"A Tug on the Heartstrings"
During the week of February 4th, poets were asked to write a 7-verse poem in rhyming couplet form for each of the seven days of the week....
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Feb 82 min read
A 'PATCHWORK' REVIEW
February 8, 2024 Review of Eric Aguilar's poem, "Patchwork" PATCHWORK My riches are for the generations after me, quilt-patching legacy...
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Feb 13 min read
Poetry of Chad Norman
A FEATHERED TUTELAGE ON THE FRONT DECK for all Ukrainian poets, past and present, who have written and still write on behalf of national...
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Feb 13 min read
VOICE OF UKRAINE
Dozens of Civilians Die Every Day Dozens of civilians are dying to the sounds of loud sirens, houses are engulfed in flames, photos of...
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Feb 15 min read
A Special Moment Between Two
For this year, my interviews for ILA Magazine I'll concentrate on bringing editors to you. We will learn about new submission...
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Jan 263 min read
Poetry Highlight
Featuring eight poems written by Haitham Abdullah Al-Akrumi The water did not betray you Luck was a hole in it Go down to the river and...
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Jan 251 min read
Poetry Translation
Poetry Night Chief Poet: गीत चतुर्वेदी (मुम्बई (Geet) Chaturvedi (Mumbai) Translator: Bipin Tiwari Address: Sikkim, India. Every year...
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Jan 257 min read
Poetry Feature
A HALF DOZEN POEMS PLUS ONE MORE: Featuring the poetry of Mr. Kenneth Maswabi Who cursed the night? Ignorance is a far deeper wound than...
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ilamagazine1
Jan 233 min read
A "Raw" Review
January 23, 2024. R. M. Engelhardt's book, "RAW", is chock-full with an unbridled outpouring of expression. His book is a remarkable...
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ilamagazine1
Jan 229 min read
Oodles of Poetry
Featuring the work of Mr. Steve Lyman, ILA Magazine's contributing editor. Captain Badass There's death in store, Finally silence that...
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Jan 227 min read
Interview of Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo
Conducted by ILA Contributing Guest Editor/Interviewer, Irma Kurti Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo is a multi-awarded International...
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ilamagazine1
Jan 223 min read
Editor's Review
January 22, 2024 Editor's Review of a collaborative poem between Somdatta Mitra of India and S. T. Goodhead of Nigeria Title: "Let's...
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Jan 202 min read
Using Parataxis in Poetry
PARATAXIS is a figure of speech or literary technique involving the placing of words, phrases or sentences next to each other without the...
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ilamagazine1
Jan 92 min read
WALTMARIE
The "Waltmarie" is a two-in-one poem invented by Candice Kubinec. It's a ten-lined poem, where odd lines have no specific syllabic count,...
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ilamagazine1
Jan 93 min read
BACKROADS and BYWAYS
Featured are poets who took to the backroads and byways in a December 2023 prompt, describing their journeys and jaunts through backdrops...
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Jan 84 min read
NOSTALGIC MOMENTS
Nostalgic moments are wonderful reminders of past and present, evoking a medley of emotions and memories, transporting into different...
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Jan 56 min read
Interview of Zlatan Demirović
Conducted by ILA Contributing Guest Editor, Irma Kurti ZLATAN DEMIROVIĆ is a bilingual writer, novelist, critic, internationally...
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Jan 32 min read
The 'Cleave'
Recently as of last month, ILA offered poets from our Facebook group, the poetry form of the 'Cleave.' The word itself defines both...
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Jan 36 min read
Fragments of Forever
By Dexter Amoroso John sat alone in his dimly lit study, surrounded by the echoes of a life that had slipped through his fingers. The...
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Dec 29, 20233 min read
BOOK FEATURE
Soulmates: Verses of Love and Destiny Friday, December 29, 2023 Collaborating Authors: SHERYL LATINAZO MAGBOO and DEXTER AMOROSO SHERYL...
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