ILA  Magazine

To reach for the heavens To soar with the Eagles To become light as the zephyr To find solace on wings of doves To reach for heavenly...

Breathe deep of the wind Blowing through the clear morning Spying on my soul. © Shahid Abbas soft petals closing blue to violet twilight...

by Steve Carr Thursday before the last weekend in August, hot wind perfumed with the drying golden grass that covers most of the roadside...

Our last prompt during the month of April was held on the 27th. The title of this feature was the theme of the prompt. Poets had to...

On April 19th, our Facebook Group Administrator, Sir Mushtaque B. Barq, offered a Themed Prompt to write a short story in poetic form....

The theme for our April 19th Prompt, we kept in honor of Earth Day (April 22, 2022). Though Earth Day should be celebrated every day...

On April 13th, Dr. Amitabh Mitra offered a Prompt to our ILA poets, the themed topic was "The Age of Denim." Being a part of the denim...

On April 11th, we offered a prompt with the theme: "Where does one find inner peace?" We offered some choices (spending time in nature,...

On April 6th, we presented poets with a Themed Prompt: "The Bliss of Solitude" and asked our poets what the theme meant to them, how did...

On April 4th, we offered a Themed Prompt titled "Feeding the Homeless" and from the many wonderful entries received, we chose "Best...

Recently, two poems of Banjie Romulo were chosen as "Best Entries" from an April 3rd Themed Prompt: 'Journey Through Imagination' and...

Recently, Mohammed Hamim's work was chosen as "Best Entries" in the April 3rd Themed Prompt Challenge: "Journey Through Imagination" and...

Recently, this poem was chosen as a "Best Entry" from the April 3rd Themed Prompt: "Journey Through Imagination" My melancholic...

Recently, Richard was chosen as "Best Entry" from an April Themed Prompt Challenge: "Journey Through Imagination" and an "Anything...

Recently, two of Ninfa's poems were picked as "Best Entries", one poem from the April 2nd, 2022 Prompt Challenge: " Gazing at the Moon...

Recently, two of Shenni's poems were picked as "Best Entries", so we thought to feature her, here on ILA and publish her poetry. Her...

The beautiful day showers In Shivi, the home of the herdsman The gentle breeze wafts The fragrance of the grasslands The perennial sound...

Come my love, Come my Cashmere, Before the cup of life is filled, You aren't no man's land, Let me crawl a little, On the thorns of life,...

COVID 19 - THE BOO OF NATURE When everybody was in ploy of life Ecstasy was the elegance of life Tipsy the world was, acquiring...

Recently, Dipanjan Bhattacharjee's poems were chosen as "BEST ENTRY" from three of many prompts held in April: "Gazing at Moon from the...