Present Poetry

Binod Dawadi, author of The Power of Words, holds a Master's degree in English Literature and is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. And, with over a thousand anthology contributions, he hopes to enlighten society through his writing. Binod is also deeply involved in digital photography and painting. His work has been showcased in prestigious exhibitions, including the International Art Festival in Kor...

Solape Adetutu Adeyemi is a dedicated professional with a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology and a Master's in Environmental Management. She is a passionate environmental sustainability enthusiast and a talented award-winning creative writer, with her works published in esteemed journals and magazines, including Writenow Literary Journal, TV Metro, Poetry Marathon Anthology, the Guardian ne...

Emily Farris is a current student at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. She is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Creative Writing. However, literature is Emily's life-long passion, and she hopes to publish her works someday. We are reading from an unpublished collection, which she lovingly titled " A Mixtape Of Collected Personal Poetry. "

*TRIGGER WARNING FOR MENTIONS OF SUICIDE* Alshaad Kara is a Mauritian poet who writes from his heart. He won first place in the Boney Cultural Center Valentine's Day Poetry Competition 2024 and was also a winner of the Flapper Press Poetry Café Valentine's 2024 Juliet Poetry Contest. His latest poems were published in "Salt Pages", "Inner Child Press" and "Missives...

Birk Andersson is a haiku-obsessed writer from Sweden. He has a degree in Criminology from Malmö University and Climate Strategy from Lund University. He has previously worked as a truck driver, treatment assistant, and mushroom grower, and he now works as a business developer at a study association. he is also involved in the environmental and climate movement. Birk has always needed to write and...

Julie Brandon is a poet, playwright, storyteller, and lyricist. Her work has appeared in Bewildering Stories, Corner Bar Magazine, Awakenings Review, Poetica Magazine, Writing of Love During War: Poems anthology, Am Yisrael Chai anthologies vol. 1 and 2, Mini Plays Magazine, Of The Book Literary Journal, and Fresh Words. Several of her short plays and monologues have been produced locally and in G...

Julie Flanders is known for her passionate and haunting texts. Her first book of poetry, entitled Joyride, was a number-one bestseller on Amazon in its category. An award-winning poet and songwriter, Flanders is the lyricist for the band, October Project. It is still celebrated for its two groundbreaking albums on Epic Records that have sold over 1/2 million copies worldwide. Her songs with OP and...

Gargi Sidana is a voracious reader and skilled writer from India. Her poems were published in Spillword, Hues of Reflection Anthology, Silent Cries, Red Rose Thorns publication, Amar Ujala, Delhi Poetry Slam, Iceblink Literary Journal, and others. She also received a diploma in 2019. Her fervent love for words is visible in her writings, and she finds peace and solace in poems.

C.J. ANDERSON-WU (吳介禎) is a Taiwanese writer who has published two collections about Taiwan's military dictatorship (1949–1987), known as The White Terror: Impossible to Swallow (2017) and The Surveillance (2020). She is currently working on her third book Endangered Youth—to Hong Kong. Her short stories have been shortlisted for several international literary awards, including the Art of U...

Devika Mathur resides in India and is a published poet, content writer, and Editor. Her works have been published (or are upcoming) in Madras Courier, Modern Literature, Two Drops Of Ink, Dying Dahlia Review, Pif Magazine, Spillwords, Duane's Poetree, Piker Press, Mojave Heart Review, Whisper and the Roar amongst various others. She also has poems in the US-based Indie Blu(e) Publications- The...

Happy St. Patrick's Week! Alfred Perceval Graves was born July 22, 1846, in Dublin, Ireland. Alfred was educated both in England, at Windermere College, Westmorland, and in Ireland, at Trinity College Dublin. His first poem appeared in the Dublin University Magazine in 1863, and he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1869.  He is the author of the comedic songFather O'Flynn, as well...

Thomas Hardy was born June 2nd, 1840 in Higher Brockhampton, Dorset, England. When he was eight, Hardy began attending Mr. Last's Academy for Young Gentlemen in Dorchester. While there, he demonstrated great academic potential. However, his family didn't have the means for higher education, so he left school at 16 and became apprenticed to a local architect. In 1898, Hardy published his fi...

