THE ARTS

POETRY & PROSE

188 pieces

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POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
The Numbness I Feel
Featured Image: Sydney Rae The numbness I feel Is my heart, icing over After an avalanche Froze my soul Tiny snowflakes Laying…
SARAH DAVIES
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Inner Joy
Featured Illustration: Virginia Moreno I never felt so loved Being unloved I never felt so secure In my insecurities   I never…
SANJANA KARTHIK
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Worldly Women
Featured Artwork: Guido Borelli Autumn. She chased the warmth out of the air and into the leaves. While everything got colder, her…
LYDIA STROHFELDT
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Build Up
Featured Artwork: LMNOPI What must you do When your screen is a scene of terror and malice alike What must you do…
ARIANA BHARGAVA
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
New Name
Featured Artwork: Upasana Agarwal Harami My 10-year old Urdu vocabulary didn’t include that word. I didn’t know what it meant.  Other than…
RA
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Beneath The Stairs
Featured Artwork: Adrian Delgado We used to rent out the basement in my house. There, through the golden columns and bronze pyramids…
BRISEYDA BARRIENTOS-ARIZA
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Love Letter
Featured Image: Sam Stapleton حبيبي (Ya Habibi!) Oh, my Beloved! The stench of your sins Wafts into your nose Fraying the senses…
RA
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Seasonal Poetry
Featured Illustration: Hanifa Abdul Hameed I am told Europe is beautiful in the summer Indian summers try their best to melt you…
KULSUMK
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Education
Featured Illustration: Lina Mulik Read a narrative when not mandated Nurture a love for a learning Follow your passions They may turn …
SANJANA KARTHIK
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
brown skinned girl
Featured Illustration: Phung Banh Brown skinned girl Coconut wet black curls. Pigment in that burning gaze Could light any candle that holds…
PRATHIGNA YERAKALA
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
You Are.
Featured Illustration: Sebastian Biggeri You’d rather plant roots Than search for them What are trees made of Whatever you cannot deny  Is…
KULSUMK
POETRY & PROSE, THE ARTS
Whittling Saplings
Featured Image: Jeremy Bishop All we have are our words. We must use them precisely as we whittle together from the bark…
HOKIS

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