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A Saw a Chapel, poem by William Blake at Spillwords.com

I Saw a Chapel

Spillwords·July 9, 2023

I Saw a Chapel a poem by: William Blake I saw a chapel all of gold That...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Refusal

Satabdi Saha·March 4, 2023

Refusal written by: Satabdi Saha He stared at the drops pityingly Yet her soul scrambled Through nightmares...

Poetry English

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A Tale From Thanlwin

Hein Min Htun·November 6, 2022

A Tale from Thanlwin written by: Hein Min Htun “Wake up, son. Wake up.” The sound flew into...

Literature English

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The Familiar of Witchbane

Rain Alchemist·October 29, 2022

The Familiar of Witchbane written by: Rain Alchemist @vinayak96052946 A black feline with golden slit eyes, Crossed...

English Poetry Halloween

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Once Again, Liberia Bleeds

Ivan S. Fiske IV·June 22, 2022

Once Again, Liberia Bleeds written by: Ivan S. Fiske IV on January 19, 2022, at night, when...

English Poetry

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On Halloween

Sharon Waller Knutson·October 20, 2021

On Halloween written by: Sharon Waller Knutson The myths and tales of black cats being scalped by...

Poetry Halloween English

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Voids Trip Wires

Edward L. Canavan·May 24, 2021

Voids Trip Wires written by: Edward L. Canavan @Ed_Leo71 voids trip wires in darkness primed down from...

English Poetry

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Then It is That Love is Born…

Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar·January 21, 2021

Then It is That Love is Born… written by: Madhumita @madhumita6 when my hand held within yours...

Poetry English

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Ash, a poem written by Michael Ball at Spillwords.com

Ash

Michael Ball·December 8, 2020

Ash written by: Michael Ball @whirred I knew what to do when her ashes came. My mother...

Poetry English Haunted Holidays

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Fortune

Spillwords·November 29, 2020

Fortune a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer This wrecched worldes transmutacioun, As wele or wo, now povre and...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Monsoon

Kushal Poddar·July 29, 2020

Monsoon written by: Kushal Poddar @Kushalpoe A heavy bottom cloud rides one mystical dildo of some place of...

English Poetry

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Kemunto

Daniel Gekonge·May 4, 2020

Kemunto written by: Daniel Gekonge @Dan_Gekonge1 I want you to touch me Like the sun does to...

English Poetry

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Hymn or Ode to Nothing

Ampat Varghese Koshy·February 20, 2018

Hymn or Ode to Nothing written by: Ampat Varghese Koshy Long ago our ancestors hymnals sang to...

Poetry English

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Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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