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POET MUSE: Mzi Mahola (1949 – 2023)

Poet, Playwright, Novelist For many seasonsOur home layUnder the roof of sorrow. Now I knowThat from a dog’s withered backYou can tell that There’s hunger in a home. South African poet and novelist Mzi Mahola passed away in August 2023. Born in...

Mushrooms in Mint or, On love (xlv) by Salimah Valiani

— in celebration of Myesha Jenkins (1948-2020) at the occasion of International Women’s Month 2023

Branded by Stephen Kingsnorth

Though flames danced less, sharp crackling died,the deeper core yet pulsed in flare,and glow threw crimson, flushed shade grey,as conversation stuttered, drift,while tired took toll, excitement’s flow. As embers proved what gone before,companions knew their night had come,for passing was...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 10 December 2023

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “Digital Skin” “With More Arms” “Alien Intelligence” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

Out of the Night’s Cloak by Thompson Emate

“The mind trestles the bridge to redemption.”– Thompson Emate When night falls,Sounds come from stallspiercing through the tranquil night,We seek for light. The night awakens the eerie,The ambience is dark and dreary,We hear footsteps and see shadows,The uncanny lurks outside...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 09 December 2023

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “Use The Sun” “Clean Children” “Laundry is Universal” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

The Lonely Summit by Francis Conlon

Cries are shouted: let’s be upward bound,Gain the peak’s summit round,Caution, now, on this place,Nothing about but open space,The precarious view does astound. A steady push without slack.Aggressive effort, naught held back,The wind’s voice is so lonely,The success is for...