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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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ilamagazine1
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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ilamagazine1
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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ilamagazine1
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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ilamagazine1
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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ilamagazine1
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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ilamagazine1
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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ilamagazine1
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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ilamagazine1
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Photography of Biagio Fortini
Biagio Fortini, like many other photographers, is not just an ordinary individual with a camera in hand. He is a visual artist who...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 20, 20234 min read
Article: Nature Prevailing in Literature
By Shahid Abbas ILA Magazine Contributing Editor Nature is the Mother of all beauties and home of unlimited charms. Without it, all...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 17, 20234 min read
The Race
"If I hadn't put off everything, I wouldn't need to do this," said Walter to nobody. He walked on the old expansion bridge that crossed...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 17, 20237 min read
Book Review
This is a book review of Author Mehran Hashemi's collection of poetry, "light needs darkness to shine" Before we begin, let's take a look...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 4, 20235 min read
Poetry/Visual Arts - Editor's Choice
December 4, 2023 From October 18 - November 15th, we offered poets an "Autumn" themed challenge, however, not all countries experience...
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ilamagazine1
Dec 3, 20233 min read
October - November Editor's Choice
December 3, 2023 October/November, we offered a visual art/poetry challenge to our Facebook Group members with the option of choosing one...
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ilamagazine1
Nov 19, 20232 min read
Poets of Peace and Harmony
On October 20th, 2023, ILA Magazine offered a visual prompt challenge, a dove of peace with children standing in various lines holding...
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