Gweilos
By The Poet Mj. The winning poem from our weekly challenge is inspired by Hong Kong's cascading topography and cascading history. …
You Don’t Need the Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows
By Nicholas Karavatos. In the United Arab Emirates, tweets about rain are answered with threats of jail time. …
How Silently Leaves Fall
By Michael Kang'a. For the 21 victims of the Nairobi terrorist attack. …
Expectation
By Jennifer Davis Michael. It's been 30 years since the Tiananmen Square protests changed China as we know it. …
With God’s Help We Keep Repairing Them
By Brice Maiurro. As the Syrian war against ISIS concludes, a long journey of repair begins. …
Notre Dame, Burning
By Rachel Trousdale. "Our Lady, did we make you? Did you make us?" …
The Caliphate is History
By James Toupin. ISIS loses its grip on Syria. …
Beauty Not for Burning
By Peggy Brightman. The marvel and resilience of the burned Notre Dame de Paris. …
When Shit Gets Heated
By Michael Zinkowski. Fires now extinguished in Notre Dame and Southern black churches yield ash for the future. …
Journalist Covered Under Verse Blanket
By Ivor Kruljac. A journalist in Croatia claims 'LICENTIA POETICA' against media censorship. …