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How do I Love Thee

Spillwords·February 14, 2016

How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43) Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1806 – 1861 How do I love thee?...

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A Julia de Burgos

Spillwords·February 7, 2016

A Julia de Burgos a poem by Julia de Burgos Ya las gentes murmuran que yo soy...

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If You Forget Me

Spillwords·January 31, 2016

If You Forget Me a poem by Pablo Neruda I want you to know one thing. You know...

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En la brecha

Spillwords·January 31, 2016

En la brecha poema de José de Diego ¡Ah desgraciado si el dolor te abate, si el...

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Embrace Noir

Spillwords·January 24, 2016

Embrace Noir Poetry by Nick Flynn I go back to the scene where the two men embrace &...

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Still I Rise

Spillwords·January 17, 2016

Still I Rise written by: Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter,...

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The Oval Portrait

Spillwords·January 10, 2016

THE OVAL PORTRAIT by Edgar Allan Poe (1850) THE CHATEAU into which my valet had ventured to make...

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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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How do I Love Thee

A Julia de Burgos

If You Forget Me

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Embrace Noir

Still I Rise

The Oval Portrait

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