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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

October 2026 Poetry Competition

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Submission deadline: Oct 20, 2026

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Last Month's Winner
🏆 September 2026

i’m the problem.

by Marie Bare

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i’m the problem.
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i’m the problem.
Contemporary / Modern Poetry

by Marie Bare

I write down the thoughts i need to say I say then and they dont come out quite right, They nev…

No Longer Home, but Rather Belonging
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No Longer Home, but Rather Belonging
Inspirational / Motivational Poetry

by Marie Bare

Empty house, full of memories. Filled boxes, empty of joy. Roads and roads away, from where …

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 …

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Newest poems from members, shown in the order they were posted. Poems express their authors' views, not those of Alumniyat.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Contemporary / Modern Poetry

by T. Walker · Oct 11, 2026

Who will you be today? What will you decide? The good doctor, kind, sweet and fair. The other m…

The Grass When Never Greener
The Grass When Never Greener
Contemporary / Modern Poetry

by Ava Ramirez · Oct 09, 2026

The Grass Was Never Greener They told me “the grass is greener on the other side” But what sid…

A Child by the Stone
A Child by the Stone
General Poetry

by Leyla Melis Çetin · Oct 09, 2026

My father, in his checkered shirt and striped trousers, sits every morning upon the same warm ston…

Five. Four. Three. Two. One.
Five. Four. Three. Two. One.
Contemporary / Modern Poetry

by Marie Bare · Oct 09, 2026

My pink, almost velvet pajamas that I haven’t washed in two weeks. My different-shaded blue comb t…

INSIDE ME
INSIDE ME

by Rameshwar Yadav · Oct 08, 2026

INSIDE ME Not Just in My Heart, but Within My Soul Sometimes, someone enters our life who does …

Here's my story..as a Stand-out..
Here's my story..as a Stand-out..
General Poetry

by Stephanie Rice · Oct 08, 2026

The kind heart girl that everyone knows But only in public is when the kindness shows She's burnt…

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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Inspirational / Motivational Poetry
The Eternal Dance

by Charlotte Cawthray · Score: 10.0/10

The Eternal Dance I don't understand, The world around me, I just get confused, By the people I see. A constant battle – wi…

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Inspirational / Motivational Poetry
Unravelling realism

by Suvarnna Dipu · Score: 10.0/10

They shame you For what you contain They call it awful To show what you truly posses In a world full of chaos The true you remain …

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Contemporary / Modern Poetry
the weight we cannot leave

by Diya Pi · Score: 10.0/10

Melanthe: Theon, the nights are long and cold, the world feels dim, the stars look old. How do you bear a heart that’s torn, an…

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