poverty
NJ’s Surprise
NJ's Surprise written by: Tim Law - “Nicholas John!” cried NJ’s mother, not for the first time that morning...
Prince Nicholas and the Pauper
Prince Nicholas and the Pauper written by: Ken Gosse ’Twas a dark, stormy night ’fore the day...
Prayers Work
Prayers Work written by: Gregory Matthews “Looks like it’s gonna be a mighty slim Christmas,” The cowboy...
Snowdrops
Snowdrops a poem by: Kenneth Slessor The Snowdrop Girl in fields of snowdrops walks, Whiter than foam,...
The Clock
The Clock written by: Mohamed El Houssaini - It was winter, the season of bitter winds and seductive sleep. In the village of...
Bark of the Dogs
Bark of the Dogs written by: Dclamo I remember the bark of the dogs The barks that...
The Back Alley Life
The Back Alley Life written by: Mark Patterson - It was dark in the alley that night. Sometimes the restaurants would leave a light...
A Homeless Man’s Sestina
A Homeless Man’s Sestina written by: Ed Sams Mexicans at Home Depot face the sun They hope...
Beautiful Disaster
Beautiful Disaster written by: William Falo - Shadows appeared at the junkyard entrance, and I hid with the others until they left...
Some Villanelles Which Double as Songs
Some Villanelles Which Double as Songs written by: Jim Bellamy O, once upon a mind in a...
A Journey of Struggles and Triumph
A Journey of Struggles and Triumph written by: Torsaa Emmanuel Oryiman - Growing up in a small village where opportunities were as scarce as rainfall in the dry season...
For King and Country
For King and Country written by: Jim Wilson-Storey - Having little motivation to climb out of his warm, albeit flea infested, bed, Eli Cox...
