Mayari Literature | Volume 2 | Special Issue ii | #sixwordlovestories

Mayari Literature Volume 2, Special Issue ii: #sixwordlovestories

07 February 2025-13 February 2025, Part I

Feb 07, 2025

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” - Maya Angelou

two ships sailing upon one sea. - linda m. crate

Linda M. Crate (she/her) is a Pennsylvanian writer who has been widely published. She has twelve published chapbooks the latest being: Searching Stained Glass Windows For An Answer (Alien Buddha Publishing, December 2022).

They came. Again. Again. Parisian honeymoon. - klipschutz

klipschutz is the author of The Erection of Scaffolding for the Re-Painting of Heaven by the Lowest Bidder and other volumes. He has co-written over 100 songs released by international recording artist Chuck Prophet, including 8 on Prophet’s 2024 disc Wake the Dead.

our love—sweet similarity of raindrops - Lynda V. E. Crawford

Lynda V. E. Crawford writes to sneak behind eyes, blow through years, and stretch voices.

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I ignored my heart.
You didn’t. 
- Bryan Franco

Bryan Franco is a neurodivergent, gay, Jewish poet from Brunswick Maine who believes every day should be poetry day because poetry is a gift that keeps on giving. Because once a poem is released into the ether and breathed in, it might go places its poet never expected.

.I sculpt you like a goddess - Isaac Cohen

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.Isaac Cohen is an international poet. His poems were translated
.Into many languages. He has participated in many festivals of poetry
.His work was published in important anthologies, literary periodicals. 
.He has received several prizes for his work.

Our conversation bloomed like the lilacs. - Louise Moises

Louise Moises writes poems in her mind while driving cross country with her cat in her 23-foot RV. Sometimes she remembers them when she has a pen in hand. She thinks her cat writes poems, too.

You’re the One

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You’re the one I never wanted 
You loved me before I knew
You’re the one I never noticed
Now I know you’re the one
- Marianne Tefft

Marianne Tefft is a poet who has never met a box of chocolates, a dozen roses or the sender of either that she didn’t love! (Okay, appreciate, a lot!)

Loved you. Lost you. Welcome back! - Jennifer M. Garnatz

Jennifer M. Garnatz is a Jamaican poet who grew up in a multiracial environment, thus befriending people of all races, ages, nationalities, spiritual beliefs. Her writings are inspired by diverse happenings in the world, personal experiences, photos, words read or heard. Her heart feels pain whenever she sees elderly & child beggars.

outcast and unaccepted, together, we bloomed - Joseph A. Farina

Joseph A. Farina is a retired lawyer hoping he still hasn't lost his appeal while writing his poetry in the winter of his years.

Pasteles de yuca sent by mail. - Rebeca Lois Lucret

Rebeca Lois Lucret is a Puerto Rican-Cuban poet, playwright, and performer who calls New York City home. Her writing is a heartfelt celebration of her Afro-Latino heritage, weaving culture and personal experiences into narratives that deeply connect with readers and audiences alike. Rebeca’s work has been published in Contemporary Haibun Online (CHO), The Abuela Stories Project Anthology, and Brilliant Flame! Amiri Baraka: Poems, Plays, Politics for the People Anthology. For more information visit rebecaloislucret.com.

All that I have ever wanted. - Cozzy Coz

His name is Cozzy Coz. He's 50 years young from Allentown's School of Hard Knocks. He's been writing since age 14.

Among safe spaces, sisters rise together. - Danielle (Dee) Stelluto

Danielle “Poetical Dee” Stelluto (she/they) is a womanist, writer, and audio engineer based in the Bronx. A proud single mother of two, Dee is of Boricua and Italian descent, identifying as a lesbian and a multidimensional being. They earned an AAS degree in Digital Music Engineering from Hostos Community College and were recognized as a 2022 Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO) awardee for their nonfiction book in progress. Their work has been awarded and supported by the Bronx Council on the Arts and the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!).

First date, New Year’s Kiss—Pathognomonic - Michaela Martin

By trade, Michaela Martin shapes policy with precision; by passion, she crafts stories with heart. Balancing strategy and creativity, she transforms complex challenges into opportunities for meaningful change.