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Winter of Life

Vidya Venkataramanan·November 30, 2024

Winter of Life written by: Vidya Venkataramanan The rattle of the ceiling fan, In the darkened room,...

Freedom

Laura M. Baird·November 11, 2024

Freedom written by: Laura M. Baird @LauraMBaird Nothing in this life is free It all comes at a...

Poetry English

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Out of Respect

Theodora Oniceanu·October 18, 2024

Out of Respect written by: Theodora Oniceanu @YumeAkira A winter tale I’m up to tell as the...

Poetry English

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Before The Sun Rises

Beth Warren·October 11, 2024

Before The Sun Rises written by: Beth Warren Her eyes start to feel heavy, She struggles to...

Poetry English

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The Valley of the Sun Bear

David L Painter·September 2, 2024

The Valley of the Sun Bear written by: David L Painter - Up North there are two beautiful mountain...

English Literature

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I Shall Not Share a Night with Her…

Dmitriy Belyanin·August 16, 2024

I Shall Not Share a Night with Her… written by: Dmitriy Belyanin I shall not share a...

Poetry English

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My Beloved Word

Etya Krichmar·July 27, 2024

My Beloved Word written by: Etya Krichmar - In the treasury of my vocabulary, one word stands...

English Literature

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War On

Anthony John Ward·July 24, 2024

War On written by: Anthony John Ward O’ those were the days, Way back when I was...

English Poetry

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Respect The Misfits

Steve Green·May 25, 2024

Respect The Misfits written by: Steve Green @stgreenie I try to hide but the night goes fast.....

Next Turn

Spillwords·May 5, 2024

Next Turn a poem by: Kenneth Slessor No pause! The buried pipes ring out, The flour-faced Antic...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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What It Means To Kneel

Yumi Wada·January 5, 2024

What It Means To Kneel written by: Yumi Wada Once, I visited a local sauna in Seoul...

English Literature

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A Chef’s Kiss

Cailey Tarriane·November 29, 2023

A Chef’s Kiss written by: Cailey Tarriane @caileytarriane they share a love that was measured, affection that...

Poetry English

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Jones’ Nose

Robert Ronnow·October 9, 2023

Jones’ Nose written by: Robert Ronnow Their unspoken opinions are like a pot of unknowable, unnamed meats...

English Poetry

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Halo

Ruchi Srivastava·September 22, 2023

Halo written by: Ruchi Srivastava There is a HALO around each of us Just that we haven’t...

Poetry English

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Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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