ILA  Magazine

Written by Dr. Gita Mohanty Map in your eyes and dust on my face Long miles I measured with my feet, but I'm not here to race, Competing...

Written by Dimple Lobo Corcino Opina You were leaving along with your feelings, Somehow I understand but it's still hurting. I don't...

Written by Steven Fortune Your very walk is an imprisoned tango awaiting my advancing pardon Your motion is a crimson cotton candy waft...

Written by Sarala Balachandran When I see you My heart sings of joy A joy which cannot be explained I want to play my old guitar...

You escorted me as the road led As a traveler I just explored the endowment Of your country bestowed Upon by a sheer dream I wondered to...

Straightaway, the road that takes My deepest love to you, Henceforward now and evermore, The cobwebbed days are few; The spider in its...

BURGEON Beautiful dreams Uplifts our spirit Resilient every storm Glee our hearts with Eternal joy from heaven Onto the earth and Nations...

B - inding love of unity and solidarity U - nderstanding one another, full of sincerity R - eaping the kindness with dignity G - iving...

On November 17th, we offered a MONOSTICH challenge (not related to our usual Word of the Week) and chose two BEST ENTRIES out of a total...

On November 19th, ILA offered a Quatrain Challenge for our Word of the Week which was "Burgeon", and picked a poem as BEST ENTRY. Please...

BOWING TO KISS MY MOTHER'S HAIR IN THE SPRING AFTERNOON The calendar accidentally isn't just me December blows away thin days The wind...

Call me a lunatic, I won't go. I don't want to leave like one Haven't traveled yet to my heart's content I wish I could fathom and...

On November 23rd, 2021, we held a Challenge for our Word of the Week (Noetic) and applied to Tricube Poetry. Five Best Entries were...

On November 25, 2021, we offered a Free Verse (no word of the week, no challenge or prompt). ILA had a total of 37 entries and out of the...

On November 30th, 2021, we held a Word of the Week (Herald) Challenge for Initial End Poetry. An Initial poem rhymes at the beginning of...

A "Best Entry" chosen from a Monthly 'Visual Art' Prompt Challenge in November. The photographer of the Visual Art was by ILA's...

This beautifully written poem was chosen as BEST ENTRY for a November 10th Poetry Challenge with the theme, "If you could freeze time in...

Below, featured quote chosen as BEST ENTRY from a WORD of the WEEK challenge we offered on our Facebook Group. The "Word of the Week"...

by DUSAN KOVACEVIC BATALION from Serbia. A song is not a letter on paper. A song are the thoughts that come out. A song is a picture that...

MOHAMMAD ERFUN AMIN Mohammad Erfun Amin is a Rohingya, twenty-three year old, passionate young writer and a trilingual published poet,...