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Marcia Abboud's avatar

Another fantastic, sinful collection! Well done poets! 🔥🤍

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Robert Gowty's avatar

As Oli points out, planning for the future is entirely reasonable, yet at some point that crosses over into greed. Where do we draw the line?

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Oli Trollgora's avatar

Thanks Robert, that is the question. I am glad it made you think.

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Maggie McCombs's avatar

Stunning collection. Oli’s was a brilliant, short poem. The ending of it took me out.

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Oli Trollgora's avatar

You are welcome Maggie. I try my best.

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Mark Armstrong's avatar

These were all positively sinful--!! But I suppose that's the whole point... 😅

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Edward Swafford's avatar

Especially Hillary’s antics!

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Debdutta Pal's avatar

I'm greedy for more poetry...more than I was yesterday...this is weird...

This was phenomenal. I'm coming back to re-read them slowly.

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Edward Swafford's avatar

I’m hungry for Debdutta today!!!! Slothness.

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wildflower's avatar

Each piece is fantastic!!

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Edward Swafford's avatar

Thank you so much!

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Emma Steel's avatar

Stimulating pieces.

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Edward Swafford's avatar

Ha, the sarcasm is dripping.

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Emma Steel's avatar

I wouldn’t say amber runs on the blade.

I never really read poetry until a few weeks ago.

What I find interesting about it and stimulating, many of your pieces in particular is the use of space on the page.

It’s like adding texture to the words that you don’t get with short stories.

In the case of your piece ‘Dark Chocolat' you accomplished the same thing in the spoken version by layering on not just the tempo of the words - but the drawn out Southern drawl, like the words had been dipped in molasses…

To me…they are stimulating, like espresso served to a child unfamiliar with the bitter taste, but then I spend the rest of the day bouncing off the walls after having gone through the collection.

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Samantha Lazar's avatar

So so so so good. I am greedy for more.

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Edward Swafford's avatar

That’s why we love ya.

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Melanie Cole's avatar

""you'll be alright, child."

take solace and see-

these sins are not so deadly"

-the devil says to me "

Ooooo. So spooky and good!

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Laura Catanzano's avatar

Thank you, Melanie!

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Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

The ending to Laura’s poem gave me chillllllllls.

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Laura Catanzano's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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Rea de Miranda's avatar

Such brilliance in one post! Truly remarkable.

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Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

Thank you!!!

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Edward Swafford's avatar

HUGE thanks to the four accompanying authors in this collection!

Three sins down, four to go ^_^.

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Maggie McCombs's avatar

I can’t wait for envy!

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Edward Swafford's avatar

This is our most popular sin, I thought Wrath would be; what happened?! cries

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