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By Shahid Abbas ILA Magazine Contributing Editor Nature is the Mother of all beauties and home of unlimited charms. Without it, all...

"If I hadn't put off everything, I wouldn't need to do this," said Walter to nobody. He walked on the old expansion bridge that crossed...

This is a book review of Author Mehran Hashemi's collection of poetry, "light needs darkness to shine" Before we begin, let's take a look...

December 4, 2023 From October 18 - November 15th, we offered poets an "Autumn" themed challenge, however, not all countries experience...

December 3, 2023 October/November, we offered a visual art/poetry challenge to our Facebook Group members with the option of choosing one...

On October 20th, 2023, ILA Magazine offered a visual prompt challenge, a dove of peace with children standing in various lines holding...

Recently, ILA offered the Dodoitsu poetry form to poets of our Facebook group. Out of the twenty entries, eight poets were chosen....

Carl Scharwath's Interview with Oluwafemi Abraham. CARL SCHARWATH: I had the pleasure of meeting Oluwafemi Abraham, a poet from Nigeria....

How long is eternity? Sounds never ending We compare it to infinity But everything that's supposed to last forever Always seems to come...

In October, ILA Magazine challenged poets with a SEPTOLET Prompt. Initially, we had planned to only pick a handful of poems to publish,...

October 16, 2023. Today, I had the great pleasure interviewing Mehran Hashemi, who is a Persian poet, born in the great country of Iran....

October 4, 2023 Today, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Johnny Francis Wolf for ILA readers. After reading his bio, I got the...

October 4, 2023 From ILA Magazine's Desk: An Editor's Review of: Gloria Magallanes-Loeb's book: "Nature - The Moon, The Sky, Flowers and...

Theme: "Angel at Rest" Visual arts have always had a profound impact, yet there are those rare moments when a piece of art truly speaks...

September 22, 2023 From ILA Magazine's Desk: An Editor's Review of: Maria Evelyn Quilla Soleta's book: "Chasing Sunsets With You"...

"SILENTLY WE GO AWAY" If the hierarchy lay with the downtrodden Then one would know what life really means The sweat and labor would...

From September 12 - 16, 2023, our ILA Magazine Facebook Group challenged the poets to combine both a SIJO Poetry form (consisting of 3...

Imagine stepping into a room that takes your breath away, especially if it's a window, terrace, in the confines of your home or in...

From inspirational to the seasons, to flora and fauna or spiritual, Seema Sharma from India, covers it all in the six poems we've...

Featuring poetry by a most prolific bard, Sir SAI PRAKASH, from India, a collection of poetry (half dozen plus one), his poems chosen...