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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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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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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ilamagazine1
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Poetry of Michael Lee Johnson
SUMMER IS DYING (V4) Outside, summer is dying into fall, and blue daddy petunias sprout ears - hear the beginning of night chills. In...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 25, 20234 min read
Unbreakable Ties
© By Dexter Amoroso Like two stars destined to shine in the same sky, Don and Dona's paths converged, creating a celestial bond that...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 25, 20235 min read
Friday Night Meeting of the Minds
A special feature of Gloria Magallanes-Loeb interviewed by our Contributing Editor/Interviewer, Carl Scharwath. Photo above is Author,...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 24, 20232 min read
Gwawdodyn Hir (Sestet)
On August 13 - 18th, 2023, we held a Gwawdodyn Hir Poetry Form (Sestet) Prompt Challenge for writers on our ILA Magazine Facebook Group....
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ilamagazine1
Aug 24, 20232 min read
A Hallmark of Poetry
Featuring the poems of Tohm Bakelas "porch rain" beads of water pool in the palm of my right hand - the left holds nothing "perspectives"...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 19, 20235 min read
KENNETH MASWABI
THE WORLD IS NOT A SONG BUT A POEM In its ridges, lies the clues The world is folded into ripples of pain and joy It appears that sadness...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 19, 20233 min read
Pir Abdul Gani
TO MY MOTHER ‘Tis thou where the ogin of love streameth, ‘Tis thou where the beauty of the world floweth, ‘Tis thou whose absence maketh...
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Walid Boureghda
Aug 17, 20233 min read
THEME: ELEGIAC REFLECTIONS
I DIED THE DAY I WAS BORN I am a little girl! Yes I am a little girl! Do you think I am the daughter of a pale- pearl? Born to...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 16, 20233 min read
An "Anything" Offering
The "Anythings" are an offering we present to our ILA Magazine Facebook Group usually on a Friday, and occasionally on a weekend day. We...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 11, 20234 min read
Poetry of Michael Ryan
RAIN Last night, while you were asleep I climbed through the clouds To stand on the moon So I could shoot at stars And tell the heavens...
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ilamagazine1
Aug 11, 20234 min read
Odes to Sunsets
Recently, we offered a themed challenge, the requirement for poets to write an Ode to Sunsets. Though there are various forms of odes, we...
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ilamagazine1
Jul 30, 20237 min read
From Dusk to Dawn
An Interview with Maria Evelyn Quilla Soleta by ILA Contributing Editor, Mr. Carl Scharwath. GOOD DAY, EVE (Maria Evelyn Quilla Soleta),...
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ilamagazine1
Jul 30, 20235 min read
Maria Evelyn Quilla Soleta - Book Feature - "Chasing Sunsets With You"
July, 29, 2023 BIO: Maria Evelyn Quilla Soleta, or, 'Eve', or (aka 'Hibiscus'), a nickname familiar to many, has published her third book...
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