Culture stories, books, poems, and more

A Saudi Princess has a dream. Jason Hetherington aids and abets. King Saud opposes. Fulfillment wins out, at a price. Read More

Tags: mystery, freedom, suspense, culture, daring

Crossing the Bridge in Japan

By AbrarA

Article / Editorial and Opinion

June 03, 2017

Shelves: 1

This is a short piece about my impressions, culture shock and various emotions when I moved to Japan all the way from Saudi Arabia Read More

Tags: opinion, japan, culture, article, saudi

At A Burger Joint

By C. Avina

Short Story / Literary Fiction

April 13, 2017

Shelves: 1

The Review Chain House

We see things differently with age, but remember them as they were. Now in his old age, Furio can't help but to think how he got here. Read More

Tags: friendship, culture, business, race, racketeering

November 4th

By Otatade Okojie

Book / Mystery and Crime

March 14, 2017

Shelves: 1

Olivia is a tomboy dealing with the side effects of her Epilepsy medications.Memory loss. Formerly one of the most popular girls at school, yet her whole world is turned upside down when her parents divorce and her brothers wife goes missing. Piecing the clues together there is something she must… Read More

Tags: fiction, culture, literature, young-adult, otatade-okojie

We are HULL

By Mr Watson

Poem / Poetry

January 07, 2017

Comments: 11

Shelves: 2

My home, the UK city of culture for 2017 Read More

Tags: home, time, culture, regeneration, city

Sleep won't come

By ZoeyK

Short Story / Non-Fiction

December 07, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

By reading this story, you will become involved in Ina's life, a young graduate who has always had an average life which did involve uprooting a bit more then often, but it was a simple life nonetheless. She was privileged enough to be living away from her own home country,… Read More

Tags: marriage, non-fiction, growing-up, culture, desi

Sufi & the Blues.

By E.S.Lange

Book / Religion and Spirituality

December 06, 2016

Shelves: 1

Ramblings on the path of the Blues Dervish. Read More

Tags: spirituality, culture, blues, sufism, black-diaspora

Ambai

Poem / Poetry

November 30, 2016

Shelves: 1

'Ambai' means young lady in Simbu language of Papua New Guinea Read More

Tags: tradition, culture

are we saving our girls?

By Ashryver102

Book / Non-Fiction

November 07, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: society, culture

It's All For The Best

By M.Hall

Short Story / True Confessions

November 01, 2016

Shelves: 1

A short story on one individual's experience with adoption and adapting to a new culture. The individual struggles with communication and being understood by his new family. This story takes you on the journey of young Charlie and his life within his new family. Read More

Tags: family, adoption, culture

Trinidad & Tobago

By Kristal Manswell

Poem / Travel

October 29, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

Trinidad and Tobago is a beautiful, diverse twin islands, the last of the Caribbean archipelago located just above Venezuela near South America, It's beauty is in it's melting pot of cultures and peoples living in harmony in a tropical paradise. Read More

Tags: travel, people, culture, trinidad, tobago

Trinidad & Tobago Carnival (Dream Team Mas)

By Kristal Manswell

Poem / Travel

October 26, 2016

Shelves: 1

Trinidad and Tobago Carnival is a beautiful cultural parade of people dancing merrily in the streets with creative costumes to the loud, musical vibrations of giant speakers on mobile trucks. Read More

Tags: caribbean, culture, carnival, mas, trinidad

SONNET XVI: Nationhood (Papua New Guinea)

Poem / Poetry

September 14, 2016

Shelves: 1

Poem to celebrate Papua New Guinea's 41 years of nationhood (September 16, 1975) Read More

Tags: culture, nationalism, indepedence

He said, We're INDIVISIBLE; One Nation under God.

By soakie peace

Essay / Religion and Spirituality

September 12, 2016

Shelves: 1

Authority, Power, Strength and Dominion over everything on Heaven and Read More

Tags: god, nation, culture

Children of Fergusson Island

Poem / Poetry

September 05, 2016

Shelves: 1

Poem about the children of Fergusson Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea Read More

Tags: identity, culture

The Forbidden Dancer

Poem / Religion and Spirituality

August 24, 2016

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Culture, Spiritual Poem Read More

Tags: tradition, identity, culture

The Dancer

Poem / Romance

August 24, 2016

Shelves: 1

A poem about Papua New Guinean culture Read More

Tags: tradition, identity, culture

An Essay on British Theatre Director, Peter Brook

By Robert Price

Essay / Non-Fiction

August 13, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The following will be covered throughout this essay on the British theatre director, Peter Brook: Introduction – This will explain what will be discussed until overall conclusion Section to be covered: • Brook’s methodologies and practice. • Influences and how these applied to his work • Shakespeare, and how his… Read More

Tags: society, politics, drama, culture

Tattooed Face

Poem / Poetry

July 28, 2016

Shelves: 1

Self-discovery Read More

Tags: identity, culture

The Dystopian King

By Elithiul

Poem / Poetry

June 20, 2016

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A poem in response to debates regarding cutting funds towards the arts. Read More

Tags: poetry, writing, art, culture, philistine

jenkem shaman

By Fallofitall

Poem / Non-Fiction

June 08, 2016

Shelves: 1

Tags: world, culture, shamanism, modern-society, jenkem

Sunday breakfast

By Readergirl2016

Short Story / Other

April 30, 2016

Shelves: 1

it's a story about the assimilation of two cultures, of generational differences, coffee and mangos. Read More

Tags: coffee, culture, mangos

LOST

By ESSEN

Script / Mystery and Crime

April 04, 2016

Shelves: 1