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A Small Song

Jack Galmitz·August 5, 2021

A Small Song written by: Jack Galmitz a small song you come around you hang on I...

English Poetry

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Nightsong

Anna Colominas·July 28, 2021

Nightsong written by: Anna Colominas i lightly caress the tip of that mike as if I was...

English Poetry

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Morning Prayer

Emma Clohessy·April 12, 2021

Morning Prayer written by: Emma Clohessy Song-thrush pecks earth worms exhibits pale buff, black spots feeds my...

Poetry English

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Long Play

Mike Turner·March 2, 2021

Long Play written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper First notes of music Waft from the stage Bring us...

Poetry English

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I Have Loved Flowers That Fade

Spillwords·February 7, 2021

I Have Loved Flowers That Fade a poem by Robert Bridges I have loved flowers that fade,...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Bliss

Vidya Venkataramanan·February 6, 2021

Bliss written by: Vidya Venkataramanan A crescent moon hung in the sky A smudgy sun Tried to...

English Poetry

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Two Thousand Years and More

Blessing Chiamaka·February 1, 2021

Two Thousand Years and More written by: Blessing Chiamaka @goody_blessing Two thousand years and more, Joyful melodies...

English Poetry

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Purple Rain

Andy Houstoun·January 4, 2021

Purple Rain written by: Andy Houstoun @Madmax69425310 A pound coin clatters down the slot. I scroll through...

English Literature

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Sing To Me

Genie Nakano·January 1, 2021

Sing To Me written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini sing to me sweet bird of happiness so small...

Poetry English

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A Song For Christmas

Steve Carr·December 13, 2020

A Song For Christmas written by: Steve Carr @carrsteven960 I was sixteen. Ma’s upright piano stood against...

Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas Literature

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As On A Holiday

Spillwords·December 13, 2020

As On A Holiday a poem by Friedrich Holderlin As on a holiday, when a farmer Goes...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Obligato

Linda Imbler·December 10, 2020

Obligato written by: Linda Imbler I loved to sit on the lake shore and watch the soft...

English Poetry

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She Moved Through The Fair

Nigel de Costa·November 28, 2020

She Moved Through The Fair written by: Nigel de Costa “When dew falls on meadow and moths fill...

Poetry English

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A Songbird

Hagit Carmel·November 18, 2020

A Songbird written by: Hagit Carmel It rose in the distance of blue skies On a background...

Poetry English

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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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