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Nov 72 min read
Angela Kosta
"PRELUDE" Kneeling in the dark, Broken under a homeless shelter, companion of storm in the open air, Starless, Moonless Immersed in mud...
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Nov 73 min read
POETRY of WAYNE RILEY
"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...
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Walid Boureghda
Nov 71 min read
The Symphony of Love
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...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 201 min read
ESSENCE
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...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 141 min read
When Cherry Trees Blossom
October 14, 2024 "EDITOR'S CHOICE" You always loved me only in the spring while cherries blossom in our neighborhood and I only heard...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 141 min read
"Symphony of the Heart"
October 14, 2024 "Editor's Choice" There's always a humming song, a soft whisper through the air, its melody dances shadow-like, space...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 141 min read
Editor's Choice
"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...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 142 min read
MARSH GHOST
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;...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 142 min read
"A MATTER OF RESPECT"
By Dexter Amoroso It began with a pronoun. The upscale restaurant, a beacon of Manila's burgeoning modernity, was a carefully curated...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 147 min read
Feature of IVAN POZZONI
Highlight of poems in both Italian and English with bio at closure. HOTEL ACAPULCO Le mie mani, scarne, han continuato a batter testi,...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 133 min read
Oh New Zealand
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...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 121 min read
"A Name and Face That Touches Me"
"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...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 123 min read
"MEMORIES IN PHOTOGRAPHS"
Poets we have highlighted are featured in 'Three Sections.' SECTION ONE - "CONVEYING PHOTOGRAPHS IN WORDS" "PICTURE OF GRANDMA'S...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 63 min read
Michael Lee Johnson
"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...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 62 min read
MicroPoems
In 20 words or less, 14 poets wrote by evoking a strong sensory experience with brevity. The wind is blowing I feel frissons Combined...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 272 min read
"The Gravity of Impermanence"
The boundless sea, with depths unknown, whispers eternal secrets to the endless sky, whose vastness stretches beyond the grasp of human...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 266 min read
THE BITTER TASTE OF INK
These highlighted poems embody the bitterness, magnanimity or warmth of ink, symbolizing the absorption of negative/positive, dark/light...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 145 min read
The DANSA
No matter, these liquid globes shine in shade In seclusion, sow the gems in tattered lap To tag that old, unaddressed, unfeathered cap...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 134 min read
Idiom-Inspired Poetry
If all is well,ends well? He wasn’t her type It goes without saying,he was ill at ease! Thought she held her tongue,her vibes kept her...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 292 min read
LORRAINE CAPUTO
A Triptych of Poetry DREAM ENLIGHTENED From my deep sleep, I am awakened by a flash of light. The full moon shines through my windows,...
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