March 26~ JOHN GREY Hi there, poetry fans and thanks for stopping by! SHINE poetry welcomes back poet John Grey with two moving poems:  The Boys After School, and Second Chance. Thank you, John, for sharing your words...

SPOTLIGHT ON...John Grey:
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📢 New book review!

📗 The International Legal Subalternity of #Palestine in the #InternationalCommunity, review of the book by Ardi Imseis

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Happy (belated?) #worldpoetryday from SHINE International Poetry Series! May you have a poetic weekend~

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Ethiopian soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), July 30, 2021.

🔥In "The International community & the African Union in Somalia: A betrayal,"
✍️𝗔𝗯𝗱𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿 reflects on the effects of the IC’s and AU’s intervention and presence in Somalia.
📖Read it at→ www.pambazuka.org/AU-Somalia
#Somalia #AU #Internationalcommunity
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voteinorout on Instagram: "#ReporterSafety questioned as hundreds of journalists and thousands of children are reportedly killed. DL Hugley criticizes claims of non-targeting, calling it "ironic and insulting." #HumanRights #Genocide #InternationalCommunity⁠ ⁠ He highlights the discrepancy between official statements and reported casualties, saying, "If you don't target reporters or children, and that many are dead, either you're a shitty shot or a shitty liar." The international community and human rights organizations have labeled these actions as genocide.⁠ —⁠ ⁠ Getting @realdlhughley’s thoughts on the reporter attack Follow @donlemonofficial for more.⁠ ⁠ Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson" 56 likes, 0 comments - voteinorout on March 20, 2026: "#ReporterSafety questioned as hundreds of journalists and thousands of children are reportedly killed. DL Hugley criticizes claims of non-targeting, calling it "ironic and insulting." #HumanRights #Genocide #InternationalCommunity⁠ ⁠ He highlights the discrepancy between official statements and reported casualties, saying, "If you don't target reporters or children, and that many are dead, either you're a shitty shot or a shitty liar." The international community and human rights organizations have labeled these actions as genocide.⁠ —⁠ ⁠ Getting @realdlhughley’s thoughts on the reporter attack Follow @donlemonofficial for more.⁠ ⁠ Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas Jefferson".

#ReporterSafety questioned as hundreds of journalists and thousands of children are reportedly killed. DL Hugley criticizes claims of non-targeting, calling it "ironic and insulting." #HumanRights #Genocide #InternationalCommunity⁠
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Trump administration is deporting parents without their children in violation of its own policies, report finds Dozens said they weren’t given chance to arrange care for their kids after being deported at short notice, study shows

This is too much 😢 #StephenMiller is our era’s Hermann Göring (the irony).

1. Its incumbent on the #InternationalCommunity to treat the #UnitedStates like Russia
2. The USA must face TheHague
3. Every single U.S. citizen including infants should be ashamed.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

March 19~ A.M. HAYDEN As we approach the weekend, SHINE has one more Spotlight for this week...two poems by the prolific A.M. Hayden! Please enjoy, "At the Frankenmuth Dog Bowl Events, I See Racing and Dock Dive Dogs,"...

SPOTLIGHT ON...A.M. Hayden:
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March 18~ C. OULENS Welcome back, poetry lovers, and thanks for stopping by, where today we're shining the spotlight on India-based poet C. Oulens with "Birefringence" and "Of Real Reflections." Thank you, C. Oulens,...

SPOTLIGHT ON...C. Oulens:
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writer Jessica Edmond

SPOTLIGHT ON...Jessica Edmond:
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Kurdish gains in Syria could disappear without international support − just as they did in Iraq decades ago#AhmedalSharaa #BaathParty #Internationalcommunity #internationalrights #Iran #IranianKurds #Iraq #IraqiKurds #Kurdistan #Kurds #MiddleEast #Minorities #Nationalism #SaddamHussein #Syria #Syria

March 13~ Cece Warg This Friday at SHINE , we're putting the spotlight on a young writer from the American Upper Midwest, Cece Warg, who brings us two imaginative poems:  "faerie" and "Emotion Senses." Thank you, Cece,.....

SPOTLIGHT ON...Cece Warg:
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Cover art for SHINE Quarterly Issue 6

Poetry fans, have you grabbed your copy of SHINE Quarterly, Issue 6 yet? It's available along with all the previous issues, here: www.tinyurl.com/shinepoetrys... (or on any Amazon marketplace worldwide)

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SPOTLIGHT ON...Ben Nardolilli:
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March 11~ ELLA B. WINTERS, and BETTY POWDRILL Welcome back, poetry fans! Today we're shining the spotlight on a duo of UK-based poets, Ella B. Winters and Betty Powdrill who have collaborated to write the poems: "Dinner Theatre" and "Today Is A.....

SPOTLIGHT ON...Ella B. Winters @ella-b-winters.bsky.social and Betty Powdrill:
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We LOVE seeing SHINE Quarterly out in the wide wild world! Please share your pics if you have them? And thanks again to all of the amazing contributors to this issue! Grab a copy here:
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Thank you for your interest in SHINE international poetry series! Submissions are now closed through Summer. In the meantime, our book prize remains OPEN through March 31. See website for details.

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SHINE EIC, Samantha Terrell, here with a thanks to my sister singer/songwriter, Stephanie Phillips for sharing Issue 6 over on Instagram today (and for the kind words)! Issue 6 is right here: www.tinyurl.com/shinepoetryI6

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I’m honored to be featured in The Hague Online

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🎇📘NOW AVAILABLE, here: www.tinyurl.com/shinepoetryI6

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🍾 It's here, SHINE Quarterly, Issue 6...23 writers from ~10 countries! You can hear selections from this issue here:
youtu.be/m4rEeYTZjH0?... & grab your copy here: www.tinyurl.com/shinepoetryI6 or worldwide via Amazon. 🎇

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SPOTLIGHT ON...Sean Wang:
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Tomorrow's the launch day for SHINE Quarterly, Issue 6! Issue 6 features 23 poets from ~10 countries. What a joy to share!🎇

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Devika Mathur is one of 23 #poets included in SHINE Quarterly, Issue 6 -- formally launching this Friday, March 6th. It's been a privilege to edit this issue -- rife with #poems of growth & renewal. 🌸 Can't wait to share it!

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poem excerpt by by Peter Devonald for SHINE Quarterly

Friends, THIS Friday is the launch of SHINE Quarterly, Issue 6 -- I can hardly wait to share the work of Peter Devonald and 22 other fine poets from around the globe! Stay tuned...

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poet Strider Marcus Jones

SPOTLIGHT ON...Strider Marcus Jones
(@stridermarcusjones.bsky.social):
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poem excerpt by Candy Carlson for SHINE Quarterly

Part of the joy of editing SHINE is seeing how poetry from multiple writers around the globe comes together in lock-step. Issue 6 is undeniably cohesive in its sense of growth and renewal. Just days away -- stay tuned!!

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We still play K9: The Flavamaka long into the future, because we respect russia enough to know when it's gone mad, totally batshit crazy, and look forward to a time when it can pay its tab. #InternationalCommunity

poet Paul Hostovsky

SPOTLIGHT ON...Paul Hostovsky:
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March 6 promotion for SHINE Quarterly

SHINE Quarterly, Issue 6...23 poets, 10 countries, 1 week from today! Issue 6 --> March 6!

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poem excerpt by Sean Wang for SHINE poetry

#poetrylovers , Enjoy this snippet by Sean Wang, one of the 23 talented poets from ~10 countries, in SHINE Quarterly, Issue 6 which launches one week from tomorrow!

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