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I Don’t Want to Love You

Oniria·February 4, 2025

I Don’t Want to Love You… written by: Oniria I am in Love with the idea of...

English Poetry

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Here War Is Simple

Spillwords·February 25, 2024

Here War Is Simple a poem by: W H Auden Here war is simple like a monument:...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Blueberries

Jim Bates·October 3, 2023

Blueberries written by: Jim Bates “Watch out for bears,” Auntie cautioned. “REALLY?” The young boy looked around...

Literature English

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Shalliwogs and The Water Sprite

Sue Marie St. Lee·August 12, 2023

Shalliwogs and The Water Sprite written by: Sue Marie St. Lee “Come on, let’s go to the...

English Literature

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New Waves on an Old Shore

Gerry Stefanson·August 10, 2023

Passages New Waves on an Old Shore written by: Gerry Stefanson @gerry_stefanson The shore changes slowly, each...

Passages English Gerry Stefanson Poetry

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Shatter

Vickie Johnstone·June 30, 2023

Shatter written by: Vickie Johnstone @vickiejohnstone We are but the darkest glass, prisms turning, starkest shine, and...

Poetry English

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Broken Heart

Srinidhi Jitesh Menon·April 12, 2023

Broken Heart written by: Srinidhi Jitesh Menon She was a dreamer, until he let her down, he,...

Poetry English

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Devil Incarnate

Paula R C Readman·March 23, 2023

Devil Incarnate written by: Paula R C Readman @Darkfantasy13 In the small kitchen of our holiday cottage,...

Breathe Again

Aryaman·February 8, 2023

Breathe Again written by: Aryaman @Arydhawan All days in a year I find comfort in my fears...

Poetry English

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Time is Money

Ellen Urowitz·May 13, 2022

Time is Money written by: Ellen Urowitz watching people is free writing ideas for my poetry...

Poetry English

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The Five Second Rule

Ginny M. Jones·May 1, 2022

The Five Second Rule written by: Ginny M. Jones The Five Second Rule . . . did...

English Article

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I Drown

Alta H Mabin·March 3, 2022

I Drown written by: Alta H Mabin @h_mabin I soak in the idea of you coming back...

Poetry English

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The Pencil

Tay Summerlin·August 6, 2021

The Pencil written by: Tay Summerlin @esplendidatay I pick up my pencil For an idea came to...

Poetry English

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The Way We Are

Lee Dunn·July 23, 2021

The Way We Are written by: Lee Dunn @66human If I tried to dream you out of whole...

Poetry English

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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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