Poetry

the prayer to saint eom pasaquoyan by w v sutra (Jan 9, 2023)

w v sutra was born in Africa and raised in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, borne hither and thither on the surging tides of cold war and soft power. He has been at various times a rock musician, a public health professional, and an educator.

Johann's Boy by Julian O. Long (Jan 9, 2023)

"...case open in front of him already filling with passersby’s pocket change..."

Ancestors Are Ripples by Amrita Valan (Jan 2, 2023)

"...Embracing collective Awareness..."

On Reading by Ankit Raj Ojha (Jan 2, 2023)

Ankit Raj Ojha is an assistant professor and former software engineer from Chapra, Bihar, India. He teaches English at Government College Gharaunda, Karnal and is a PhD candidate at IIT Roorkee.

the croc that knew better by George Gad Economou (Jan 2, 2023)

"...euphoria unprecedented and otherworldly blanketed him..."

Dear Vonnegut by JD DeHart (Jan 2, 2023)

"...Did I forget to tell you the story..."

How the Death of Percy Lapid Inspired a Filipino Movement of Justice Against Corruption and Impunity by April Mae M. Berza (Jan 2, 2023)

A subtitler and translator in Hollywood, April Mae M. Berza's poems and short stories have appeared in numerous publications in America, France, Canada, Belgium, Romania, India, Japan, Great Britain, and the Philippines. She currently resides in Taguig, Philippines.

Writing from Africa by Umar Hussaina Garba (Jan 2, 2023)

Umar Hussaina Garba is a young Nigerian Poet and a storyteller, known for her beauty use of imagery in her poems and her undying exposure of culture.

A Destination in Desolation by Ndaba Sibanda (Jan 2, 2023)

"...They fight with every fibre of their being to remain in power..."

I love you by Nolcha Fox (Dec 26, 2022)

"...a match tossed into the ditch..."

A Vow by Pranab Ghosh (Dec 26, 2022)

"...Souls vow to stay united in life and beyond it..."

Mothering Sunday by J.R. Barner (Dec 26, 2022)

"...a tightly packed attic, of no consequence..."

Sore Fingers by Lynn White (Dec 26, 2022)

"...I wanted plaits..."

Where Would We Go? by Eric Robert Nolan (Dec 26, 2022)

"...The mountains will not know our names..."

Your Voice by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal (Dec 26, 2022)

"...you swallowed shadows that you mistook for water..."

Pickings by Stephen Kingsnorth (Dec 26, 2022)

"...the wallet slipped, worn-leather shine, is soon binned skip, of no account..."

Padre Ernesto Speaks by Donna Pucciani (Dec 26, 2022)

Donna Pucciani, a Chicago-based writer, has published poetry worldwide in Shi Chao Poetry, Poetry Salzburg, Li Poetry, ParisLitUp, Acumen, Journal of Italian translation, and other journals. Her seventh and most recent book of poetry is EDGES.

Those Dark Halls of Ambiguity by Ian C. Smith (Dec 26, 2022)

"...scholars scouring vellum’s inked decay..."

Africa's Shining Star by Ndaba Sibanda (Dec 26, 2022)

"...A heroine who champions free speech..."

Poor Penguin by Nolcha Fox (Dec 19, 2022)

Penguins on the town...

The last penguin by Nolcha Fox (Dec 19, 2022)

"...a black tuxedo T-shirt..."

Penguin Provender by Julian O. Long (Dec 19, 2022)

"...Otherwise he’d freeze his toes..."

Penguins by Dan Mulhollen (Dec 19, 2022)

"...I honestly can't tell you why..."

Pills and penguins by Mihaela Melnic (Dec 19, 2022)

"Penguins tiptoe around their neighbors' eggs warily..."

A Child's Christmas Carol by Nolo Segundo (Dec 19, 2022)

"...Like racehorses at the gate of magic,..."

The Host by Stephen Kingsnorth (Dec 19, 2022)

"...I would meet not wings or haloes, but true messengers of God..."

Plunge by Pranab Ghosh (Dec 12, 2022)

"...Agonized heart sings The song of life..."

Belief by Dessy Tsvetkova (Dec 12, 2022)

"...all the distance will disappear..."

La vita è bella by Bozhidar Pangelov (Dec 12, 2022)

"...Out of this word was born time..."

One of Us by Ian Mullins (Dec 12, 2022)

"...we edge forward into half-imagined spaces..."