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Old Man

Spillwords·May 2, 2021

Old Man a poem by Alexander Pushkin I’m not that lover, filled with passion, – That youth,...

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In A Wood By The River’s Edge

Kevin Taylor·April 30, 2021

In A Wood By The River’s Edge written by: Kevin Taylor @poetkevinjtayl1 In a wood by the...

English Poetry

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Poems From The Heart

Jenise Cook·March 14, 2021

Poems From The Heart written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook - Mourning dove singing softly in dawn’s light breathes...

Poetry English Spanish

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Happy The Elephant

Bob Laurie·March 12, 2021

Happy The Elephant written by: Bob Laurie @boblaurie757 1975 The elephant herd south of the Congo basin...

English Literature

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Why It Is You

Anthony Dim·February 22, 2021

Why It Is You written by: Anthony Dim In the earth of billions Where thy kind and...

Poetry English

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Artist’s Life

Spillwords·February 21, 2021

Artist’s Life a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Of all the waltzes the great Strauss wrote, mad...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Weather Forecast

Carl "Papa" Palmer·February 10, 2021

Weather Forecast written by: Carl “Papa” Palmer Looking like a usual foggy summer morning of our Puget South...

Poetry English

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Summer Afternoon

Dale Adams·January 12, 2021

Summer Afternoon written by: Dale Adams I remember the trancelike stillness of a late summer afternoon walking...

English Poetry

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Solitude

Spillwords·January 3, 2021

Solitude a poem by Alexander Pope I How happy he, who free from care The rage of...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Christmas Aotearoa

Elizabeth Barton·December 21, 2020

Christmas Aotearoa written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 This place lies far from snow-clad hills, the hush of...

English Poetry Christmas

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A Painful Victory

Lady Margrethe·November 23, 2020

A Painful Victory written by: Lady Margrethe @lady_margrethe Fragments of lies and deceit haunt me like the...

Poetry English

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The Journey

Daniel Day·November 21, 2020

The Journey written by: Daniel Day Mountains, silenced and numbed, lay barren. Sky poured out its tears...

English Literature

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Clouds, Crows and The Owl

Sue Marie St. Lee·November 18, 2020

Clouds, Crows and The Owl written by: Sue Marie St. Lee The searing summer sun is hidden...

Poetry English

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The Fortune Cookie

Thomas R Bates·November 12, 2020

The Fortune Cookie written by: Thomas R Bates This Chinese fortune cookie Has haunted me for many...

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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