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Jan 7, 20231 min read

Poetry Feature of Shafkat Aziz Hajam

I am a bulb, thou art my filament. How would I glow without thy attachment? O thou ignite me inside And the glare goes outside. But for...

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Jan 6, 20231 min read

Poetry Feature of Amrita Valan

LANCELOT AS SHALLOT You are asleep, Wrapped in your cocoon Of silk. Where you weave blind tapestries On an island Sequestered with sable...

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Jan 6, 20231 min read

Beauty

I lost so much of your beauty! A shop with no much except some necessities. The tick of every clock with fatigue Each second returns...

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Jan 6, 20231 min read

Poetry Feature of Khursheed Wani

"The Poet's Jasmine" Let me sit next to you In a corner of blue The voice of your emotion' Still as calm as the ocean, You are the poet's...

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Dec 29, 20221 min read

Ray of Love

The Moonlight Dance he caressed nature with the scent in love rose.. With a delicate flower in her hair and in the eye a stray ray of...

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Dec 29, 20221 min read

SHADOWS

The trees cast shadows across the deserted scene And a breeze stirred in the cool air which pervaded a benign dominion Beneath vast...

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Dec 29, 20221 min read

Trigger for Dreams

We need a trigger for dreams To fulfill them This trigger makes us stay alive And have a purpose in life. This trigger makes us have...

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Dec 17, 20223 min read

Snapshots from the Heart

Featuring the work of photographer/poetess, Norah Bolubatolu Ratu and her snapshots from the heart. She has been frequently chosen as...

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Dec 17, 20226 min read

Infectious Human, Infected Earth

"Dedicated to the greediness and ignorance of man and the silence of earth." © Written by Peshawa Kakayi Translated by Daliya Raouf In...

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Dec 17, 20221 min read

Featured Photography

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHY OF DEBRA S. MASCARENHAS The photographer explains while the sunrise rose over Dubai, she captured her snapshots on...

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Dec 17, 20221 min read

With All Recompense

Someday Somewhere I could bid you farewell With all recompense When I gather the courage To break the hard ice Without asking for Any...

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Dec 17, 20224 min read

SESTINA

Here we feature the work of two very talented poets who participated in a Word of the Week (Lief) Sestina challenge we offered on our...

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Dec 13, 20221 min read

Captures of Nature

Featuring the photography of Dawood Yousuf from Kashmir. Sunset with Chinar

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Dec 13, 20221 min read

Belief

Sitting alone on one barren tree top Sermoning Hari Hari Ram Ram A selfish crane, hearing its rendition running away far toward oblivion...

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Dec 11, 20221 min read

Hanging

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Dec 11, 20221 min read

Untitled Triolet

Rustling through the lotus lakes in darkness, Shall I compare you with the winter moon, Yoking my heart in your charming harness,...

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Dec 8, 20227 min read

ASWANG

I stood shoulder to shoulder with Toby, prepared to confront the Aswang head on. Had it not been for Menchie, we'd have bested her last...

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Dec 8, 20222 min read

"After Nightfall"

On the ILA Magazine Facebook Group, "After Nightfall" was a prompt challenge given by one of our contributing editors, Mr. Bur Han. It...

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Dec 7, 20223 min read

Poetry Feature: Sankar Narayan Mallick

"Perennial Poet-to-be" Never have I been a poet as such, always a poet-to-be. Poems have been somnolent to me, on the leaves of misty...

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Nov 26, 20221 min read

The Resurgence of the Emperor

The emperor has been petrified and mortified, around the baleful backdrops The ushering beam of autumn following heavy rain nourished the...

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