Featured on Duosuma: Ultramarine Literary Review Ultramarine Literary Review @ultramarinelitrev.bsky.social ⭐ is accepting submissions through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity

Ultramarine Literary Review @ultramarinelitrev.bsky.social ⭐ is accepting submissions through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity

Spec by Mehreen Ahmedthe morning crow sits on the ledge.its wings were wet and heavy with pledge.it promises to clean up the world at its worst.that, a huge task the world on it has thrust.it only has a ti...

A new death poem by Mehreen Ahmed @ahmedmehreen.bsky.social is now out on our site. Check it out! Art by Ben Hoskyns.

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When Dad Was a Boy He Ate Rye Bread by Lois VillemaireButtered pumpernickel,bagels with cream cheese and lox.At the home of a friendhe discovered white breadso delicious, he declaredit tasted like cake. Mom did the daily cooking,cut up ...

A new nostalgic food poem by Lois Villemaire is now out on our site. Check it out! Art by Hemu Savon.

#ryebread #foodpoetry
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Two Poems by Darrell Petska by Darrell PetskaCitifiedIs it need, or nostalgia, that sendsa citified country kid harking backto memories molded of furrowed soil,mooing cattle and sun swept hayfields? Bucolic images slowly fade to...

Two new urban poems by Darrell Petska are now out on our site. Check them out!

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Summoning Up Bella by Peter Newall Why the silverfish had to eat the only photograph I had of Bella I didn’t know. When I considered all the books and papers stuffed into shelves and cupboards throughout this old house,...

A new nostalgic short story by Peter Newall is now out on our site. Check it out!

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Whereabouts Book Review by Vidya HariharanJhumpa Lahiri’s novel Whereabouts (2018) explores a haunting sense of ‘homelessness.’ It was originally written by Lahiri in Italian and later translated by her own hand into English...

A new book review of Jhumpa Lahiri's Whereabouts by Vidya Hariharan is now out on our site. Check it out!

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Hammer by Aidan BernalesSmirnoff piss in the face of Jesus ChristLeapt over in our pursuit of rundown roomsThat bear no windows. We know to winnowThe sheets upon the kiss of the lock and the keyOr kiss our bedbug-bitten end. Ah, this city!Graffiti litanies line its fences. How they beckon me,Like the early-morning tsupers or those nocturnalProstitutes who whistle for you. Birdsongs, I call them.And you’re quite raring to bargain, aren’t you?Strike up a conversation with the divot madeBy the old lady wh

A new urban poem by Aidan Bernales is now out on our website. Check it out!

#urbanpoetry #poetrymagazine
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A new food poem by Erin Jamieson is now out on our site. Check it out!

#foodpoetry #litmag
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The Morning It Started by Elizabeta ŽargiThat summer I was travelling through Europe on an Interrail ticket — a month of trains and no fixed schedule beyond a language course waiting in Ljubljana. I had already spent a week...

A new creative non-fiction travelogue by Elizabeta Žargi is now out on our site. Check it out!

#travelogue #war #estonia
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Community Unrest by Carl 'Papa' PalmerSilence shattered 2amsecurity alarm blastsa block or a mile awayrelentless until it stopsabruptly leaving a voidof non-noise yet notquiet serenity in thedarkness of my bedroomdid ...

A new poem about suburban living by Carl 'Papa' Palmer is now out on our site. Art by Alberto Ortega. Check it out!

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Three Poems by Grant A. Moore by Grant A. MooreAnniversarythe city edge, its concrete knifedivides the Earth, creates a cliffthe shifting gears engage to dive,a morning drive becomes a trekalong the etching mountainside,the tips o...

Three new urban and Christmas poems by Grant A. Moore are now out on out site. Check them out!

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My Brother's Recipe for Mac and Cheese by Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-VreniosHe said it would make me famous this dish, made sacred with Emmenthalersherry, a whisper of nutmeg. He said I would be famous and I am,among the neighborhood childrenma...

A new food and urban poem about the enjoyment of mac and cheese by Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios is now out on our site. Check it out!
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Mindful of Your Visit and Asparagus by Melanie PerishAsparagus—spring harvest and thick, tapered as arms. The bundle of stalks waits for olive oil, black pepper,high heat – a timer setto roast them to flavor. When you arrive next month,...

A new food poem about love and asparagus by Melanie Perish is now out on out site. Art by Robert Papp. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistaliteraria #foodpoetry #asparagus #desire #bookblog #poetryblog #publishing
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Passing Three Women in Midtown by Melanie PerishIn O’Shea’s, amnesia smells of Irish whisky and Camels. I am alert to tainted saints. At the bar, two men and one woman sit. The men know she’s hands-off. This is ordinary magic. They...

A new urban poem about dreaming of leaving home by Melanie Perish is now out on our site. Art by John Varriano. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #urbanpoetry #bookblog #publishing
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The Radiant Dark Book Review by Catalina Bonati4.5/5 stars ★★★★⯪ The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva (to be published April 2026) is a generational story of mother-and-daughterhood that starts with Carol in 1980 as she holds her ...

A book review of Alexandra Oliva's upcoming The Radiant Dark is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #ARC #ARCreview #scifi #cults #bookreview #bookblog #publishing #alexandraoliva
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Stranger by Amber CannonAround ThanksgivingSince my birthI have received a birthday cardFrom my maternal grandparentsAccompanied by a phone call“You got your card right, now you spendThat money on something ju...

