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The blood came
Experience the raw emotion of trauma, shame, and resilience in this evocative poem. A powerful message of hope and healing for all.
Apr 30, 20231 min read


Suffering, Shame, Rebellion
King Arthur pondered the question "Is might, right?" Thomas Taylor answered "Yes!" The poem
"Suffering, Shame, Rebellion" disagrees.
Feb 20, 20231 min read


Percy Bysshe Shelley Remembered Poetry Contest Winner: Mary’s Creature Speaks
Olivia Stogner explores what Dr. Victor Frankenstein's monster really is in "Mary's Creature Speaks." The monster is closer than we think.
Feb 14, 20231 min read


"I Work Hard But There’s Money"
If virtue signaling were an Olympic sport, Stephen Pearl Andrews would be surprised if Mark Nowak's Social Politics didn't win gold.
Feb 11, 20237 min read


Vampire Girl: Chapters 7-10
Girls just want to have one! But fun can become a challenge for a red in tooth and claw Vampire Girl.
Dec 27, 202211 min read


Volunteer
Volunteering for our communities, a time honored practice. Elizabeth Wadsworth Ellis explores how we spend our time with these snapshots.
Nov 20, 20223 min read


Memoirs Of A Bearcat: Bombs Over Backwater
Part 6 of the Memoirs Of A Bearcat series. Time has passed since the events that transpired at Turtle Island in October 2016.
Oct 18, 202226 min read


Poems By Marie Anne
Inánime and limitless show an effortless interweaving of sound and sense, rhythm and thought.
Oct 17, 20223 min read


Vashti Poems By Carol Barrett
Vashti a prototype of abused women; she speaks in these poems with understanding and encouragement in the face of negation and exploitation.
Oct 8, 20225 min read


Open The Gates Of Those Who Exist Beyond Reproach
Nobody is beyond reproach, not even the gay community. Paul Smit explores the darkness of coping mechanisms within the gay community.
Oct 6, 202219 min read


An Old darkness deepens
In this story... an apple turns its back on the ripening sun.
Sep 7, 20222 min read


Vampire Girl: Chapters 4-6
Is being a predator the new feminism? Find out in Chapters 4-6 of Vampire Girl. At the very least, being a vampire girl is outrageous!
Aug 19, 20229 min read


Another Exhibit at the Museum of Darkness
Cranberry Sin is a guerilla for dignity and likes to combine lovesickness with depraved populist energy.
Aug 11, 20224 min read


Poems By Andrew Levy
Andrew Levy writes on the intersections of class and the ecology of commerce, and experimental music and the digitalization of freedom.
Aug 10, 20224 min read


Dim Bulbs
Gregg Williard's "Dim Bulbs" is an enquiry in words and drawings into right-wing "strategized" or "weaponized" stupidity
Jul 28, 20226 min read


Poems By Robert Beveridge
Three poems by Robert Beveridge that explore the East, divination, and the pursuit of life.
Jul 22, 20222 min read


Letter From The Editor: The Meta Ethics Of Poetry
A new editorial policy practiced here at The GroundUp.
Jun 22, 20223 min read


Burning Books
Steven Pearl Andrews thinks more texts should be bannable. Find out why!
Jun 22, 20224 min read


Adam's Exile
Poem by Kris Green called “Adam’s Exile” wherein our presence in nature ensures that the worlds in which we inhabit remain touched and untou
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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