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How to Find Inspiration for Your Next Poem
Sometimes, finding inspiration as a poet can feel elusive and far-fetched, but it’s all around us—hidden in the everyday and the extraordinary. Here are six
How to Build Simple Habits as a Writer and Poet
As a writer or poet, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by creative blocks or the pressure to produce consistently. But building simple daily habits can
GOD IS SLOW
when I think about God I picture his love for me in parenthesis (a passover meal of burnt beans) / mashed into a fillet of
DITCHED BUT ENRICHED
Reeling from shock, Bryan had just tended the locus of his feelings and intuitions for the umpteenth time. Following a backbreaking long trek along the
RELIGION
Magnificent scaffolds Buildings governed by mere rulings Immersed in scruples Segregation in the congregation Praying the rosary Or playing with the glossary Lies on the
MY REPLICA AND ITS HALF
me The year started on a blank page. I mumbled some resolutions under my breath peeling every habit I once had. Each crumb falling into my
HOW TO READ MY BODY LANGUAGE
I do not know so much about bodiesBut the chemistry I share with mineis an improper fraction When you see me slouchIt is the silhouette
PLAYING THE GAME OF NUMBERS
More often than not, we are bent on the flamboyance of having a lot of people in our circle meanwhile there is nothing valuable coming
RAPE
Dear Mberede,How is everything with you? Let’s just broker this for judgement. First,It was a tease. A reminder of my carefully crafted work of art.
DYSMENORRHEA
Assuming a scissors stance with legs crossedRegrets drizzled her memoryGazing furtively around the roomShe was lost in thought Wearing an unkempt look and a wrinkled
WHERE I CALL HOME
I grew up in a makeshift hutWhere anger bore holes on our leaky roofHere, we filtered laughter often to weigh its worthUrchins – There were