Ghost Stories by LISA TOBOZ

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Yo conocí una paloma
con las dos alas cortadas;
andaba torpe, sin cielo,
en la tierra, desterrada.

La tenía en mi regazo
y no supe darle nada.
Ni amor, ni piedad, ni el nudo
que pudiera estrangularla.

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'RAMPHASTOS TOCO: made for the mascot of a cruise ship salsa band. Fast-o Toco they’d call him, Fast Touch.'

A Toucan’s Scientific Name by SARAH DUNPHY LELII

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Undone by ERIN CASTALDI

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The Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is open for entries until 30 April!

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#FF Today is National Licorice Day! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these folks from the lit community beginning with the letter “L”:
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'I often think of them,
the dead
no one remembers
of Irmgard
who went in the river'

The Dead & Lund by ALEXANDRA FÖSSINGER

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SUBMISSIONS CALL:

We are open for submissions of full-length poetry collections (40+ pages).

Email:
Include a short biography, brief synopsis, & poetic influences.
Subject: Poetry collection Submission - [Name], [Title]

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Powerful words from Selva Almada here on Argentina's new far-right government and its efforts to 'suppress and destroy' the country's cultural heritage

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'So they say
that after ten years everything has changed
over there'

Geographies by Mario Benedetti (transl. Eponine Howarth)

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'old grandad reversed on the window by bottle shine calls me into the bar.'

Wyomings by Ken Taylor

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'Everything is connected: cold war and sports, global nuclear threat and small individual destinies.'

Underworlds: DeLillo, realism and Dante by GIORGIO FONTANA

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'whenever I glance at you,
not a single sound escapes me'

Sappho 31 by MAGGIE PALMER

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We’re deeply saddened to hear that Maryse Conde has died. The Grande Dame of Caribbean literature, she was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize twice, in 2015 and 2023, and leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family.

This poem about 🇺🇦 love & guilt was hard to write. Grateful to La Piccioletta Barca La Piccioletta Barca for giving it a home. Thanks to Dr. Mama (aka Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach) for her feedback & to all who keep Ukraine in their thoughts.

I have a forest in my head
where I can bathe
(Japanese Forest Bathing is a thing)

I Have a Forest in My Head by VICTORIA DYM

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Psyched & grateful to have a new poem up at La Piccioletta Barca. Thank you, editors, for giving space to 'Chez Jean-Paul: A Three-Star Michelin Journal of Poetry & Pâté Can Suck It.'

Cheers.

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#24M - Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia - #NuncaMas

'At last! We arrived at our destination. Nothing better than the safety of a cell.'

The Proto Morse by Anonymous

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'In stone, for all time, or on paper –
                   Built to last and fit to print:
                                    No pas’ been passed I can’t reframe –'
                                    
Character by JAMES SPENCER

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Appalled that THE DARK SIDE OF SKIN by Jeferson Tenório (tr. Bruna Dantas Lobato) is at the centre of a censorship row in Brazil, with some schools ordered to remove copies. This is a book that deserves to be explored, discussed and cherished - not hidden away. (1/3)