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Nov 19, 20233 min read
DODOITSU THEME
Recently, ILA offered the Dodoitsu poetry form to poets of our Facebook group. Out of the twenty entries, eight poets were chosen....
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ilamagazine1
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Tuesday Afternoon Meeting of the Minds
Carl Scharwath's Interview with Oluwafemi Abraham. CARL SCHARWATH: I had the pleasure of meeting Oluwafemi Abraham, a poet from Nigeria....
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ilamagazine1
Nov 7, 20231 min read
ETERNITY
How long is eternity? Sounds never ending We compare it to infinity But everything that's supposed to last forever Always seems to come...
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ilamagazine1
Nov 7, 20232 min read
A MYRIAD of SEPTOLETS
In October, ILA Magazine challenged poets with a SEPTOLET Prompt. Initially, we had planned to only pick a handful of poems to publish,...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 13, 20235 min read
An Interview with Mehran Hashemi
October 16, 2023. Today, I had the great pleasure interviewing Mehran Hashemi, who is a Persian poet, born in the great country of Iran....
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ilamagazine1
Oct 4, 20235 min read
An Interview with Johnny Francis Wolf
October 4, 2023 Today, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Johnny Francis Wolf for ILA readers. After reading his bio, I got the...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Book Review
October 4, 2023 From ILA Magazine's Desk: An Editor's Review of: Gloria Magallanes-Loeb's book: "Nature - The Moon, The Sky, Flowers and...
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ilamagazine1
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Visual Art/Poetry
Theme: "Angel at Rest" Visual arts have always had a profound impact, yet there are those rare moments when a piece of art truly speaks...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 21, 20233 min read
Book Review
September 22, 2023 From ILA Magazine's Desk: An Editor's Review of: Maria Evelyn Quilla Soleta's book: "Chasing Sunsets With You"...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 21, 20234 min read
SEPTEMBER 2023 EDITOR'S CHOICE
"SILENTLY WE GO AWAY" If the hierarchy lay with the downtrodden Then one would know what life really means The sweat and labor would...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 21, 20233 min read
SIJO/MICRO PASSAGE
From September 12 - 16, 2023, our ILA Magazine Facebook Group challenged the poets to combine both a SIJO Poetry form (consisting of 3...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 21, 20235 min read
Room With A View
Imagine stepping into a room that takes your breath away, especially if it's a window, terrace, in the confines of your home or in...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 16, 20234 min read
POETIC SPRINKLINGS
From inspirational to the seasons, to flora and fauna or spiritual, Seema Sharma from India, covers it all in the six poems we've...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 16, 20234 min read
A Half Dozen plus One
Featuring poetry by a most prolific bard, Sir SAI PRAKASH, from India, a collection of poetry (half dozen plus one), his poems chosen...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 16, 20236 min read
Amer Al-Tayeb
"Untitled Poem" Translated by: ILA Magazine Editors English translation and original poem (without diacritics), featured. Departure...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 12, 20236 min read
"Light Needs Darkness To Shine"
The title above is a prompt we offered poets based on the title of AUTHOR MEHRAN HASHEMI'S recently published book, which he so kindly...
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ilamagazine1
Sep 12, 20234 min read
AN ENSEMBLE OF POETS
Recently, our guest editor, Mayyu Hamim, offered a prompt challenge to poets with the option of choosing one of ten prompts presented to...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 29, 20233 min read
Book Feature:
"Yearlong Flames of Yearnings" Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Collaborating Authors: HARSH SHARMA and JACQUELINE VILLOSO-VENTO HARSH SHARMA is...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Poetry of Anna Ferriero
Three poems featured by the poet, in both Italian (mother tongue) and English. ZELO D’AMORE Quel verso leopardiano che ispirò la sua...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 27, 20233 min read
Musings of A Troubadour
ACROSTIC An angel upholds an ample umbrella 'Neath which many multitudes of the songsters thrive Novice in the arts and the erudite both...
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