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  • ‘Death Day’ & the return of the prompt

    ‘Death Day’ & the return of the prompt

    Taking long drawn in breathes, cool bite rattles against a damaged larynx, harsh hacking, choking, pain in chest, hernia straining, ribs…
    Go to the profile of Sadie Seroxcat
    Sadie Seroxcat
    Dec 1
    Featured Work (3 pieces, changes weekly)
    Echoes of a Warming World: A Plea for Earth’s Embrace

    Echoes of a Warming World: A Plea for Earth’s Embrace

    Dive deep into a poetic journey highlighting the urgency of climate change and the beauty of our Earth. Explore how we can champion our…
    Go to the profile of CJ Coop
    CJ Coop
    Sep 7
    Past and Future

    Past and Future

    A poem
    Go to the profile of Reece Beckett
    Reece Beckett
    Oct 11
    Appalachian Ragnarok

    Appalachian Ragnarok

    A poem about the world ending each time a man goes into a coal mine
    Go to the profile of Marem Hodge
    Marem Hodge
    Oct 10
    Eclipse of Twilight: Seraphina’s Quest in Shadows

    Eclipse of Twilight: Seraphina’s Quest in Shadows

    Seraphina’s harrowing journey in Eclipsia, a realm of eternal night. Uncover hidden truths and face lurking horrors in her quest to save…
    Go to the profile of CJ Coop
    CJ Coop
    Dec 4
    Subjugated

    Subjugated

    Weather forecast: sunny with no chance precipitation
    Go to the profile of JS O’Keefe
    JS O’Keefe
    Dec 4
    Naughty Kids Get The (Sugar) Cane

    Naughty Kids Get The (Sugar) Cane

    Ho-Ho-Hold your horses, kiddo!
    Go to the profile of Adrian CDTPPW
    Adrian CDTPPW
    Dec 4
    When It Snows, It Snows

    When It Snows, It Snows

    A Lighthearted Poem
    Go to the profile of Melanie Jackson
    Melanie Jackson
    Dec 4
    Skin

    Skin

    A poem about feeling at home in your body
    Go to the profile of Zivah Avraham
    Zivah Avraham
    Dec 4
    Weird creatures - 2

    Weird creatures - 2

    We are all a little weird and life is weird too.
    Go to the profile of Asmi
    Asmi
    Dec 4
    The Reason Why — Chapter Twenty-Three

    The Reason Why — Chapter Twenty-Three

    Everyone has one
    Go to the profile of izzibella Beau
    izzibella Beau
    Dec 3
    ‘Home Safe’ : The Price Of Womanhood.

    ‘Home Safe’ : The Price Of Womanhood.

    Women should be able to call out men when they’re being weird and still make it home safe, that should not be a juxtaposition.
    Go to the profile of Lisa Fouweather
    Lisa Fouweather
    Dec 3
    Shane MacGowan, In Memoriam

    Shane MacGowan, In Memoriam

    A meagre few lines on the passing of a poet
    Go to the profile of Matthew Clapham
    Matthew Clapham
    Dec 3
    Voice to Text

    Voice to Text

    A love poem
    Go to the profile of Jean-Paul
    Jean-Paul
    Dec 3
    Can I Keep You Here With Me?

    Can I Keep You Here With Me?

    A poem about lost love
    Go to the profile of TzeLin Sam
    TzeLin Sam
    Dec 3
    Bound

    Bound

    A poem
    Go to the profile of Reece Beckett
    Reece Beckett
    Dec 2
    human factors

    human factors

    lost in the shadow of conversation
    Go to the profile of Ellison On Lemonade
    Ellison On Lemonade
    Dec 2
    Poem — Living to Die

    Poem — Living to Die

    In the shadows of solitude, I reside, A soul adrift, in life’s ebbing tide. No one to look for in the crowd, No solace found, no whispers…
    Go to the profile of Sandip Chavan
    Sandip Chavan
    Dec 1
    Unforgivable Secret — Chapter Eight

    Unforgivable Secret — Chapter Eight

    Ethan
    Go to the profile of izzibella Beau
    izzibella Beau
    Dec 1
    The (Not So Simple) Simplicity Of Love.

    The (Not So Simple) Simplicity Of Love.

    The simplicity of loving- so soft & beautiful but, for queer folk, not always so simple. This is a poem on the (not so) simplicity of love ❤
    Go to the profile of Lisa Fouweather
    Lisa Fouweather
    Dec 1
    In the Shadow of Loss

    In the Shadow of Loss

    Like a wound that bleeds, loss lingers, A heart’s deep ache, forever and never. A void profound, a gaping chasm, Where love once bloomed…
    Go to the profile of Shoaib Shahid
    Shoaib Shahid
    Dec 1
    The Reason Why — Chapter Twenty-Two

    The Reason Why — Chapter Twenty-Two

    Everyone has one
    Go to the profile of izzibella Beau
    izzibella Beau
    Nov 30
    The Sins of the Son

    The Sins of the Son

    The breeze waltzed through the eucalyptus trees, carrying a blend of fresh, minty scents and the park’s rich, earthy smells.
    Go to the profile of Somtoochukwu Benedict Ezioha
    Somtoochukwu Benedict Ezioha
    Nov 30
    ‘Gay Paradise.’

    ‘Gay Paradise.’

    I passed two women holding hands yesterday when I walked down the street, and I got the same familiar ‘tugging’ feeling in my chest…
    Go to the profile of Lisa Fouweather
    Lisa Fouweather
    Nov 30
    Arrival

    Arrival

    The shortest way around
    Go to the profile of JS O’Keefe
    JS O’Keefe
    Nov 30
    Santa on Mars

    Santa on Mars

    Will the Christmas spirit come with us as we travel to the stars.
    Go to the profile of Pam Saraga
    Pam Saraga
    Nov 30
    Never Say ‘Just Me.’

    Never Say ‘Just Me.’

    Never say ‘just me’, for the word ‘just’ implies that you are somehow lacking in something, that you are ‘small’, ‘insignificant’, even
    Go to the profile of Lisa Fouweather
    Lisa Fouweather
    Nov 29
    Hope can settle the sea

    Hope can settle the sea

    When the mind is in unrest, the reins of hope can bring in the required optimism to calm the thoughts. Think positive and brighter…
    Go to the profile of Meenakshi Malhotra
    Meenakshi Malhotra
    Nov 29
    The Other Way

    The Other Way

    Chapter 2
    Go to the profile of Heidi Pyper
    Heidi Pyper
    Nov 29
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