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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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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ilamagazine1
Aug 261 min read
IDIOMATIC FUN
I heard through the grapevine about a bad apple named John He looked as cool as cucumber though he had ants in his pants His life was a...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 262 min read
POETIC DUET
Featuring the collaborative work of 4 poets. "FOGDOG" Dear, I would like to tell you a dream I dreamt, awesome Oneiric I, a girl cured...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 261 min read
THE ROSETTE OF DREAMS
THE ROSETTE OF DREAMS I walked the world of dreams through the tunnel of night; As I went deeper and farther, I looked back with fright...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 263 min read
Jill Kimmelman
Peace Now, More Than Ever Squandering time in cerebral circles debating the subtleties that mystify Like Talmudic scholars, with flowing...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 231 min read
SPECIAL FEATURE
A Quartet of Poets ENIGMA Dream away like the moonbeams creeping out In the mazed network of bewildered mind Intricately zooming amidst...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 231 min read
LITTLE LIONESS
You are still small, but your strength is great, you know. Eyes so blue as the sea and a beautiful glow little lionesses of life, you are...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 192 min read
The Noble Exchange
Moments spent in solitude and reflection, Enshrined in golden memories that are uniquely mine. Engaging in light banter, exchanging...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 32 min read
A Global Resonance of Voice
Review of Peshawa Kakayi's poem, "Universe and Man as a Formula" by Marie J. Mond Translator: Goran Sabah Peshawa Kakayi, known for his...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 32 min read
Beyond Words
Review of Paul Barnard's poem, "Didn't Expect This" August 3, 2024 "DIDN'T EXPECT THIS" I know...your bones mean well chartering...
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ilamagazine1
Jul 311 min read
Poetry of Burhan
"REPLY FROM THE UNKNOWN LADY" (Reply to a poem by Saqlain Mustaq) Here is your letter - unmarked and unnamed "To an unknown lady" - the...
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ilamagazine1
Jul 312 min read
Poetry of Andromachi Benekou
"STARDUST" Love is a conqueror shoots silver arrows but if it happens that you refuse him it throws you into the marshes! He is a fierce...
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ilamagazine1
Jul 311 min read
The Taste of Your Lips
When you kiss, and touch me only, the whole world is ours. We both know that you intoxicate me with your touch and undress me with your...
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ilamagazine1
Jul 302 min read
A TURN OF PHRASE
It's All from a... 'T' to 'U' Imagine you are asked to design a T-shirt with a meaningful, humorous or even an insignificant...
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