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POET MUSE: Dr Diana Ferrus (1953 – 2026)

(poet, storyteller, activist) My name is February. My name is February. I was sold my breasts, private parts and eyes my brain are not mine yet like the São José I am ruined often sank by another storm no Jesus...

Broken Spell #FreePalestine by Charl Landsberg

Palestinian blood is a cruel antidote,to the dreamlike slumber white supremacy,has over the world.A blood sacrifice to hold a pale mirror up,so the world can see itself soberly,hung over, and bleeding.Palestinian children drinking water from puddles,do they see the moon...

Up and Up by Francis Conlon

To reach the peak, up and up,A stressful reach to get up there,With breath so thin is the air,A misstep and a fall abrupt. The prize a mountainous monolith,Reaching high through winds of force,The world below is a divorce.“Because it’s...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 08 June 2026

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “The Selfless Self” “There Is No ‘I’ In Share” “The Giving Heart” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

50 WAYS TO LEAVE A LOAFER by Mbongeni Khumalo

(for Brian Yankee Mokae Mogaki –25.09.1971 – 03.06.2026) Fare thee well Mr MiyagiGo well MozartGoodbye Sir Go go Bushman tour guideWe shall all follow your spoorTo where no one knowsYou nominal Anglican and passionate traditionalist You kept the memory of...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 07 June 2026

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “Losing It” “The Shape Of Stress” “A Moment Of Collapse” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

Peter Sellers Is Pissed by Mitja Lovše

Peter Sellers is pissedas he spends his credibilityon a movie directed by a guythat made neorealism quite real. They don’t do that now,they’re shooting a comedythat does include the Holliesnot playing their best material. Sellers plays the Fox,not the real...