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Athena Pajer is the founder of Just My Typewriter Poetry , a Central Illinois initiative making poetry more visible through typewriter-crafted verse. A passionate young writer, she received the Marybeth Drechsler-Sharp Award for Outstanding Journalism, the Conant Society Achievement in English Award, and the Scovill Merit award at Millikin University for her work with the Decaturian Student Newspa...

When Danita Johnson speaks, the room leans in. Her poems don’t whisper — they grab you by the skin. Rooted in radiance, unapologetically Black, she’s rewriting the stories they tried to hold back. An educator, a healer, a voice for the unheard, she turns survival into syllables, pain into word. Danita writes to build, to awaken, to stay — not just as a guest, but a force here to stay.

Richard Stimac has published a poetry book (Bricolage from Spartan Press), two poetry chapbooks, and one flash fiction chapbook. In his work, Richard explores time and memory through the landscape and humanscape of the St. Louis region. He invites you to follow his poetry Facebook page: “ Richard Stimac poet ”.

I'm an author poet who writes different kinds of poems including Christian, inspirational and motivational poems. One of my poem (title: Freshwaves Of Spring) has been published on online magazine, The Discourse Literary journal Under May Issue Spring 2024. I've compiled my poems into a poetry anthology book entitled " Sea Waters published by Eye MVP Publishers costing $15 and is avai...

Souad Zakarani is a poet, writer & Literature-translator from Morocco. Her works have appeared in many Anthologies worldwide. Her poems ,short stories, Essays & Articles can be read in a variety of international publications, including WELL READ Magazine, Hooliganstreetpoetry, Revista Sofón, RESEARCH PLANET Journal & others. In 2025, her poem “Weiß” is shortlisted for Ulrich Grasnick L...

HAMANT SINGH is a Singaporean writer who is inspired by the Sublime in horror, different cultures and the occult."Of Spice and Stone" (2025) is his sixth release after "SHADOWS" (2025), "Andromeda Dreams" (2024), "The Sibyl" (2002), "CHAOS: RRR" (2023), "NÁUSEA | CONFESIÓN" (2023) and "VALTOHA" (2024).After a poem was nominated...

SP Singh, an army veteran, is a novelist, short story writer and painter. His debut novel, ‘Parrot under the Pine Tree’ was shortlisted for the Best Fiction Award at the Gurgaon Literary Festival and nominated at the Valley of Words Literary Festival in 2018. His short story, ‘Palak Dil,’ won the South Asian Award for Micro Fiction in 2019. He is the Best of the Net nominee. His writings have been...

Pat Raia is a journalist who has covered international business, crime and politics in Chicago, Welfare, litigation and legislation in the equine industry and various topics for national print magazines. She has been writing poetry since childhood.

**TRIGGER WARNING for mentions of female circumcision*** Iwuagwu Ikechukwu is an African poet, Essayist, Screenwriter, and Dramatist. A native of Umunkwo in Imo state, Nigeria, His reviews and short stories have appeared in several literary magazines across the world both online and in print. He was a recipient of an honourable mention in the IHRAF Creators of Justice award in New York - 2020 &amp...

Ava Yang is a teenage self-published poet with a deep passion for expressing the complexities of emotion through verse. Ever since she first discovered poetry, she has been captivated by its power to give voice to what often goes unspoken. Her writing explores themes of anxiety, depression, love, insecurities, and hope—capturing both the heaviness and the light that come with being human. As she e...

BERNARD PEARSON: His work appears in over one hundred and thirty publications worldwide, including; Aesthetica Magazine , The Edinburgh Review, Crossways, and The York Literary Review. In addition he is the author of three published novels. In 2017 a selection of his poetry ‘In Free Fall’ was published by Leaf by Leaf Press. In 2019 he won second prize in The Aurora Prize for Writing for his poem...

San Lin Tun is a poet, writer, lyricist, literary translator, literary guide, writing coach and editor. He was a former short story instructor and literary translator of Hidden Words/Hidden Worlds short story project and a former coordinator-translator of My Yangon My Home Art and Heritage Festival and a former translator of Goethe Institute Yangon web page. His writings appeared in local and inte...

