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Gopal Lahiri·March 27, 2020

Biography written by: Gopal Lahiri @gopallahiri Summer skies melt In deepest blue Silk sarees bleed Colours of...

Poetry English

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In This Weird Room

Jayanta Bhaumik·March 24, 2020

In This Weird Room written by: Jayanta Bhaumik @BhaumikJayanta In a room of this house, there is...

Poetry English

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Friends in Alberta

Robyn MacKinnon·May 7, 2016

Friends in Alberta found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat friends in Alberta facing the other way now...

English Poetry Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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Lauren Scott writes poetry and memoir and enjoys the challenge of trying other genres. She has authored two collections of poetry: New Day, New Dreams and Finding a Balance. In 2021, she released her memoir, More than Coffee. She is a contributing author in the anthology, Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships, as well as in the upcoming anthology, This is How We Grow. Her fourth book, Ever So Gently, is a poetry collection to be published in June. She recently finished her first children's book and works with her illustrator with plans to release it this year. She lives in California with her husband, Matt, and their lab, Copper. They have two adult children residing on the east coast. Lauren's writing inspiration comes from her love of family, spending time outdoors, and finding joy in the simple things.

Shadows of New York by Francisco Bravo Cabrera

One day I sat and listened to the choirs of Babel.
It took me back to when I painted shadows in New York
which cast skyscrapers high above your garden.
And I wondered if an island, in the seas of nowhere,
would have served as shelter if our ship should sink.

Did a siren with her song lead you so far away from home,
and has that made you forget me?
Have you removed the old tattoos?
Did you forget the sailing trips?
Was it because Manhattan’s winds destroyed your jib?...

Features

How’s Business, Alright?

An Ode to an Enigmatic Night

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Maggie O’Brien

Spotlight On Writers – Larry D Tyler

Spotlight On Writers – Andrea Walker

Spotlight On Writers – Maggie O’Brien

The Centre of My Universe

An Ode to an Enigmatic Night

Dirge of The Three Queens

Sestina 1121: “Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II”

Reading Modernism and Avant-Garde Realism in the poems of Parthajit Chanda

Solemnity of the Assumption

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Whisper”)

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Biography

In This Weird Room

Friends in Alberta

When You Find Your Center

Spotlight On Writers – Maggie O’Brien

The Centre of My Universe

Autumn Leaves

The Neighborhood

How’s Business, Alright?

Joy

Red

Sensualidad

Solace

An Empty Threat