BE FOOLISHLY WITH ME By Qasim Kashmiri (Poet, Novelist)
Be foolishly with me Once you know me, Depart, Gather the blood shrouds Take me home, And depart Adorn my ugly face With eighty veils,...
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- 6 days ago
- 2 min
LORRAINE CAPUTO
A Triptych of Poetry DREAM ENLIGHTENED From my deep sleep, I am awakened by a flash of light. The full moon shines through my windows,...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 27
- 1 min
IDIOMATIC FUN
I heard through the grapevine about a bad apple named John He looked as cool as cucumber though he had ants in his pants His life was a...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 26
- 2 min
POETIC DUET
Featuring the collaborative work of 4 poets. "FOGDOG" Dear, I would like to tell you a dream I dreamt, awesome Oneiric I, a girl cured...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 26
- 1 min
THE ROSETTE OF DREAMS
THE ROSETTE OF DREAMS I walked the world of dreams through the tunnel of night; As I went deeper and farther, I looked back with fright...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 26
- 3 min
Jill Kimmelman
Peace Now, More Than Ever Squandering time in cerebral circles debating the subtleties that mystify Like Talmudic scholars, with flowing...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 23
- 1 min
SPECIAL FEATURE
A Quartet of Poets ENIGMA Dream away like the moonbeams creeping out In the mazed network of bewildered mind Intricately zooming amidst...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 23
- 1 min
LITTLE LIONESS
You are still small, but your strength is great, you know. Eyes so blue as the sea and a beautiful glow little lionesses of life, you are...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 19
- 2 min
The Noble Exchange
Moments spent in solitude and reflection, Enshrined in golden memories that are uniquely mine. Engaging in light banter, exchanging...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 3
- 2 min
A Global Resonance of Voice
Review of Peshawa Kakayi's poem, "Universe and Man as a Formula" by Marie J. Mond Translator: Goran Sabah Peshawa Kakayi, known for his...
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ilamagazine1
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Beyond Words
Review of Paul Barnard's poem, "Didn't Expect This" August 3, 2024 "DIDN'T EXPECT THIS" I know...your bones mean well chartering...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Poetry of Burhan
"REPLY FROM THE UNKNOWN LADY" (Reply to a poem by Saqlain Mustaq) Here is your letter - unmarked and unnamed "To an unknown lady" - the...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Poetry of Andromachi Benekou
"STARDUST" Love is a conqueror shoots silver arrows but if it happens that you refuse him it throws you into the marshes! He is a fierce...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 31
- 1 min
The Taste of Your Lips
When you kiss, and touch me only, the whole world is ours. We both know that you intoxicate me with your touch and undress me with your...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 30
- 2 min
A TURN OF PHRASE
It's All from a... 'T' to 'U' Imagine you are asked to design a T-shirt with a meaningful, humorous or even an insignificant...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 13
- 3 min
Peshawa Kakayi - Feature Poem
"I got frozen in the Patriot Hills, ripened within myself' Sometimes when the sun appears, Snow starts to wail, 'What a century! Since...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 13
- 4 min
A SET OF TWO: REVIEWS
Do you remember when we spoke of swans? The seasons pass so quickly, While age passes by so slow, It seems like only yesterday - That I...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 12
- 6 min
ARTFUL VERSES
The Harmony of Visual Art and Poetry "THE COLOR OF US" We are all born stark naked our first hour most special inspection, swift our...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 12
- 4 min
In The Passage of Time...
Featuring eight poets who wrote beautiful subtleties of nostalgia THE AESTIVAL TIME IS HERE TO STAY! In the passage of time, the ghosts...
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ilamagazine1
- Jul 12
- 2 min
A Half Dozen + One - NINETTES
Featuring the creative work of 13 Poets Sweet Music Powerful And magical Highlights vespertide Its mystic spell Titillates Lonely Hearts...
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