Edward Vidaurre is the author of ten collections of poetry. He is the 2018-2019 City of McAllen, TX Poet Laureate and publisher of FlowerSong Press. His book, Jazzhouse , won the Award of Merit 2020 by The Philosophical Society of Texas for Best Book of Poetry by a Texas Author. His book Pandemia & Other Poems was a finalist for the Writers' League of Texas Book Awards.

AXTON N.O. Mitchell is an AFAB transgender poet stuck in the hell known as Ohio. His work covers gender identity, political issues, nature, and mental health. He has a passion for cultivating change to promote a future where equal rights for all and basic human needs are recognized as rights, not privileges. He connects with the world around him through poetry and other works of literature. Hiking...

Emily Newman is an 18-year-old high school graduate who loves to write and weight lift and hopes to empower people with her writing.

Shannon lives outside of Cleveland, Ohio, where she homeschools her two children. Since she was young, she has loved running off into the woods to write stories and poems, look for spaceships, and dance fairy rings. Her work can be found at CoffeeHouseWriters.com.

C.J. ANDERSON-WU (吳介禎) is a Taiwanese writer who has published fiction collections about Taiwan's military dictatorship (1949–1987), known as White Terror: Impossible to Swallow (2017) and The Surveillance (2021). Her third book Endangered Youth—Taiwan, Hong Kong, Ukraine has been launched in April 2025. Her works have been shortlisted for a number of international literary awards, includin...

Just Jessy writing some wrongs.

Garnett Rogers Sr. is a luminary in the world of poetry, renowned for his evocative verses that illuminate the human condition. Born in Sacramento California humble beginnings, Garnett's journey from a small city to literary prominence is as captivating as his words. His poetry, deeply rooted in personal experiences and observations, resonates with authenticity and raw emotion. Through his mastery...

In the world of many, I am Riyanka Paul. I have previously written a poetry book called " Narratives unseen ". What fascinates me the most is the profound emotions and the beauty that can be found in mundane things. I am captured by wordless emotions, mingled joy and sorrow, and even transitory moments. Writing connects me to something immense, whether it's nature, a soft whisper wit...

Keith Gaboury earned a MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. Kelsay Books published The Cosmos is Alive in 2023, and Falkenberg Press published Still Human in 2025. Keith lives in Oakland, California. Learn more at keithgaboury.com and keithgaboury.me .

Ean Teng Lim is a vegan lyricist from Malaysia who likes to use poetry to bring awareness to the cause.

Andrew Horace Glenn is a Minnesotan and a veteran. His poems have appeared in "Peace is Our Profession: an anthology of Vietnam era veterans, which won a Pulitzer. He was first published by Temple University in a volume called "The Road to Epidaurus" in 1991. German is his second language, and his volume of German expressionist poems is slated to be published next year. It is called...

Liam McAlpin is senior at Northeastern State University majoring in Cherokee Language Education and minoring in creative writing. He likes writing short fiction and poetry, and one day hopes to finish his novel. The poem "Bluejay in the Cedar" was originally written in Cherokee. Here is the original text: ᏜᏱᎦ, ᏜᏱᎦᎢᏟᎦ ᎡᎯ,ᏙᎨ, ᏙᎨᏝ ᏱᏗᎧᏃᎩ?ᏜᏱᎦ, ᏜᏱᎦᎠᏥᏂ ᎡᎯ, ᏙᎨ, ᏙᎨ Ꮭ ᏱᎯᏃᎯᎵ?ᏜᏱᎦ, ᏜᏱᎦᎢᏟᎦ ᎡᎯ,ᎭᏢ, ᎭᏢᏔᎵ...

Christine Vopel was born and raised on Salt Spring Island and has been writing poems since grade three. She graduated from the University of Vitoria with a major in Creative Writing and loves travelling the world and experiencing new things. Poetry for her is " an attempt to capture the beauty of the moment- like holding a fire fly in your hands ."