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An Ode to Spring in the Form of Collage
Written by Scott Thomas Outlar Is the process of creating art ultimately just the aim toward bringing about the complete annihilation of...

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Mar 28, 20235 min read


Sihem Cherif
A SWEET BLEND of POETRY, QUOTES and PHOTOGRAPHY "TO WHOM THE STRAND BELONGS?" Just a strand of hair struggling for some air when walls...

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Mar 21, 20233 min read


Mayyu Hamim
Rohang Poet & Writer "It is totally hard for me to describe my life in any way since I am a weak refugee who is still denied justice." I...

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Mar 21, 20232 min read


ZENAIDA LARAGAN TALOZA
"MY SWEET CORN LADY" I planted your small seed of grain On a rich part of my home land Watered it with my own sweat In order for you a...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


Myr Reyes E. Tejada
"EVERY MOMENT, A COMMENCEMENT" Nothing actually ever ends Every moment is a commencement Of renewed hopes and fresher dreams Prelude to...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


ONYINYECHI COSMOS ETU
"THE TREASURE OF SILENCE" I've reaped the treasure of silence into prominence of creative flame poetry is an erection of thoughts stirred...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


Jeffrey Cejero
"BUT I HAVE THE SUNRISE" The night is filled with pitiful cries. I could hear the requiem of crickets, Rubbing their percussions where...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


Painting/Poem: "My Inspiration"
by Suzette Portes San Jose you are... the way that I do go your way to joy and happiness and lead me through my emptiness where you go I...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


The Calm Lake
By Mohamed Kerkoub Constantine, Algeria Spirit and consciousness spring from inspiration and passion, so they they settle, spread and...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


HENRY FARRELL
"A ROLLING MOMENT OF HARMONY" On an isle...in pretty pleasure move And where feathered wings vie...in spring; A maiden's delight! my eyes...

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Mar 21, 20231 min read


Deepak Kumar Dey
MY KINGDOM Being dethroned bereft emperor bursts tear, Being denounced the ruler is made to cry. But of losing or gaining I am not a...

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Mar 21, 20232 min read


1/2 Dozen TAUTOGRAMS
On February 22, 2023, ILA Magazine Facebook Group offered a Tautogram Challenge to poets. We gave them the option to write a poem, quote,...

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Mar 20, 20231 min read


VISIONS FROM THE HEART
Featuring SAKEENA JABEEN, two of her poems and her photography of homeland, Kashmir. "UNTITLED" In search of other half of mine meet...

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Mar 20, 20231 min read


GURJEET KOUR GHUMAN
A TRIO OF POEMS "A WINTER SOJOURN" Traversing beyond the glistening moon through the star studded world of my dreams. Embellished with...

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Mar 19, 20232 min read


IS THERE A STAR I WOULD NOT NAME AFTER YOU?
Is there an ocean I would not swim for you? Is there a diamond that is beautiful enough? Or for that matter any other good stuff? For...
Walid Boureghda
Mar 18, 20231 min read


Ghazals by Feroz Rashid Bhat
Ghazal I. Dumb, I wag my tongue ruthlessly to explain words Like a poet putting down his heart's pain in vain words. In that chill when...

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Mar 18, 20232 min read


BULLETS Written by Amira MOUSSAOUI ©All Rights Reserved March 2023
Love, hate, and horror collide in this powerful poem as bullets become symbolic of the complexities of human emotion.
Walid Boureghda
Mar 18, 20231 min read


IN A MOMENT'S TIME - OF TWO
An Interview with Michael Lee Johnson Good morning, ILA (International Literature and The Arts) Magazine readers. Today I had the honor...

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Mar 8, 20238 min read


Shooting the Breeze with the 'Best'
An Interview with Danny Best This morning I had the opportunity to speak with Danny Best for our interview. I am going very local as we...

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Mar 8, 20235 min read


Poem of Amer Al-Tayyib
بدون علامة أنا أحبك حتى أتمكن من تحمل حياتي كحجر من واد الى واد جسمي كله يشيخ وتتحول الغرفة إلى كومة من الحجارة وبمجرد أن أستريح ، أجد...

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Feb 21, 20231 min read
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