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Reverend Riddell has committed to helping the people of his community anyway he can Read More

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A song lyric for a potential bluegrass or folk song about the infamous Andersonville prison Read More

#civil-war, #andersonville

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August 11, 2020

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A third poem through the eyes of a young girl disguised as a male soldier in the american civil war. Read More

#poetry, #american-civil-war, #1860s

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August 11, 2020

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Another poem through the eyes of another girl (maybe same one?) disguising herself as a male soldier. Read More

#poetry, #american-civil-war, #1860s

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August 11, 2020

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Civil War Poem, through the eyes of a young girl disguised as a male soldier (1860's) Read More

#poetry, #american-civil-war, #1860s

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June 25, 2020

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#ireland, #famine, #great-famine, #potato-famine, #the-great-hunger

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June 25, 2020

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#ireland, #famine, #exodus, #great-famine, #potato-famine

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June 02, 2020

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Haiku, a 5-7-5 syllable, three lines poem. It is a popular type of lyric poetry that was originated in Japan. I'll try to keep updating the poems constantly. But can you try to explain each poem? Enjoy reading! Read More

#nature, #life, #beauty

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May the duel begin. Read More

#mom, #warrior, #paranoid, #middle-ages, #brute

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April 06, 2020

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A child spy for George Washington in the Revolutionary War. Read More

#fiction, #history, #spy, #american-revolution

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March 29, 2020

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I was studying The Oresteia for class and while writing an essay on justice and misogyny in The Oresteia I got really angry about Iphigenia. Apparently I was still thinking about it as I tried to go to sleep because this was born Read More

#sacrifice, #agamemnon, #aeschylus, #iphigenia

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October 15, 2019

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October 08, 2019

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It's about the transition of Calcutta from the Colonial days to the 21st millennium Read More

#history, #india, #calcutta, #kolkata

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Poem / Historical Fiction

June 21, 2019

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The poem is a lyrical history of the Kingdom of Asanti. It is being studied by the royal historians for any factual inconsistencies. Read More

#asanti

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Poem / Historical Fiction

June 04, 2019

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I wanted to express my thoughts about this historial event that everybody in the world should know, reading the suffering for those humans like me, i just felt it as it was one of my relatives or even me, the uncertainty in the road was long and it seems like… Read More

#world, #humanity, #believes, #holocuast

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January 31, 2019

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A poem decribing Mother Africa and the children she has in her. Read More

#tambe-mansfield-agbor, #mother-africa-by-tambe-mansfield, #mother-africa

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September 14, 2018

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Shortly after Clermont the crusade begins. Read More

#military, #war, #religion, #medieval, #crusader

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September 01, 2018

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The luddites and the rise of industry. Read More

#dark, #evil, #hate, #fallen, #devil

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Poem / Historical Fiction

August 29, 2018

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July 30, 2018

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Set in my favorite time in history. Read More

#dark, #poem, #rhyme, #jerusalem, #holy-land

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July 10, 2018

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The last battles of the crusades by the remaining Knight orders. Read More

#war, #knight, #crusade, #templar, #holy-war

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Poem / Historical Fiction

July 04, 2018

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#humor, #sci-fi, #independence, #america

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January 27, 2018

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Australia wasn't always just kangaroos and funny accents. Their history is actually much darker then they'd like to admit. And many who had to endure it, are still alive today. Read More

#australia, #work, #slavery, #review-chain-contest, #cotton-plantation

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July 02, 2017

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A light hearted poem extoling the heroic deeds of Robin Hood. Read More

#nottingham, #robin-hood, #outlaws.-merry-men

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June 28, 2017

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A tribute to the fighting spirit of the scots. Read More

#fighting, #scotland, #independance, #clans, #claymore-swords

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"A magnificent tribute to those mighty and proud tribes! The descriptions in that first stanza paint a crystal clear picture; the savage battles..." Read More

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#god, #christian, #ballad, #misled-a-god

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April 01, 2017

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ADEKOYA Adetunji a writer and a poet Read More

#writer, #passed, #baton

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Poem / Historical Fiction

February 20, 2017

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This poem was written for my war poetry anthology, on the Second Boer War. Read More

#soldier, #boer-war, #concentration-camp, #second-boer-war

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February 20, 2017

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This poem was written for my war poetry anthology. I wrote my anthology on the Second Boer War. The poem is a disillusionment about a soldier in charge of guarding the concentration camp. Read More

#soldier, #boer-war, #concentration-camp, #second-boer-war

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Poem / Historical Fiction

January 11, 2017

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A poem about a samurai. Read More

#secrets, #life, #lonely, #samurai, #jin

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Poem / Historical Fiction

October 25, 2016

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Robert Browning's 19th century poem "My Last Duchess", told from another point of view Read More

#murder, #italy, #my-last-duchess, #robert-browning

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#mythology, #circassians, #narts, #north-caucasus, #adige

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September 17, 2016

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A sweet little springtime dream about a fictional encounter with a much adored guiding spirit Read More

#supernatural-beings, #springflowers, #walk-in-the-park, #unexpected-visit, #fictional-meeting

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A fisherman laments over his love lost. --- This poem's central character is a Selkie, (spelling may vary), a mythological creature found in Scottish and Irish folklore. Selkies are said to live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land. If a man steals… Read More

#wife, #ocean, #myths, #seals

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Poem / Historical Fiction

June 27, 2016

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Back in The Day, there was no internet, no E-Bay, there was the TINKER, and this is a poem about one. Read More

#horse, #tinker, #sell, #pans, #pots

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June 23, 2016

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A poetic snapshot of the last of a man's life. Read More

#train, #station, #conductor, #folsom

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Poem / Historical Fiction

June 20, 2016

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Just a flash-back to an earlier time, some of which still lives. Read More

#horses, #lights, #river

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