ILA  Magazine

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...

In 20 words or less, 14 poets wrote by evoking a strong sensory experience with brevity. The wind is blowing I feel frissons Combined...

The boundless sea, with depths unknown, whispers eternal secrets to the endless sky, whose vastness stretches beyond the grasp of human...

These highlighted poems embody the bitterness, magnanimity or warmth of ink, symbolizing the absorption of negative/positive, dark/light...

No matter, these liquid globes shine in shade In seclusion, sow the gems in tattered lap To tag that old, unaddressed, unfeathered cap...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Peace Now, More Than Ever Squandering time in cerebral circles debating the subtleties that mystify Like Talmudic scholars, with flowing...

A Quartet of Poets ENIGMA Dream away like the moonbeams creeping out In the mazed network of bewildered mind Intricately zooming amidst...