ILA  Magazine

Special November 2024 "EDITOR'S CHOICE" Feature: POEMS OF PRAMOD GANGADHARAN BETWEEN REMEDY AND THE RIDDLE When they already knew, Hushed...

"ALL GOLDEN" I Golden barren trees End up the air like statues Autumn's stunning bliss II Golden tint leaves fall Aimlessly scattered all...

"LEGEND OF FOSSE WAY" Riding hard under a moonlight high not a leaf rustles and it troubles my mind In the distance I hear music of the...

"I TOLD THE MOON ABOUT YOU" I told the moon about you How you've broken my heart in two Confided how I'm feeling blue Grieving a love I...

16 October 2024 Wednesday, 110P Dearest Nanay, Thank you for waking me up. It is too early yet. But like you used to tell me, if I...

EMOTIONS... I pretend to be strong When inside I am hollow for long. I force to smile When it's hard even for a while. I am occupied with...

"PRELUDE" Kneeling in the dark, Broken under a homeless shelter, companion of storm in the open air, Starless, Moonless Immersed in mud...

"IF WE ONLY MEET AS STRANGERS" If I should not For thee exist In memories hour Now long since past. Forgotten, Lone, Neath marble tomb...

When first I heard love’s tune, it softly played, A song that danced upon the air so sweet, With notes that wrapped around my heart’s...

The storm in my eyes found their peace in yours The beat of my heart found rhythm in yours The depth of my tear found the smile of yours...

October 14, 2024 "EDITOR'S CHOICE" You always loved me only in the spring while cherries blossom in our neighborhood and I only heard...

October 14, 2024 "Editor's Choice" There's always a humming song, a soft whisper through the air, its melody dances shadow-like, space...

"WHEN THE LIGHT FALLS" The lost vestiges of my stifled sobs, Barren smile and a life without a sheen, Are in search of exit doors of an...

She played in the marsh, hair blowing, glimpse of bare feet. Reaching and grasping the frogs as they leap. The mud streaked on her legs;...

By Dexter Amoroso It began with a pronoun. The upscale restaurant, a beacon of Manila's burgeoning modernity, was a carefully curated...

Highlight of poems in both Italian and English with bio at closure. HOTEL ACAPULCO Le mie mani, scarne, han continuato a batter testi,...

By Peshawa Kakayi Translated by Goran Sabah Oh New Zealand! I am not an immigrant, But my tongue is an untiring courier Turns my jaw into...

"A Name and a Face That Touches Me" A name or a face that couldn't be an illusion But that comes to my face or in my nostalgic realms I...

Poets we have highlighted are featured in 'Three Sections.' SECTION ONE - "CONVEYING PHOTOGRAPHS IN WORDS" "PICTURE OF GRANDMA'S...

"I Feel Lightning in Your Wind" I feel light in a thunderstorm. I electrify your touch through my veins. I'm the greenery around your...