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NEVER MIND

Dilip Mohapatra·April 20, 2019

NEVER MIND written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo You call her up few times and she doesn’t take your...

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Over Medicating

Hayley Burwood·April 15, 2019

Over Medicating written by: Hayley Burwood @Hayleyburwood2 Doctors of all kinds, prescribe drugs like sweets Being over...

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Ticking Time Bomb

John Baverstock·January 18, 2019

Ticking Time Bomb written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK Crowded places, So many strange faces, Unrecognisable to me, But...

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As It is Below

Any1mark·December 8, 2018

As It is Below written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 I jump into the water Waves swallow me whole...

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Jigsaw Psyche

A.M. Torres·September 11, 2018

Jigsaw Psyche written by: A.M. Torres @sonic1170 On Broad Street, I stood memories scat they overflow the...

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Stress During Wind Storms

Robyn MacKinnon·June 24, 2018

Stress During Wind Storms found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat stress during wind storms officially official...

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I Am The Over Thinker

Geovanni Villafañe·December 8, 2017

I Am The Over Thinker written by: Geovanni Villafañe @RezZureKtedPoeT Constantly Over Thinking Over The Mishaps That...

English Poetry

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Away From Me!

Elaine M. Mullen aka @GreenOgress·September 27, 2016

Away from me! written by: Elaine M. Mullen @GreenOgress Away from me, you evil spirits of “overwhelmed!”...

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

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I Am The Over Thinker

Away From Me!

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