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Alumniyat Poetry Community

A welcoming poetry community by Alumniyat Foundation. Submit your poem, explore the work of other writers, and help choose outstanding poems through community voting.

How it works:

  • 1) Submit your poem
  • 2) Explore poems, articles, and featured literary content
  • 3) Vote for the poems you love and help recognize top entries
Current Competition

August 2026 Poetry Competition

Voting Open

Vote by: Aug 31, 2026

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Last Month's Winner
🏆 July 2026

All Around

by Fatema Mohamed Abdelsamad

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All Around
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All Around
General Poetry

by Fatema Mohamed Abdelsamad

Your smell is within my walls, your voice is heard in my head from our usual calls. You held me …

Dr. Know-No
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Dr. Know-No
Inspirational / Motivational Poetry

by Stephanie Maslin

Dr. Know-No They say she was born with her mouth closed and her eyes wide open. She is the …

Jack
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Jack
Pet Poems

by Victoria Mort

Jack Jack, you stood on your hands to pee, then ran back yapping; and the lady whose feet yo…

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Free Bird
Free Bird
Inspirational / Motivational Poetry

by Milan van Rheede van Oudtshoorn · Aug 25, 2026

Free Bird Two birds once rested on a wire Dove whistled truth; Crow sang like a liar Though gr…

Familiar Pain
Familiar Pain

by Nosihle Gcabashe · Aug 25, 2026

Familiar Pain …

is it too much to ask?
is it too much to ask?
Contemporary / Modern Poetry

by Cassie Gander · Aug 24, 2026

Is my brain gonna last? Is it too much to ask? Can I be left alone? Is it too much to ask?…

Garden
Garden
General Poetry

by Sabrina Clara · Aug 23, 2026

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you. I'd have a garden that I could walk through.so e…

The Cost Of Being Born
The Cost Of Being Born

by Erika Santos · Aug 20, 2026

Lighter lighting the blunt that takes the pain The pain of addiction The pain of loss The pain o…

Once Barren, Now Paradise
Once Barren, Now Paradise

by Tracy Miller · Aug 18, 2026

Once Barren, Now Paradise I deemed benefit elsewhere, there only cease, Now I harbor anguish, n…

Latest Articles

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Why Poetry Still Matters in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

2026-03-13

In an era where machines can write essays, generate music, and imitate human voices, many people ask an important question: Does poetry sti…

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The Power of Poetry in Building Cultural Bridges

2026-03-13

Throughout history, poetry has traveled across borders more easily than armies or politics. A poem can cross languages, religions, and cult…

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How Young Poets Can Develop Their Voice

2026-03-13

Many aspiring poets ask the same question: How do I find my poetic voice? The answer is rarely simple, but there are several principles th…

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Speculative Poetry
The Circuit and the Sea

by Omar Abuassaf · Score: 10.0/10

The great blue mainframe powers up at dawn, booting through the mist of a salt-heavy sky, where the horizon acts as the ultimate firewall…

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Inspirational / Motivational Poetry
A Letter to My Future Self

by Omar Abuassaf · Score: 9.5/10

I hope you’re reading this with softer eyes, And shoulders dropped from years of holding weight. I wonder if you still look at the skies …

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Inspirational / Motivational Poetry
One World, One Light

by Omar Abuassaf · Score: 9.5/10

No more sirens in the night, no more children scared to hide, No more shadows filled with fire, no more tears we try to guide. Let the bo…

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