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Všetko najlepšie!Poetry

Všetko najlepšie!

Robert (Stastny)May 12, 2026

Tiny waves washing up on the drab olive beige sand a steady sound of surf darker green of the same earthen hue of salt…

Three CollagesArt, Poetry

Three Collages

Robin TomensMay 7, 2026

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A quick hop, skip and jump through my visual poetry (and some booklets)Art, Poetry

A quick hop, skip and jump through my visual poetry (and some booklets)

Robin TomensMay 6, 2026

Whether Visual Poetry is "art" or not has long been debated, even though it has been shown in galleries historically during its peak in…

Leave A ReplyArt, Poetry

Leave A Reply

Robin TomensMay 5, 2026

Here's a piece I made recently using my 1940s Olympia typewriter. It features heavy overtyping, as you can see. As with most of my…

Morning Sketch, 49, cloudyPoetry, Poetry and Art

Morning Sketch, 49, cloudy

Barry BurgessMay 1, 2026

I live in the anthropocene where nature’s algorithm will be modified by AI all time will be reassessed to meet The Long Now beating…

Digital Concrete VISPOArt, Digital Art, Poetry, Poetry

Digital Concrete VISPO

David E. MatthewsApril 29, 2026

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AdultingPoetry, Poetry

Adulting

Dale M. TushmanApril 18, 2026

I grow less enchanted with behaving appropriately the longer I get to practice it: paying bills on time; keeping track of appointments; apologizing when…

I Drank AgainPoetry

I Drank Again

james stephenApril 17, 2026

when I woke up it was raining hard mist was passing over the far ridge like a slow wave I began listening to a…

Marsh BombingPoetry, Poetry

Marsh Bombing

Peter J. KingApril 10, 2026

  This poem is a page from the author's book-length series of poems, Trickling Grains of a Life: an unauthorised autobiography, of which each…

The explorerPoetry

The explorer

David BelcherApril 6, 2026

as the tide ebbs I join beachcombers stepping between seaweed-wreathed rocks I believe in worlds that ride on the horns of buffalo— my home…

A day in the life of a social media activistPoetry

A day in the life of a social media activist

Lance WatsonMarch 28, 2026

I woke up ready to be useful, which for me usually means I didn’t sleep well and I’m trying to convert that into a…