<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Lumen Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lumen Press]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 04:01:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[We are no shadow]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are no shadow  - a poem Silence stitched into the seams of our dresses We grinded through the troubles, the reaped their successes...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/we-are-no-shadow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682381bf50ab578f3a1c46a7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 17:32:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zainab</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams irina ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dreams irina  - art works]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/dreams-irina</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6808364c765eb353ed5a81e8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:41:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_e3073b6901784097ae5cf18f07bb43b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nasta Martyn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blissful guilt ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blissful guilt  - a poem If pain flutters away Are we allowed to love again? Because I feel guilty falling, Admiring, longing, hoping,...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/blissful-guilt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680835357c84107804bb7258</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:34:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>A.K.A Sami</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[untitled. (because sixteen never gave anything a title)]]></title><description><![CDATA[untitled. (because sixteen never gave anything a title)  - a poem there’s a line in a song you won’t remember in five years, but it still...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/untitled-because-sixteen-never-gave-anything-a-title</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680833b7ff81433b46eceb5f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:29:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_970b01eff6d44770b07584b6a8b36f27~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aanchal Vachhani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Watched]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Watched  - a poem From the moment we arrived You walked in to get checked in And I watched. I found you on the bed Answering every...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/i-watched</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f06ac8b62b988f5594b495</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 23:29:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Grant W. Billings</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Valentine's Visitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Valentine's Visitation  - a poem It was February 14th  And so I printed the date in my journal  with your favorite pen that I had never...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/a-valentine-s-visitation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ec266bab3ef992a3dba8f2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:48:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Alfonso</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm sorry dad.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sorry dad.  - a poem I’m sorry dad, I was never your strongest daughter, But a miserable broken child, Who knew how to suppress her...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/i-m-sorry-dad</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ec256126cc997c19bcbcf8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:43:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Saanvi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goodbye.  - a poem I stood near the door way as we bid our goodbyes. You were too busy crying; wiping your tears away mom told you to...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/goodbye</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dcbdada412eb0302e6b422</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:16:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Saanvi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tragedy: The Revenge of Zephyrus]]></title><description><![CDATA[This piece is based off the Greek myth of Hyacinthus.]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/a-tragedy-the-revenge-of-zephyrus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dcb9d1131c710c7088c0a4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:11:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_40162161b87d45538c1cdccf7fe9cee7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cecy Grace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[cherry lips on the edge of wartime]]></title><description><![CDATA[cherry lips on the edge of wartime  - a collection of poems 1. ‘And she remembered that his head had rested on her bosom, and how...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/cherry-lips-on-the-edge-of-wartime</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dcb70dc4c8d64ec97917e3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:53:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cecy Grace</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[aftershock]]></title><description><![CDATA[aftershock  - a personal essay Everything seems to bring you back nowadays. From the sound of a song you once loved to the feeling of the...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/aftershock</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dcb56505013e1c5aaee4f4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:46:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Milan Amari</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[dreams girl and fish ]]></title><description><![CDATA[dreams girl and fish  - a collection of collages]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/dreams-girl-and-fish</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d8cdf9bb19256df9ef1bc7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:41:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_1db57c798d384822adde9ab6a7eb69c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_916,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nasta Martyn</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frida]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frida  - an art work]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/frida</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d8cbd99d971fb8326aa74e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:31:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_f773c29c7d1a47ec98c7456cb6ff41be~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Irina Tall</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Language of Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Language of Love  - a poem Love is not just a fleeting phrase, Nor just the warmth of longing gaze. It’s more than whispers in the...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/the-language-of-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d8ca6df0db0cf6d7a40a53</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 01:22:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Makayla Anderson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Chose The Wrong Fig]]></title><description><![CDATA[I Chose The Wrong Fig  - a short story I stood at the fig tree, ready for my future. I passed one and it whispered the end I thought I...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/i-chose-the-wrong-fig</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d37586d1228a36c72d7e3c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:19:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karmin Loy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[i am i am i am]]></title><description><![CDATA[i am i am i am  - a poem on the midway six-graders came in the bus i guess it was mostly because they were noisy and funny, — still, they...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/i-am-i-am-i-am</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d237afe470bc5987a3957b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:45:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chainka</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gulf Of America]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Gulf Of America  - a poem They renamed the Gulf of Mexico, erasing history into dust. The Mexica civilization, who we called Aztec....]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/the-gulf-of-america</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d2373dae39fd11e970f417</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:40:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Naina</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insidious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insidious  - a poem A grain of sand, gritting underneath my skin. But I am no oyster and I make no pearl, so the infinitesimal granule...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/insidious</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d236f234762dbf46f9506c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:38:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Naina</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Body Is No Longer Mine]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Body Is No Longer Mine  - a poem My body is no longer mine, according to the courts. I don’t know where they get off on restrictions...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/my-body-is-no-longer-mine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d2369be470bc5987a391ba</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:37:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Naina</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Letter To My Friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Letter To My Friend  - a poem 	To my dear friend~ What I’ve done I don’t condone, I apologize to you and wish to atone. I’m sorry, I...]]></description><link>https://atsitewix.wixsite.com/thelumenpress/post/a-letter-to-my-friend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d2364be470bc5987a3907b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:36:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c7e757_bb6092ee6d5e438bad5d5456b4586c70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Naina</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>