We the Leopards - by Gargi
I. We the Leopards We used to have a home, once. This country was ours. We used to be kings, once. Maybe not kings, but second, third,...
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Our Works
This is our main section where you can find :
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Some of our own short stories, poems, and other original works
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Original works by club members
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Discussions on literary subjects
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Other interesting thoughts or quotes we wished to share
Please respect the works and the copyrights, as you should keep in mind that this is a leisurely space that encourages creativity and self-expression.
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Earth's Poets Society
- Nov 3, 2021
- 8 min
Who Has Dementia?
I. Who will have it? 1. My great grandfather (who had it) Though I wasn’t there. My grandmother was. On his last night, alone with him,...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Apr 25, 2021
- 2 min
I Never Confessed that… - by Shambhavi
It has been a long time since we met each other. I don’t even now remember where you are! (Extremely sorry for that.) As I did, you might...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Apr 18, 2021
- 1 min
The Anomaly of Heads - by Rucha
Soft whispers Tiny sounds Lingering gazes and These heads Which keep turning around “Why do they turn around?” I am seated In a chamber...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Apr 16, 2021
- 1 min
Wanderlust - by Asmi
It was a dark and lonely night when I found myself in a barren desert. The cold sand glittered in the moonlight, making the whole scenery...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Breath-breath. Under. - by Gargi
The body tries to turn on the bathtub faucet. Its hands slip uselessly across the metal like a knife across a shiny plastic ball. You...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Small? - by Ana
Hold one. Feel its ups and bumps and troughs as impalaptable as thoughts. Can you see them? All white and gray like those computer-made...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
They Told Me - by Toyna
Growing up in this world, I no longer knew if I was free. They told me to cover up, Because I was too fat, too thin, too ugly. They told...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Feb 21, 2021
- 1 min
Book Recommendations for Each Degree of Realism
Grounded Realism: Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee Slightly Grounded Realism: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien Realism: The Perks of Being...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Dec 21, 2020
- 4 min
Luck's Eye and Mi - by Ana
Do you still believe in Magic? I’d be surprised. But if you do, it’s probably my fault. Remember this: Six years old, just made it in the...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Dec 21, 2020
- 4 min
Hush Puppies - by Gargi
Anonymous and I weren’t bored, exactly, but craving excitement, that sugar rush of stolen mangoes and shrieking laughter and soaring...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Music Playing in the Background - by Ana
Music playing in the background far away in some cheap speaker Always sounds good, better than anything here could ever sound like. It...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Oct 18, 2020
- 2 min
Dreaming in Technicolor: Turning Your Failures Around
Being a writer doesn’t mean you should only work with words. Some stories are best expressed through other mediums. I learned this with a...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Is Editing a Form of Censorship?
We’re all constantly being told that true art is unfiltered, that true genius is innate, that real thoughts and opinions are unedited. To...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Sep 7, 2020
- 3 min
Paper vs. Technology
With the rise of technology during the past few decades, there has been a huge debate about whether paper or electronics are the best...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Aug 30, 2020
- 1 min
What Makes A Monster? - by Gargi
What makes a monster? It’s not claws or Sharp teeth, What makes a monster? It’s not wings or Scaled feet, What makes a monster? It’s not...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Aug 23, 2020
- 5 min
That Would Do - by Ana
Tristan always ate the same boring lunch for lunch, the same bland breakfast for breakfast, and the same banal supper for supper. No...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Aug 21, 2020
- 3 min
Writing Advice from Virginia Woolf : “Write What You Wish to Write, That is All That Matters”
Why do we write and for whom? When doing a project, short or long, we often forget to ask ourselves this, despite knowing that it is the...
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Earth's Poets Society
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
The Perks of Being a Pastiche Writer
Welcome to our first Musings post! A pastiche is a work of art that celebrates and imitates the style of another work, time period, or...
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