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ghostwriter
By Ashley Smith | sweet words were written for me and as years have passed and the memories have faded, you're not the one i used to...
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Gathering
By Daniel Ojeda | Let the ceiling fan have the spins Collecting interior dust. With its very dull wooden rims it creates minimal gust....
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Waiting at The Tijuana Border (Haibun)
By Felipe de La Rosa | From El Norte, a man is crossing la frontera into Tijuana to visit his familia; when their hands clasp, I feel...
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Honey and Chocolate
By Lynda Rodriguez | Yours is the color of sweetness Always comforting Warm Like home Sinful is mine Inviting And satisfying. But never...
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Grief
By Tori Harris | She glides by, gauzy and veiled in black I reach out my hand but then snatch it back A dying rose shedding its petals on...
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pull the plug
By Mason Martin | the feedback loop – audio the hair of a leg – animal two transient, fragile vessels full of untouchable worlds, pulses...
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Yerba Mate
By Florencia Bravo | Mama hollows out the grapefruit and the mist of citrus makes me smile; The scent is strong like summer heat, and I...
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Ken Malloy Harbor Park
By Chris Piago | As a 15-year-old girl I sat and watched the ducks, birds, people minding their own business while my brother who worked...
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Wine
By Belen Mercado | For me, poetry is not only words that you write in order to pass time. Poetry is the color of the soul and the beauty...
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Chemical Burns
By Brenda Sanchez-Barrera | Chemical Burns was written in a state of grief and anger. It explores the depths at which heartbreak can...
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To Whomever
By Ashley Smith | I wrote this poem way before Covid reached the monstrosity that it has become. It was something that could have been...
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It's Just a Prolonged Sleep
By Willie Robert Heredia | Willie Robert Heredia is a CSUDH alumnus. He is a dog person who, by chance, happens to live with two cats....
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Thrive in the World
By Maria De La Torre | My most favorite leisure activity is writing poems. One of my most special poems is "Thrive in the World." It's...
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Stretched Hands
By La Kierrea Jenkins | This poem is about a young lady who is facing some trials and tribulations in her life. Her back is against the...
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Bento
By Christopher Piago | I remember reading a very interesting story in a Creative Writing workshop. The writer wrote about...
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Illegal Fireworks
By Felipe De La Rosa | Fireworks flew over our roofs that night A symphony of lights illuminated our paths A magical moment between the...
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Pocha Portrait in a Shrunken Mirror
By Carolina Hernandez | The deodorant they chose for Issy at Ernesto’s corner store had been the same as her sister’s, a blue plastic bar...
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PsychoBabel
By Rachelle Delle | We are wanderers from the four corners Carrying our mother-tongue like a sweet burden The inevitable winds of time...
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