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E Kraft is a poet who enjoys creating origami art and coding for a non-profit organization. Her poems have been published by The Inlandia Institute
Pure by Marcia Trahan
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TOO MUCH by Emily Dickinson
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in the fever we call living by Kathleen Hellen
Featured on Poetry Daily and Verse Daily, Kathleen Hellen’s work has been nominated multiple times for Best of the Net and the Pushcart.
Hope by Emily Dickinson
In her poem “Hope,” Emily Dickinson uses an extended metaphor to compare hope to a bird, illustrating its resilience, comfort, and constancy.
West by Philip Newton
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Betty by Melody Creek
Melody Creek resides in East Tennessee where you can often find her writing poetry, reading thrillers, and making art.
Movie Buff by Ivan Jenson
Ivan Jenson is a fine artist, novelist, screenwriter, and popular contemporary poet who lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The farthest thunder that I heard XXVI by Emily Dickinson
The farthest thunder that I heard XXVI by Emily Dickinson The farthest thunder that I heard Was nearer than the sky, And rumbles still, though torrid noons Have lain their missiles by. The lightning that preceded it Struck no one but myself, But I would not exchange the bolt For all the rest of life. […]
Because I could not stop for Death by Emily Dickinson
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Can You Eat the Ashes? by Ericka Clay
Ericka Clay is a published novelist and poet. As a former atheist turned believer, she seeks to write raw, real, relatable books that have
The old dog on New Year’s Eve by Vandana Kumar
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