Submissions OPEN. Send Us Your Poems, Stories, Essays & Art: August 1- Midnight September 15th
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August Newsletter
Last Quarter's Submission Window OPEN!
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Jive Lubbungu
We are eager to read your work.
Most Creatives Published in October WIll Be Paid.
Art by Kannie Chawinga
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Poetry is not dead. Do you hear me? It’s not just for people in posh universities or old people at tea parties. Poetry is alive.
Poetry has a history almost as long as humanity itself. Before we held poetry up as art, it played a far more important role—that of memory. Through rhythm, rhyme, and repetition,Â
people passed on their history and the memory of their people. In this way, spoken poetry predates writing itself.Â
Poetry is not only spiritual and personal, but it can be a form of immense political power and resistance. Poetry has given voice to the unheard, challenged tyrants—that is why rulers have long feared their poets. And often killed them.
Poetry is powerful. Whether personal or political, poetry is one of humanity's oldest ways of preserving memory, speaking truth, and challenging the powers that be.Â
Isn't it wonderful that you, too, have the power to create poetry—what Allen Ginsberg called ordinary magic?Â
But where do we begin on our journey to create a poem? While figures of speech, rhyme, meter, and stanza are all parts of a great poem, first, the language itself deserves our close attention.Â
Poetry Editor Janine Milne Has All the Tips & Can't Wait to Select Your Poems
Poetry: Making Ordinary Words Do Extraordinary Things
Poetry plays the vital role of memory through rhythm and repetition, ensuring our stories remain alive.
Penned in Rage: Tips for Writing a Winning Poem
Learn from a published short story writer and poet how to channel your passion into winning compositions.
In this article Bridgette James will demonstrate how a poem suspected to have been created using generative-AI, led her to a hit song of a Californian singer, songwriter, and performer: Kat Leon, who’s also the frontwoman of the band Holy Wars, (Section 16) and to a Frontiers Research article about Ants and Microplastics.
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