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Won’t Be Swayed

Margaret Karim·January 27, 2023

Won’t Be Swayed written by: Margaret Karim You touch me Stir buried emotion I am scared Of...

Poetry English

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Dead Flowers

Francisco Bravo Cabrera·December 5, 2022

Dead Flowers written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera I have often met your spirit… A ghost, a phantom...

Poetry English

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I Love Thee Not

Shayan Das·August 13, 2022

I Love Thee Not written by: Shayan Das @shdpoems I love thee not but only when in...

English Poetry

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Allow Me to Go Away in Love…

Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar·August 9, 2022

Allow Me to Go Away in Love… written by: Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar @madhumita6 Let me leave Allow...

Poetry English

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Rain

Patricia Furstenberg·August 5, 2022

Rain written by: Patricia Furstenberg @PatFurstenberg I touched the rain, it was all jewels The rain that...

English Poetry

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An Ocean of Grace

Greg Massey·July 2, 2022

An Ocean of Grace written by: Greg Massey @PoemCrafter Those eyes are in my mind’s eye like...

Good Fame

Anna Canić·June 30, 2022

Good Fame written by: Anna Canić If people were as quick to hear As they are quick...

Poetry English

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DOG, poetry by Dr. K. K. Matthew at Spillwords.com

DOG

Dr. K. K. Mathew·June 20, 2022

DOG written by: Dr. K. K. Matthew The moment of extreme happiness comes When the pet dog...

English Poetry

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My Father Moved Through Dooms of Love

Spillwords·June 19, 2022

My Father Moved Through Dooms of Love a poem by: E.E. Cummings 34 my father moved through...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Eat Your Heart Out

Spillwords·May 22, 2022

Eat Your Heart Out a poem by: Charles Bukowski I’ve come by, she says, to tell you...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Survived?

Rachit Sharma·May 7, 2022

Survived? written by: Rachit Sharma it’s a lonely night, a simmering one short breaths against the white...

English Poetry

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Just The Right Touch

Jenise Cook·December 31, 2021

Just The Right Touch written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook Elaine rolled over in bed away from Jeremy. She...

Literature English

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Flower

Spillwords·November 14, 2021

Flower a poem by Rabindranath Tagore Pluck this little flower and take it, delay not! I fear...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Long Meg

Kate Aranda Nye·October 19, 2021

Long Meg written & narrated by: Kate Aranda Nye Do you judge me? You stand before me,...

13 Days of Halloween Literature Halloween Featured Post 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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