What if I Die First
By H Painting inspired by Rhys Knight’s “The Futility of Dualism” What if I die first What if I die before you What if I’m not the one...
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Aug 151 min read
AbitOfMalaysianFluffStrays
By Naila Farhah Edited by Nur Qistina Going to Malaysia is not something I normally do. But that's what I'm doing right now. The...
Jan 72 min read
Title: Unjust Violence Persists in Palestine
The Palestinian lands in the heart of the Middle East have been marred by a long-running conflict marked by injustice and unrelenting...
Jan 72 min read
School Bullying Should Be Stopped!
By Unaisah Othman One location where one can seek knowledge is the school. Nothing is more significant in this world than the pursuit of...
Oct 9, 20231 min read
Letter to Unknown
By Farah R. Irony enough
I wrote this letter
as if it's my last. Unaddressed,
I don't even know who
the receiver will be. Still
I...
Sep 29, 20232 min read
The Chaotic Wedding Day
By Arief Nazhan This video was taken back then when I participated in the Show Your Talent program. My poem tells a story of a wedding...
Sep 5, 20231 min read
A Piece of Cloud
By idalia I hate that. I don’t want to dance in the rain I don’t want to wait for the rainbow That’s a lie, I know. The storm never knew...
Aug 28, 20231 min read
Words for the Loved
By Twelve Tulips I haven’t told my pillows about you. Instead, I pick up my pen, not to draw, but to write on paper, because writing is...
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Paradox
By K-X-R-K I’m paradox Just conflict thoughts I want to live but I want to die I’m happy but also sad I’m paradox Just conflict thoughts...
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Measuring the Depth of the Ocean
by Lynt a vast ocean stretches far beyond the horizon, nothing but deep water. empty blue sky. misses the sun yet the surface sparkles,...
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Daisy
By sns I choose to love a daisy, Loyalty, pure love and countless new beginnings, Which really significant with my world, That symbolize...
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Kidult
By Misa One day I look at my reflection in the mirror Wondering how she could handle everything. Has she ever felt overwhelmed or...
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Submerged Bottles
By Rei How much time has passed? I sailed under the sky full of disdain Where the colourful residents swim fast And the beauty could be...
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Maniac and Intruder
By A Maniac Gulping a pollen nor sniffing a poison, Losing the warmth to chase Llorona's sore, Voices alarming along with wishpers, To...
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Pickle-ing
By idalia I prefer The fresh over Sweet and sour In Malay we called, 'Menjeruk rasa' Where your feelings were pickled It was bottled ...
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: The Tale of Purifying Fairy
By Siti Sarah Sofea I am a purifying fairy of the Misty Mountain. There is no one with a power and task as me. When the bald head of Mr....
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: AiW
By Mushroom Take me away The white fur that hip and hop Across the field That jump into a burrow I owe you gratitude For this...
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: 069
By F Stars seem dim when it is far, Magnets have many shapes but not all can hold the same weight, But, It does shine brighter when it's...
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: When I'm About to Cry
By Ahgaracat Whenever I'm about to cry, I was hoping, For the rain to come down, So that, I can stand in the middle of the rain. The rain...
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Human
By Farah R. Human being human. Those steps if I could question, does it really kinaesthetically drive to your destination? Or was it just...
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Ruin
By Wae Iーwas ruined, and Iーthought I will always be ruined, so I keep ruining myself, until it gets too far and too deep, and it gets...
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Bad Poetry Day: 6
By Anis Zahirah Maybe being a divorcee with children doesn’t suck as much as society label it to be maybe it means you have been in love...
Aug 20, 20232 min read
From Sumatra to Malaysia: Language Immersive Program of Diniyyah Puteri Padang Panjang
By Nadia, Revanda, Amatul, Nisrina A and Nisrina Z Edited by Maizatul GOMBAK, 15 August 2013: An opportunity for language learning has...
Aug 19, 20231 min read
Shaping Your Imagination Into Words: Short Story Competition for Aspiring IIUM Writers!
