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Beauty of Butterflies

May 2, 2015

Beauty of Butterflies I remember walking in haste One sunny day in May, As many of us often do— Unattached from nature. It was chance, I guess, Or fate, I assume—though I’ve always relied on the empirical, That I stopped by this particular garden. Rich in flowers and bushes, It was like having an optical orgasm. I fixated on a group of butterflies, Five or six, resting on a bush with Strange flowers. They were […]

Joe Gardner featured on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME (11/11/14)

November 11, 2014

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Happy Veterans’ Day to the United States Military, past and present. On this day, we salute your bravery and continued efforts to keep this great country relatively unscathed. With that said, we have a brand new poetry feature over on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME! “Origami’ by Joe Gardner, an Army Veteran himself. A special salute to him! http://spiltinkpoetry.tumblr.com/post/102381086738/origami-by-joe-gardner Here’s a little about Joe Gardner: Joe Gardner was born in June of ’74, in […]

Spilt Ink Poetry’s Free Chapbook Series: Book #2

November 10, 2014

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Spilt Ink Poetry is excited about the second book in our ‘Free Chapbook Series’ which is scheduled for release next Monday, November 17, 2014. We are thrilled about the opportunity to have worked with Jocelyn Him on her very first project, a small chapbook of poems titled “Girl, Unveiled.” If you are on our official e-mail list, you will receive a free eBook copy. If not, please inquire to us as spiltinkpoetry@hotmail.com! Here is a […]

Clifton Snider featured on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME!

October 21, 2014

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Happy Tuesday, Poets and Poetry Lovers! Head on over and check out our newest poetry feature on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME! “Safe Space” by Clifton Snider. http://spiltinkpoetry.tumblr.com/post/100576030788/safe-space-by-clifton-snider Here’s a little about Clifton Snider: Clifton Snider, faculty emeritus at Cal State University Long Beach, is the internationally celebrated author of ten books of poetry. A career retrospective of his work, Moonman: New and Selected Poems, was published to great acclaim by World Parade Books […]

LeAnne Hunt featured on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME!

September 1, 2014

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Happy Labor Day, Poets and Poetry Lovers! On your day off, feel free to check out today’s new poetry feature over on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME! “Elegy for Playing House” by LeAnne Hunt. http://spiltinkpoetry.tumblr.com/post/96374188618/elegy-for-playing-house-by-leanne-hunt Here’s a little about LeAnne Hunt: “LeAnne Hunt lives in Orange County with her daughter and a furry sphere of a cat. She has an MA in English but somehow works in an environmental biology lab. She even has […]

Ana Maria featured on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME!

March 17, 2014

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Happy Monday, poets and poetry lovers! Hope your weekend went wonderfully! We have a surprise this week, three poetry features over on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME! Yes, you read correctly: THREE! Head on over and read this week’s first feature, “Marching” by Ana Maria! http://spiltinkpoetry.tumblr.com/post/79899098047/marching-by-ana-maria Here’s a little about Ana Maria: “I was born & raised in the beautiful city of LB. I’m not a prolific reader, nor am I a prolific writer. […]

Looking for Submissions!

March 11, 2014

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WE ALL BLEED THE SAME is a poetry blog dedicated to featuring the great work (s) of established and up-and-coming writers. Unpublished works are welcomed. We are looking for poetry that speaks to human emotions, that may offend some, and hug others. Just send 2-3 unpublished poems in a Word or RTF document, along with a short 50-100 word bio and a picture of yourself. At this time, we will only select one poem to […]

Alisha Attella featured on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME!

January 28, 2014

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Happy Tuesday, poets and poetry lovers! We have new poetry feature posted on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME! Head on over and read “Hula” by Alisha Attella! http://spiltinkpoetry.tumblr.com/post/74845459180/hula-by-alisha-attella Here’s a little about Alisha Attella: Alisha Attella lives in Long Beach, California with her two blond children and one black cat. In their tiny apartment she reads books, scratches out poems and stories, raises-up the children, and talks to the cat about writers and schedules and […]

The WE ALL BLEED THE SAME Project!

January 24, 2014

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Spilt Ink Poetry needs YOUR HELP! Publishing takes finances. We’re in the early stages of creating a poetry anthology featuring the writers of WE ALL BLEED THE SAME! Read more about our mission! Please help us reach our goal of $2,500 by March 24, 2014!!! http://igg.me/at/WEALLBLEEDTHESAME/x/6165846 “Welcome to Spilt Ink Poetry, where poets have the opportunity to express themselves any way they see fit, where photographers capture the true essence of the human […]

Jessica Claire Bennish featured on WE ALL BLEED THE SAME!

January 23, 2014

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Happy Thursday, poets and poetry lovers! Head on over to WE ALL BLEED THE SAME and read today’s poetry feature: “Did a Number” by Jessica Claire Bennish. http://spiltinkpoetry.tumblr.com/post/74286153578/did-a-number-by-jessica-claire-bennish Here’s a little about Jessica Claire Bennish: Jessica Claire Bennish brings snippets of life together in a type of found art. She creates from that which she finds in her life journey. Her poems are made of the dirt of the earth, the blood of a fist […]