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Poem: “The ideal bench” as metaphor

Published on February 23, 2018 in Philosophies/Poetry by Lito Seizani

"The ideal bench." (Photo: Lito Seizani)

What’s your “ideal bench”?

War in Ukraine: a tattoo on my ventricle

Published on January 27, 2018 in Poetry/Politics by leipglo

Cover shot: Olena Zadorozhna. (Photo courtesy of O. Zadorozhna)

“I wanted to change the political situation with the infinitesimal fraction of my own participation, so I joined the Ukrainian volunteer movement. At the front line, I found friends and kindred spirits. My feelings for them poured into poetry.”

“Guiding Proust through my childhood”

Published on November 25, 2017 in Poetry by Lito Seizani

My poem is inspired by French novelist Marcel Proust and my childhood in Greece. (Photo: public domain)

So Proust takes me into his crystal ball of the past / Or is it a magnifying glass?

Finding meaning and magic in the mundane

Published on August 25, 2017 in Philosophies/Poetry by leipglo

Emily in good old milky times. (Photo by Samantha Lacey)

There are stories and poems everywhere, and in everything.

Slamming it in Gohlis with Café homeLE

Published on August 22, 2017 in My Leipzig/Poetry/What's on by leipglo

Longing for cake and applause? Maike invites you to come over and show off your Fernweh poetry chops.

Lady Gaby poetry: “Drape Me”

Published on August 7, 2017 in Dating/Poetry by leipglo

A fulfilling relationship in the eyes of this Berlin-based poet.

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