Monthly Archives: April 2020

Read Poem: THE POETRY OF YOU & ME, by April May Read — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

Mirror mirror on the wall, show yourself before I fall. Show ME all that keeps ME flawed. Show ME all that keeps ME awed. Show ME the ugly I still hold, so I can thaw this heart so cold. Please … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: MERAKI, by Dina Jael — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

The fixation of my hands is upon the soil beneath me. It calls me to nuture it, thus I immerse in its moist nature. Even the worms collaborate in this messy downward journey, softly lingering through my fingers. Dirt and … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: TAKE ME BACK TO WHEN, by Syed Mashiat Hussain — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

Take me back to when, I was a baby sliding down the stairs on my ass and it left bruises, I was a little boy finding toys in the backseat every time I took cruises, I was a competitive little … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: Won’t Make Peace, by Samantha Merz — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

The magnitude of Mars is inconceivable There are a couple of things I forgot to say Should I give up eating peanuts and honey for my blood type? Oh, I could probably save a screenshot on my phone Not a … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: now even now, by Robin Ouzman Hislop — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

it’s like a ghost town now & O the distant hills are a more ghostly blue than before now even a few stray locals come & go stranger even now than they were before & O the dear police cars … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: Dancing With My Shadows, by Mena Oktariyana — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

By Mena Oktariyana Here, I’m dancing with my shadows forget about my battle against yesterday bury all sadness that I hope can fly away I, follow the rhythm you play and keep dancing with devils inside me whispering and whispering … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: Death’s Love, by Tiffany Pennywell — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

I didn’t care That he held the power To cool my defenses Death’s cool touch opened a part of me That I never shared with anyone And even in his deep dark sadness I saw a gleam of hope As … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: London Laid Bear, by Colin Ward — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

Face whipped by an ice -wet wall of wind, squinting at the chill, shoulders shrugged on shrivelled spine, shrunk against the relentless unforgiving shadow above. Brick archway offered temporary respite from attack. A rank putrid assault of urine stank with … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: The Books We Choose to Read, by Steven Valentine — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

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I was always a fan of classic stories. but when a man cries depression, The boy who cried wolf doesn’t seem so interesting anymore. When tears tumbleweed down the cheek of your father, the thought of ravenous barking things doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Read Poem: SELF PRAISE, by Joanna Guzik — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Posted on April 9, 2020 by festivalfordrama

I do not envy woodlice the big number of legs though at one time I could try on twelve pairs of stilettoes wellington boots sandals flip-flops and fur-topped boots when winter comes I wouldn’t like to be tuatara either to … Continue reading →

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