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I Still Love You

Kaylee·July 9, 2020

I Still Love You written by: Kaylee i lied today, i told you i didn’t care, the...

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Morning Has Woken

Glynn Sinclare·July 8, 2020

Morning Has Woken written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I rose with the sun and lazed about in...

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Loving Me

Kristi Sharma·July 8, 2020

Loving Me written by: Kristi Sharma Self-love is such a beautiful thing, I wasn’t so sure what...

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Come Away With Me

Fotoula Reynolds·July 7, 2020

Come Away With Me written by: Fotoula Reynolds In the front room She sits and warms Her...

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Hope Leans

Away with Words·July 6, 2020

Hope Leans written by: Away With Words @CreatrixPE hope walks through fire but faith leaps over it...

English Poetry

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Modesto Poeta

Stefano Polo·July 5, 2020

Modesto Poeta written by: Stefano Polo Un modesto poeta… Sono un modesto poeta mercante di parole che...

International Italian Poetry

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Paul Revere’s Ride

Spillwords·July 5, 2020

Paul Revere’s Ride a poem by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Stuck In The Middle

Freya Pickard·July 4, 2020

Stuck In The Middle written by: Freya Pickard @FreyaPickard left dangling forgotten, unwanted crossing the line stuck...

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Angst

Becca Lotus·July 4, 2020

Angst written by: Becca Lotus Does a poem need angst? To garner the songs of praise? Joy...

Poetry English

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A New Beginning

Bridie Murphy·July 3, 2020

A New Beginning written by: Bridie Murphy She opens the satchel one last time She mustn’t forget...

English Poetry

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To Work

John Grey·July 1, 2020

To Work written by: John Grey Morning is a time bomb set in motion by knuckles rubbing...

Poetry English

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Boundaries

Marina McCuaig·June 30, 2020

Boundaries written by: Marina McCuaig Round the gable then to the byre hunting for eggs, peat stack...

Tell-Tale Smell

Kenneth Vincent Walker·June 30, 2020

Tell-Tale Smell written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker I can smell your fear Which you mask with Anger...

English Poetry

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Night To Dawn

S. Mitra·June 30, 2020

Night to Dawn written by: S. Mitra The descending night brings the lullaby-lingering…… Setting to the serene...

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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