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Enchanted and Eloped

Ndaba SibandaJuly 3, 2020

Enchanted and Eloped written by: Ndaba Sibanda @loveoclockn she was short and slender her voice vivid and tender it beamed an invisible smile in...

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Our Defiant Song

Philip DoddMay 27, 2020

Our Defiant Song written by: Phillip Dodd @phillip-dodd-52 No fisherman could haul in all the fish from the ocean nor could any citizen take in ev...

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Free Verse 2

Mubangizi EmmyApril 15, 2020

Free Verse 2 written by: Mubangizi Emmy The songs we sang in the rain The cold green hills The hailstorm The dust and the seasons The herd and flo...

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The Dilemma of an African Child

Eduardo De BoscoMarch 28, 2020

The Dilemma of an African Child written by: Eduardo de Bosco - You want to know me ? I am kissed by poverty at birth Our golden sun produces gol...

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Bread of Misery

Edwin Olu BestmanFebruary 3, 2020

Bread of Misery written by: Edwin Olu Bestman While poverty enters the front door of her heart, Happiness crawls away Sadness slaps her on her lowe...

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Harlotry

Kiraita StephenJanuary 6, 2020

Harlotry written by: Kiraita Stephen The growing seedlings set themselves to this abominable pretense They look fine from far, and far from fine once...

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Coiled

JahArt KushiteDecember 30, 2019

Coiled written by: JahArt Kushite coiled in arms of poverty situations turning into severity the grip is inescapable the pain unimaginable watchin...

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Cracked Concrete Can Still Grow Weeds

Kerri CaldwellNovember 26, 2019

Cracked Concrete Can Still Grow Weeds written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19 This is who we are now – we like bent and disturbed, ruined...

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The Homeless Have No Friends

Charlie BottleAugust 30, 2019

The Homeless Have No Friends written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle I am nobody, invisible, unseen, of the lowest varna, I am stratified, dise...

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Oh Could I Raise the Darken’d Veil

SpillwordsJuly 21, 2019

Oh Could I Raise the Darken'd Veil written by: Nathaniel Hawthorne Oh could I raise the darken’d veil, Which hides my future life from me, Could unb...

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Watercourses

Aurora KastaniasJuly 3, 2019

Watercourses written by: Aurora Kastanias Primeval drops concealed in meteorites cascading on a coagulating planet where temperatures dove, just e...

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For Those Who Don’t Know Chocolate!

Amirah AL- wassifDecember 27, 2018

for those who don't know chocolate! written by: Amirah Al Wassif for those who don't know chocolate the children of poverty and the sleepers in th...

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Christmas As A Kid

GrendadDecember 14, 2018

Christmas As A Kid written by: Grendad I hated Christmas as a kid And Santa Clause for what he did. He never brought toy car or boat Just socks or ...

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Let’s Fight Poverty

AidaNovember 29, 2018

Let’s Fight Poverty written by: Aida Our third world country suffered most from hunger, homelessness and being jobless. Poor, unsanitary dwelling ...

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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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