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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

SpillwordsJanuary 20, 2019

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock a poem by T. S. Eliot S’io credesse che mia risposta fosse A persona che mai tornasse al mondo, Questa fi...

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Opportunity

SpillwordsJanuary 13, 2019

Opportunity a poem by John James Ingalls Master of human destinies am I; Fame, love and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk. I pe...

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A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

SpillwordsJanuary 6, 2019

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning a poem by John Donne As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad...

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At The Entering Of The New Year

SpillwordsDecember 30, 2018

At the Entering of the New Year a poem by Thomas Hardy I (OLD STYLE) Our songs went up and out the chimney, And roused the home-gone...

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Christmas Bells

SpillwordsDecember 23, 2018

Christmas Bells a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The w...

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Daybreak

SpillwordsDecember 16, 2018

Daybreak a poem by Jack London The blushing dawn the easy illumes, The birds their merry matins sing, The buds breath forth their sweet perfumes, ...

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I Am Not Yours

SpillwordsDecember 9, 2018

I Am Not Yours a poem by Sara Teasdale I am not yours, not lost in you, Not lost, although I long to be Lost as a candle lit at noon, Lost a...

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Fire And Ice

SpillwordsDecember 2, 2018

Fire and Ice a poem by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who f...

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Funeral Blues

SpillwordsNovember 25, 2018

Funeral Blues a poem by W. H. Auden Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos...

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I Wanted To Overthrow The Government But All I Brought Down Was Somebody’s Wife

SpillwordsNovember 18, 2018

i wanted to overthrow the government but all i brought down was somebody's wife by Charles Bukowski 30 dogs, 20 men on 20 horses and one fox and ...

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Walking Around

SpillwordsNovember 11, 2018

Walking Around a poem by Pablo Neruda It so happens I am sick of being a man. And it happens that I walk into tailorshops and movie houses dried ...

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The Chosen

SpillwordsNovember 4, 2018

The Chosen a poem by Thomas Hardy “A woman for whom great gods might strive!” I said, and kissed her there: And then I thought of the other five...

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Darkness

SpillwordsOctober 28, 2018

Darkness a poem by Lord Byron (George Gordon) I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish'd, and the stars Did wander ...

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The Apparition

SpillwordsOctober 21, 2018

The Apparition a poem by John Donne When by thy scorn, O murd'ress, I am dead And that thou think'st...

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Gabriela M. was born in Europe and presently lives in the United States where she is a university professor. She published three novels in her native language. In 2017 she started writing poetry in English. Since then her poetry has been published in various journals and newspapers. Her favorite poets are the symbolists and the surrealists, and her favorite novelist is Lawrence Durrell. She is a fluent speaker of three languages. She spends her time teaching, researching, leading a university-wide organization, working on her novel, and writing poetry. She mostly spends her vacations in Miami, Southern California, and Southern Europe.
Christina Schwarz, the author of the New York Times bestseller Drowning Ruth, after reading Gabriela M’s poetry manuscript stated:
“With lush language and lavish imagery, Gabriela M. evokes a fantastic world ripe with emotion.”

Anatomy of A Heartbreak by Henna Johansdotter

February: He’s left you a wishbone on your pillow. You’re not sure what to do with it so you stick it between your ribs, feeling the sharp end shift with every move, scraping against the aorta. You hold your breath while sleeping and do not stir as the dreams pass by like headlights, colliding into the mist.

May: You pull out your teeth as not to hurt him anymore. He says your silence is ugly and suggests you keep your mouth open.
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