

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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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