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This #poem reflects my bitter, grieving thoughts about losing a #language.
[first appeared in The Quasar Review, 2025]
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Announcing the Spring 2026 Literary Series, starting March 1! Every week from March until early June, you can look forward to a new short story or poem.
https://theonesbehindthebookshelves.substack.com/
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#Itaewon #Books (foreign bookstore) in Itaewon is the oldest foreign #bookstore in #Seoul (1973/74). Most books are secondhand and in #English, but I’ve seen some in Spanish, Russian, and other languages (though not many).
https://www.instagram.com/itaewon_books/
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Remembering #poet Renée Nicole Macklin. Her work continues to speak where violence tried to silence her.
poets.org/2020-on-lear...
Rest in Power.
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Thank you to @radonjournal.bsky.social for the interview where I talk about my #poem “On the Factory Floor” from Issue 11.
www.radonjournal.com/interviews/c...
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I’ve put together the fun literary facts that I've gathered last year into a mini downloadable PDF. This is just for subscribers. Not a subscriber yet? No worries — you can join for free and grab your copy! #writingcommunity #reading
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Merry Christmas to All!
Here’s a little #Christmas #poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge for you to enjoy.
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Submissions are now CLOSED for the Spring Literary Series 2026. I have reached the submission cap much earlier than expected. Thank you for the incredible response!
Submission will re-open in June for the Fall Literary Series 2026.
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Religious #Art of #Islamic World exhibition at the National #Museum of #Korea.
Pic 2: These flower-shaped tiles are written in bold white script bearing the name of sacred figures, Allah, Muhammad, and the first caliph, Abu Bakr.
Pic 3: Qu’ran folio written in Muhaqqaq script, 14th century.
Last weekend, my husband and I went up to #Seoul to visit the National Museum of #Korea. I’ve visited this place perhaps three or four times over the decade. We came to see the special exhibition on Islamic art.
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New publisher listing for: The Ones Behind the Bookshelves @cgacosta.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry; General, Fantasy, Horror, SF; non-paying). #WritingCommunity
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If you'd like to submit your work, you can find the submission guidelines on theonesbehindthebookshelves.substack.com
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Back in 1855, #WaltWhitman actually paid to print the first edition himself. It was a small volume with just twelve untitled poems and a preface.
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#Poetry (Nov 2025)
Read: Scrubs by Sam Hendrian
Link in bio
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Scrubs by Sam Hendrian
“Lit a cigarette outside the hospital
Which she knew set a bad example
But she hadn’t found any other way
To make it through another day.”
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Poetry (Nov 2025)
Read: The Hub by Rion Levy
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The Hub by Rion Levy
A surreal, gritty snapshot of small-town chaos.
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2nd November #Poetry post is up!
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A few pictures from last weekend.
#FreePalestine protest in #Seoul.
#zionismisfacism #fromtherivertothesea #palestine
On the Factory Floor
g.a.costa, 2025
A poem on how the machinery of capitalism devours its own workers to keep feeding the world.
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The oldest known poem in #history is The Epic of Gilgamesh—over 4,000 years old! It follows Gilgamesh, the partly divine king of Uruk, on a journey of friendship, heroism, and the search for immortality.
Have you ever tried writing an epic #poem of your own? What #story did you tell?
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Follow poet Menna Riahy on Instagram:
www.instagram.com/mennariahy/
She regularly shares her #poetry online and collaborates with fellow #artists on #visualpoetry projects.
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Poetry (Nov 2025)
The comfort of surreality outweighs the shame of fearing the unknown by Menna Riahy
A weary soul seeks solace in dreams where imagination frees them from the weight of reality and time.
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The comfort of surreality outweighs the shame of fearing the unknown by Menna Riahy
A weary #soul seeks solace in #dreams where imagination frees them from the weight of reality and time.
theonesbehindthebookshelves.substack.com/p/imperator-...
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Find more of Jonathan Lacher’s work at crayshack.com
You can also purchase his book, Through the Ages, a collection of poetry featuring a variety of historical events.
www.lulu.com/shop/jonatha...
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The Imperator by Jonathan Lacher
A ruthless ruler recounts his rise and fall.
theonesbehindthebookshelves.substack.com/p/imperator-...
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