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POET PROFILE: Olive Olusegun

Olive Olusegun is a South African resident, Kenyan-born, Nigerian and multi-disciplinary artist and the current (2024) Poetry Africa Slam Champion. Olive graduated cum laude from the University of Johannesburg School of Architecture in 2022 with a Masters’ thesis on Afromodern...

Broken Spell #FreePalestine by Charl Landsberg

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] 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...

Meandering Threads of Expansion by Himanshu Ranjan

[tabby title="Poem"] There is melody within me, there are songs…Yet, why do I sit in silence? I don’t want to live just to eat…But I realize that food itself is an art—the crackle of roasting seeds, the sizzle of oil,the...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 12 February 2025

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK "A Crimson Price" "Blood In The Crosshairs" "Bathed In Blood" Image by Gerd Altmann Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

Fractured Interior by Luleka Mhlanzi

[tabby title="Poem"]I've carefully crafted a facadeConcealing the fissures withinfragile , my makeshift repairHolding together the shattered piecesI'm a stranger to my own reflectionUnrecognizable, even to myselfA whispering question echoes"What is it that you fear?"I'm afraid of the cacophony withinThe relentless...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 11 February 2025

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK "At The Tips Of Her Hands" "A Silent Rebellion" "Body Modification" Image by Yana Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

Gambling by Lethu Nkwanyana

[tabby title="Poem"] Breathing is gamblingYour soul is a Die tossed into existenceBy the hand of chanceLungs are too fragile fingersfailing to catch a breath.Teeth as tokens for smilingBefore biting the dust. I’ve been basking in radiation for too long now.My...