NewsletterSpecial Edition: Focus on Africa |
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"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news..." Isaiah 52:7 (NIV) |
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Valiant Scribe launched an exclusive showcase of VaL Smit's work on 1 August, highlighting issues of diversity, equity, tolerance, and activism. VaL Smit is a South African artist and poet who writes ekphrastic poetry per artwork created and uses various media in portraying images that she feels fitting to deliver the message of the words she pens down.
She focuses on the inner turmoil experienced by our disconnectedness from nature and each other.
Visit our website to enjoy her work! |
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Dark - Poetry by Oyetayo EniolaWritten by Oyetayo Eniola. Dark skin, melanin Clearheaded and educated And now obviously frustrated From all the history books rewritten I know you expect us to keep on the way you illustrated But the elders came through-got our ways right And thankfully highlighted the facts you sugarcoat Black being misled and... |
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WonderWritten by Oyetayo Eniola. Running around sometime around midday Attending mother's chores I remember her whom I never knew Her who is not The sister my sister never knew And I wonder as to what she would have been Her likeness, her voice, her love, her-- Once again, my thoughts are cut short As I run to answer mother's call The mother of her whom I never knew Free again I return to my thoughts Wondering. |
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Valiant Scribe is seeking submissions that focus on war and peace, despair and hope. In a world filled with war, poverty, natural disasters, human rights violations, and other ills, we seek poetry that evokes thoughts of hope, telling us there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Closing date for submissions: 15 August 2021 Click here for the entry guidelines and to learn more about our Judges!!! | | |
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Valiant Scribe contributor and interviewee, Melanie Hyo-In Han has a new chapbook available for pre-order. "Sandpaper Tongue, Parchment Lips" is a chapbook that focuses on Melanie's experiences growing up as a Third Culture Kid in Africa and what it means to think about identity and culture. It also discusses issues relating to racism and language barriers. | | |
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39 International lit mags seeking submissions of poetry, prose, and artUPDATED: May 15, 2021 Why limit yourself to being published in lit mags in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K? There are many countries with English-language lit mags you can also submit your work to. For example, my poem "My Monkey Grammarian" was published in Hong Kong and even included in a review! |
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The Palette Poetry Prize - Palette PoetryAdd to Calendar We are thrilled to offer the Palette Poetry Prize for 2021: $4000 and publication! We are seeking one excellent poem that speaks to what poetry is and can be for our world today. Send us your incandescent heart on the page. |
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