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Read Poem: I HAD YOU BUT…, by Gladys Muturi — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Growing inside me for nine months had me at pause But now I realize why Why now? I’ve come so far ’til I have taken a halt I had you but now I’m sad I can’t stop crying now I … Continue reading

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Read Poem: Quarantine, by TAK Erzinger — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

Hills heave euphoric bruised in crocuses Overwrought heaven ruptures in rain Spring appears sheathed in uncertainty Sweating out the cold fevered by wind Next to me your mouth open a hive Sweet humming in familiar warmth Exhaling relief and comfort … Continue reading

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Read Poem: Silently Screaming, by Naa Lamiorkor Boye — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

You hurt me, you break me then you leave me. You claim that you love me and yet you refuse to let me see. You hold me back from who I can be. You never let me go or set … Continue reading

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Read Poem: Lady Leanne and the Highwayman, by Jilly Henderson-Long — POETRY FESTIVAL. Submit to site for FREE. Submit for actor performance. Submit poem to be made into film.

a fanciful story in rhyme Tha Lady Leanne heard a rumour “There’s a highwayman out on the loose!” She knew that if ever they caught him, he surely would be for the noose. He was certainly some kind of mystery, … Continue reading

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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