A new poem about dealing with family and dementia by Amber Cannon is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #dementia #generationalpoetry #grandmother #bookblog #publishing
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Two Poems by Carl Scharwath by Carl ScharwathPlastic PilgrimAn unseen wind, restless and indifferent,propels the plastic bag, modern tumbleweed,along a desolate city streetuntil it snags and rests—against the flank of a church,a...

Two new urban and historical poems by Carl Scharwath are now out on our site. Check them out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #poetrycollection #urbanpoetry #historicalpoetry #babylon #bookblog #publishing
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Mother is Watching Book Review by Catalina Bonati2.75/5 stars ★★★☆☆Mother is Watching by Karma Brown (to be published March 2026) is a literary sci-fi horror novel which focuses on Mathilde, or Tilly, and her art conservation job. ...

A book review of Karma Brown's upcoming Mother is Watching is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #horror #arc #horrorfiction #motheriswatching #dystopia #scifi #bookblog #publishing #literarymagazine
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Adebola in Prison by Solape AdeyemiIt is a sad thing, really—a young man leaving the shores of Nigeria with hope in his pocket and plans in his head, believing life could be bigger, kinder, fairer somewhere else.Now lo...

A new prose poem about immigration by Solape Adeyemi is now out on out site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #prosepoem #prison #Immigration #prosepoetry #bookblog #publishing
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Heirloom of the Wilting Jacaranda by Maekawa KirinYou know… Grandpa Nathe was quite the tease. I can still recall those episodes vividly, in the same way this green tea paints itself in my mind from its lingering taste. Mostly bitter,...

A new nostalgic, generational short story by Maekawa Kirin is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #shortstory #death #shortfiction #bookblog #publishing
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Caryatid of New York by Miriam Saganstands at the corner,shouldering glass and steel,the weight of towersand the rush-hour glare.Her face isserene but chipped,holding up the passage of time,while the city breathssirens an...

A new urban poem by Miriam Sagan is now out on our site. Art by Judy Talacko. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #caryatids #statues #newyork #bookblog #publishing
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We Call Them Witches Book Review by Catalina Bonati3.75/ 5 stars ★★★⯪☆We Call Them Witches by India Rose-Bower (to be published April 2026) is an apocalyptic folk horror tale centering around Sara, a young 17-year-old with a large fa...

A book review of the upcoming apocalyptic folk horror We Call Them Witches by India Rose-Bower is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #arcreview #ARC #apocalyptic #folkhorror #YA #bookblog
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Corazón posible by Ted Bernal GuevaraMagdalena, serve another pricey drink my way.I won’t be bitter. This evening wrecks decay.Anyway, plans with you are up a steep hill,I know. I’m just a long wait to that sacred mi...

A new love poem by Ted Bernal Guevara is now out on our site. Photography by Gueorgui Pinkhassov. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #lovepoetry #poetry #bilingual #gueorguipinkhassov
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It's Like Driving With a Suspended License by Amber RuizWith you. There is no logicI am always waiting for the sirens to flash behind me as I am pushing on the brakes Listening to your mistakes Are you jealous that I am fucking thriving?Always...

A new feminist poem by Amber Ruiz is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #feministpoetry #feminism #bookblog
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Two Poems by Ronan Lingatong by Ronan LingatongTroughI’ll count the rising of the shoulders of the waves.  One.  Two. Three. Four! I’ll look at its white snorting of bubbles  And count again the seafoam; First to be felt are the ...

Two new maritime poems by Ronan Lingatong are now out on our site. Check them out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #maritimepoetry #nauticalpoetry #sea #maritime #sailing #fishing #bookblog #publishing
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The Moon as Her Mother by Hira AmirIt all started the day when a team of doctors, wearing masks and lab coats, from the Institute of Animal Health came to their part of the village to announce the development of the new vac...

A new magical realism short story about animals, empathy, and consciousness by Hira Amir is now out on our site. Art by Gopal Pardeshi. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #shortstory #magicalrealism #bookblog
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Eating Close to Home by John Paul CaponigroThe old goat down the lanelooks like the man who makes cheese.The mother of the farmstand skin’s orange as the carrots she grows.The tongue of the oysterfarmer’s as salty as the ...

A new poem by John Paul Caponigro @jpcaponigro is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #poetry #poetrycommunity #bookblog #publishing
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Featured on Duosuma: Ultramarine Literary Review Ultramarine Literary Review @ultramarinelitrev.bsky.social ⭐ is accepting submissions through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity

Ultramarine Literary Review @ultramarinelitrev.bsky.social ⭐ is accepting submissions through Duosuma. #WritingCommunity

wasn't art by Geoffrey Aitkensome peoplestill can’t grasp it.can’t make headnor tail,in the unfathomabilityof a cold concrete urban block.do not know, how to askif the street sweeper’s okayon days when the leaf ...

A new urban poem by Geoffrey Aitken is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #Literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #urbanpoetry #streetsweeper #tech #bookblog #publishing
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While Listening to the Evening News by Alex SyThe sky, the sudden flare—the sky, vast, immeasurable.The glare—see how we dare to risk falling off the cliffhigh upwhere the distant stairs declare allegianceto this world. We claim to pull...

A new Iranian war poem by Alex Sy is now out on our site. Check it out!

#litmag #literarymagazine #revistachilena #revistaliteraria #warpoetry #iran #flare #middleeasternpoetry #war #bookblog #publishing #journal
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