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And now, without any further ado: THE FEATURES!



Visual Art

Literature

you were my eulogyi wasn't allowed at the funeral.
i wasn't allowed at your funeral.
even though i had held your hand as your breath rattled in your perforated chest, as you laboured to keep your lungs working, as you tried to seek my eyes from behind the haze that was already clouding yours. even though i loved you, i was not enough to keep you with me, i was never enough to make them see that we could be perfect.
they didn't let me into your hospital room either, because i wasn't your family, even though i had been all you had during the nights you didn't even know who you were anymore, even though you had been all i had during the days i craved for the pain. even though we had been together for six years and had a fall wedding planned.
your parents came to tell me to stay away from your funeral, your mother crying as if her heart was the only one that was broken, your father looking at me as if blaming me for corrupting their only daughter, as if i had been the one to pull the trigger of the g:thumb255599342: in 12 ways"How do you deal with your heart?"
--M.S.
1.
on bad days i take it out somewhere nice,
i eat for two
while it watches the candles burn.  
i do all the drinking. even though it's wine-colored,
and it knows what the evening costs me, it just watches
the tulip of its glass flicker.
2.
sometimes i wrap it up
in dark crepe for an afternoon and let it fall asleep
with the radio buzzing peaceably
between stations,
or i walk it through the park
with it in the crook of my arms,
wandering between bird-sounds,
sitting near the duck-pond.
or i take it to the theater
where it can smell butter
and watch the backs of people's heads
while the movie washes its noisy blue waves over them.
3.
my heart floats
if i let it.
it splashes in the tub
like a dirty child, the small window open,
letting the smell of trees in.
at the bases of waterfalls
(because i carry it through into my dreams)
it floats on its back with its ears underwater
and watches strange birds disappear over enormous, blue-purple trees.
4.:thumb276854256: FrostI am devouring chaos,
chasing it down with winter's chill.
Spare me your fingerprints,
summer's lovechild.  Those knowing owl eyes
have me second guessing the wild churning
in my bones. You are the sleep that sweeps
my eyelashes, drowning me in my own daydreams.
When was it...
that you plastered yourself to my ribcage?:thumb349233669:

Community News, Features, and Fun(ny) Things

The Ladies of Lit: Volume XXVIIIWelcome to volume twenty-eight my Literature series, The Ladies of Lit!
 
The premise here is simple. Below you will find an assortment of Literature features from a selection of female deviants here on DeviantART, all of them suggested by you. In this article, you will also find a variety of other things of interest, including:
My personal pick for February. This article features the lovely OfOneSoul.
There are also several additional deviant features included here, for your reading pleasure. And a various selection of other interesting Literature news links and delightful features to share with all of you.
Our “meet our contributors” section. Be sure to note me if you would like to volunteer your services or offer additional suggestions as to how to improve this series.
We have a new series for Friday Feature: Issue 011A Collection of -
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Peter's Planar Partouze by SeamusHooligan
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Magic Of Fall by EliseEnchanted
Monochrome Mountians by TimGrey
::Sunny Side Up:: by cichutko
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Featured Artists
Other Entries Community Portal: February 3rdNews
Love dA Lit: Issue 114
If you'd like to have something added/mentioned in this journal or the article please comment or send me a note!
HugQueen
About Love dA Lit
Love dA Lit aims to promote volunteer opportunities, various resources, prompts, challenges, and workshops, as well as highlighting various contests, and spotlighting a specific group every week. This is by no means a complete list of all the literature going-ons, merely a tool to help you get involved and stay informed.
Love dA Lit is published every Sunday, by HugQueen via news article, and the Community portal will be updated in accompaniment with it!
Literature Links!
Poetry enthusiasts and experts wanted!

Love dA Lit: Issue 114Welcome to the one-hundred fourteenth issue of Love dA Lit! Every Sunday this article will aim to promote volunteer opportunities, various resources, prompts, challenges, and workshops, as well as highlighting various contests, and spotlighting a specific group. This is by no means a complete list of all the literature going-ons, merely a tool to help you get involved and stay informed.
This week's project spotlight is SadisticIceCream's Publishing Resources Journal!
LITplease's Community Portal
A Smattering of Lit News

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Literature Link Lit Linked: Volume VI Welcome to the sixth issue of Lit Linked! This is an article featuring ten literature pieces that have Linked to another deviation [or deviations].
dALinkSystem is a group dedicated towards increasing artists exposure by helping others and themselves through a simple and effective "Linking" system: Link another artist's submission in your artist's comment box. It helps everyone's exposure and finds undiscovered art.
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:thumb2865175 Tips from Talented RhymersRhyming shouldn't be stigmatized over poor examples or be embraced as the only poetic form available to the writer due to the many classical examples from centuries before. It should be used if the writer is comfortable with it, or it is a part of how they write, or what they are writing calls for rhyming. The writers below are all talented at their craft and have generously accepted to contribute to the article.
HoldTheNoise


What is your opinion on rhyming literature on deviantART?
Traditionally fixed literature in any place (not strictly deviantArt), can seem either very natural and effortless, or very forced. Although free verse tends to be significantly more popular here, there's something in a rhythmic poem that free verse does not always capture. Just like word choice or metaphors, the melody of a poem also helps in the telling of the story.
Do you have an
:thumb352285902: January features!


Some really nice works that appeared in my inbox. Alliterati's Anti-V day Competition, et alIt's February and we all know what that means, whether you love it or hate it.
Valentine's Day.
So, in the spirit of pink hearts and frilly cards, Alliterati is launching a 14 day contest beginning 1 February and ending midnight 14 February (whenever 14 February ends for you). The top three art and literature pieces will be featured in our upcoming issue (released 1 March). Please review all the requirements before you submit!
Rules
Must fit the anti-Valentine's Day theme. Interpret that however you wish. If you want write up a spectacular horror story, or turn a traditional love concept on it's head, go for it. Be as inventive and creative as you want. We like that.
All art forms accepted - film, photography, traditional/digital art, sculpture, crafts, poetry, prose, script, the list is endless.
No limit to the number of submissions, but please attach each submission as a separate file.
Prose should be no more than 1500 words; poetry no more than 40 lines; scripts



100 Poem Project Update!
Current progress: 68/100
journal: azizriandaoxrak.deviantart.com…
blog: 100-poem-project.blogspot.com/
Also note that the terribly sweet SayaStarshine took a look at my list and decided she wanted to do it, too! She is using the same topics as me, and you can find the link to her stuff here.