Erynn Crittenden has written poetry since she could hold a pen. This love prompted her to earn a BA in Creative Writing, where she learned how to experiment with syllables and styles. Since then, Erynn has self-published three poetry collections through Amazon and continues to write and publish individual poems, articles, and stories on her website. Erynn is also a poetry staff writer for the Coff...

Rupert Chawner Brooke was born August 3, 1887, in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, and was the third child of William Parker Brooke and Ruth Mary Cotterill. In October of 1906, Rupert went to King's College, Cambridge, to study classics. There, he became a member of the Apostles, was elected president of the university Fabian Society, and helped found the Marlowe Society drama club, where he acte...

Happy Valentine's Day! Let us help you set the mood with a special episode of classic love poems from Love's Sweet, Old Song , a compilation published in 1896 by George H. Ellwanger. Enjoy!

Aishwarya Khale has studied English at the University of Oxford. She has worked at UNDP India and SWA India. She has published her poetry and fiction on platforms across the globe, and her play has been performed at The Golden Goose Theatre in London. You can find her on Twitter or Instagram to learn more or connect with this author.

Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, California. In 1894, Frost sold his first poem to The Independent, a weekly magazine published in New York. He published his first poetry collection- A Boy's Will- in 1913. He published his second collection, North of Boston , in 1914. In 1915, Frost launched a career of teaching, writing, and lecturing- specifically on the myriad...

Born Elizabeth Roberta Winters on July 20, 1911, in New York City, she was always a bright child who skipped grades and graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1931 at 20. She then graduated with her postgraduate degree in 1940 and began a rich life devoted to writing and teaching. She met Paul Alexander Bartlett in 1941, a fellow writer and artist. They were married in 1943 and had one child,...

Philip Berry is a doctor from London. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in Black Bough, Poetry Birmingham, The Healing Muse, Deracine, and Dream Noir. He also has several books, a medical ethics blog, and more- which you can find through his website at  www.philberrycreative.wordpress.com . You can also connect with him on social media through the tag @philaberry.

Dorothy Parker was born Dorothy Rothschild on August 22, 1893, in New Jersey. She sold her first poem in 1914 to Vanity Fair, which launched a 20+ year career as a poet, critic, screenwriter, and humorist. She wrote over 300 poems, over 15 movies (including one nominated for an Academy Award), a few short story collections, and more. She was also a Civil Rights advocate and gave her estate to MLKJ...

Miss Sarah S. Mower has been misfortune's child. Disease laid its relentless hand upon her in early childhood. It deprived her of a common school education and the world's sweet intercourse. Such has been its nature, that, except on one occasion, she has not been able to leave home for more than six years. "THE SNOW-DROP" would never have appeared had not life's wintry hour g...

Prince Views was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in the slums of writer's block. He states that his poetry is "basically a purging of intense emotions and, at times, written introspection."

James Augustine Joyce was born in Dublin on February 2, 1882, and was the oldest of ten surviving children of John Joyce and Mary Jane Murray. At nine years old, James wrote his first poem, "Et Tu, Healy," in response to his father's anger and betrayal after the death of Charles Stewart Parnell. In 1898, he enrolled at University College to study English, French, and Italian. While t...

John Frederick Freeman was born on January 29, 1880 in London. When he was 13, he got a job as an office boy in an insurance firm and went on to have a successful career before quitting to write poetry full-time. He met Walter De La Mare in 1907, and the two poets became fast friends. Freeman won the Hawthornden Prize in 1920 for his poetry collection, and he ended up writing sixteen bodies of wor...

René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke was born on December 4, 1875, in Prague. In 1886, he was enrolled in a military academy, where he attended until an illness forced him out in 1891. He then enrolled in a trade school but got expelled in 1892. After getting expelled, he took his writing seriously and published Life and Songs, his first poetry collection, in 1894. In 1896, Rilke moved to Mu...