By Izzah Husna GOMBAK, 18 August 2023: The Institute of Muslim Unity (IIMU) and IIUM’s Secretariat of English Language and Literature...
Aug 19, 20232 min read
Bad Poetry Day: Poems by Arief Nazhan
Unwritten For Me Night without stars, Just a black-empty view, A heart full of scars, Made by you. It is useless, To keep chasing,...
Aug 18, 20232 min read
Bad Poetry Day: "Bad, bad poems" by SA
Smoke, Cry, And Repeat Is life being fair to you, treating you right, Have you played hard enough till there’s nothing else to regret? Or...
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Advice/Warning
By Mushroom no one ever told me. how complicated life could be ; they would say "It's hard but beautiful"; they would say "You would get...
Aug 8, 20231 min read
Yearn for the Impossible
By Aisy I breathe air and you breathe in words, Trapped in one fantasy to another manifestation. A love that is so parallel yet so dear,...
Jul 23, 20231 min read
A First Start
By Syazwina I have been interested in arts and drawings since I was a child, mostly from my mother and sisters' influence. I guess...
Jul 23, 20235 min read
Is Islamization of History as A Science Possible?
By Amiira Zuha, Nurul Nabihah, Dhiya Damia Islamization of knowledge (IoK) refers to integrating the Islamic worldview into various...
Jul 20, 20231 min read
Dear Myself
by No Avail Dear Older Me, How are we doing right now? Are we living the best of our lives? Do we still do the things we like? Have we...
Jul 19, 20239 min read
Memoir of A Woman
by Syiqa Suhaimy It was Monday afternoon, Father was coming to take his lunch and go back to work, where he belonged. Mother took a short...
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Firstboard General Manager Prepares Students for Internship
By Syafiah Sakirin and Dafinanza Dafheri GOMBAK, 8 April 2023: The Secretariat of English Language and Literature (ELITS) organised an...
Jul 13, 20231 min read
Fell in Love With Your Ghost
By muizzahgaddafi Again, I fell in love with your ghost I created him in my head my heart hated it I sought him when I’m hurt no heal...
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Please Let Your Soul Summon Me
By muizzahgaddafi Summon me when it starts being hard When you are out of cigarettes to smoke away your pains When you prefer red...
Jul 10, 202314 min read
The White Laili
By MZ The White “Laili” is about a young pretty woman named Laili, who was married to Hadi, a man with average appearance and way of...
Jul 9, 20233 min read
Long-Distance Reflections: Finding Resonance in Noah Kahan’s You're Gonna Go Far
By Anis Zahirah During a leisurely weekend of procrastination, I stumbled upon a captivating video on TikTok, introducing me to the...
Jun 24, 20232 min read
July Blues
By Nadia Ashaary You can forget, I can’t help but forgive you that, but if you think of me, please think of us fondly. She gamesomely...
May 30, 202315 min read
Adaptation of Beauty and The Beast
By MZ CHAPTER 1 In the middle of a busy city with the whirring sound of car engines here and there, lives a family of 7 with a father as...
May 28, 20231 min read
How I feel
By MZ To you, heartbreak changes people. the feeling of emptiness. the feeling of not trusting anyone. the feeling of not being enough....
May 26, 20231 min read
The Sorrow
By MZ The sorrow hidden Under the life of a heartbroken Chest held pain, head felt bursting Pursue the reddish love struggling. The...
May 26, 202324 min read
Renaissance & Shakespearean English
By Ben, Zo, Nuiza, Anfa History of Renaissance Generally, the word “Renaissance” is originally found in French word entails “rebirth.” It...
May 26, 20234 min read
FYP Tips: How to Start?
By Hessa Kawthar Binti Abdul Manan and Norsyazwina Zulkifli You stopped writing and looked out the window. Hmm, FYP. You know that you...
May 24, 20239 min read
Cut-Up Poem: The Loss of Beatree
By Ben and Zo Nature’s first green is gold, (1) East into the estuary. (2) Her hardest hue to hold. (3) To fool the unwary. (4) Her early...
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