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A Worldwide Pandemic Poetry

Marian WoodApril 13, 2020

A Worldwide Pandemic Poetry written by: Marian Wood @MarianEWood The state of the world, the state of our country, A pandemic has hit, it’s really r...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

Winter’s Purity

Boris SimonovskiMarch 11, 2020

Winter's Purity written by: Boris Simonovski @VolkashinPoet Snowflakes depart from the sky, waste hours as I watch them pass by. Like feathers from...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Survival Challenge

James H Dobbins, PhDFebruary 27, 2020

Survival Challenge written by: James H Dobbins, PhD They approached the house early next morning. Moving in through the woods surrounding the house ...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature25 min read

Worldwide Corona

Sophia BehalFebruary 24, 2020

Worldwide Corona written and performed by: Sophia Behal Worldwide corona. Corona you are strong. Person after person be strong. An un...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Poppy

Wolfgang H.February 4, 2020

Poppy written by: Wolfgang H. oh Poppy dear what have I done your blossom is so sweet I don’t know why I’ve been and gone I don’t deserve your trea...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Wave To Tomorrow

R William StandishJanuary 4, 2020

Wave To Tomorrow written by: R William Standish join the ranks of those moved on before you it’s your turn now the table set for us all a new future...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry1 min read

The Obelisk

P.A. O'NeilAugust 18, 2019

The Obelisk written by: P.A. O'Neil “Shush! They’ll hear us.” Wallace looked hard at his companion, his face half-hidden by the shadow from ...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature13 min read

The Undertakers

Doug DonnanMay 9, 2019

The Undertakers 'Hooray for Hollywood' written by: Wrench and Doug Somewhere deep in the jungles of South Vietnam/Circa 1968 "How long has...

EnglishLiterature13 min read

Star Martyr

Trevor GrahamFebruary 1, 2019

Star Martyr written by: Trevor Graham I Just beyond the orbit of Jupiter’s 149th moon Boon when I began the final burn “Rock_NJO00027” concussed t...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

INNER FIRE

Dariusz PacakJune 14, 2018

INNER FIRE written by: Dariusz Pacak translated by: Stuart Craig McKinlay and Ryszard Rasiński So, don’t ask me, i f I ...

ChineseEnglishInternationalPoetryPolish8 min read

PASSAGE TO HEAVEN

K. RadhakrishnanSeptember 27, 2017

PASSAGE TO HEAVEN written by: K. RADHAKRISHNAN Can I get my passage to heaven? Oh, I heard about that place very often, They say it is a place where...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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