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Columbia Journal is an annual literary magazine founded in 1977. We're based at Columbia University's MFA Writing Program in New York City.

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We are thrilled to announce that starting tomorrow, we will be accepting poetry, translation, and art submissions for our 62nd Print Issue. We are so excited to read your submissions!
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Attention, creative writers! We've got another round of open submissions for our website:
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Attention poets and artists! It’s submission time! Submit your poetry/art for Columbia Journal’s 61st print issue! Submit:
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Dear writers — our open period for poetry, translation, and art has now started. Submit your work by September 28th.These pieces will be considered for our online journal. We can’t wait to read you work!
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Attention writers! Starting Wednesday, March 1st, the Columbia Journal is accepting submissions for our online contest in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Make sure to get us your pieces by March 15th.
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Attention writers! Tomorrow, we will be opening general submissions for our Print Issue #62 . Deadline is July 25th! We can't wait to read your work.
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LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🚨 Writers, you have ONE WEEK LEFT to submit to our print contest. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations are welcome! The deadline to submit is January 15th! Winners get a $400 prize!
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💙CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS💙 our Winter Contest is officially OPEN via submittable! We are accepting art, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and translation! ❄️
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📣CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS📣 We’re excited to announce that we are now open for submissions in Poetry and Translation! Submissions are open until 9/15, and guidelines can be found at the link in our bio. We look forward to reading your work!!
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Writers, we have exciting news! We have extended our Print Contest deadline to November 13th.
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The Columbia Journal is thrilled to announce that our Print Contest is LIVE! We accept submissions in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation from October 9th through October 23rd. Our judges are @mayabinyam @quailty @DonnaMasini @Samuel_Rutter
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STARTING TONIGHT! We open submissions once again for our print issue. We're looking for exciting fiction and nonfiction. See our website for more details:
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⭐CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS⭐️ Columbia Journal is now accepting submissions in Poetry and Translation ✨Share with everyone you know, and submit at the below 🔗 We can't wait to see what you share! 🎨📚
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Writers! You have ONE MORE WEEK to submit!!!
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Writers, you have one week left to submit!
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We are thrilled to announce that starting tomorrow, we will be accepting poetry, translation, and art submissions for our 62nd Print Issue. We are so excited to read your submissions!
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You’re cordially invited to submit translations for the 61st print issue of the Columbia Journal! Deadline to submit: November 1st- November 15th (midnight) Submit:
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One week left to submit!
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Attention, writers! We are now accepting both fiction and nonfiction submissions for the online portion of our journal. Submit your writing to us by September 12th! We can't wait to read your work!
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⭐CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS⭐️ Columbia Journal is now accepting submissions in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Art ✨Share with everyone you know, and submit in the link below 🔗We can't wait to see what you share! 🎨📚
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Last day to submit!!!!
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We are thrilled to announce that starting tomorrow, we will be accepting poetry, translation, and art submissions for our 62nd Print Issue. We are so excited to read your submissions!
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We love our literary community! Who's open for submissions? Let us know and we'll retweet!
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We can't wait to read your pieces! Submit by Monday November 13th
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Writers! You have ONE MORE WEEK to submit!!!
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Writers! Our Print Contest closes Monday! We accept Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Translation. Winners get a $400 prize. Our incredible judges are @mayabinyam @quailty @DonnaMasini @Samuel_Rutter
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🌤️ Our 2022 Spring contest is closing in FOUR DAYS! Submit your poetry, translation, fiction, and nonfiction today for a chance to win $250!
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HEY HEY! Submissions for our Spring Contest are OPEN! ⁠ Our fantastic judges include @kristen_arnett in Fiction, @emilyfmaloney in Nonfiction, @spacenakji in Translation, and @NifMuhammad in Poetry! ⁠ ⁠ Deadline is Feb. 15th, full guidelines here:
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Monday is the last day to submit to our Print Contest. Winners will be published in our 62nd print issue!Our judges are @mayabinyam @quailty @DonnaMasini @Samuel_Rutter
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ATTENTION ALL FICTION AUTHORS: The Columbia Journal is NOW accepting fiction submissions for our Spring Contest. Submissions will be judged by the talented Garielle Lutz! Lutz is the author of eight books, the most recent of which is the short-story collection "Worsted" (SF/LD)
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We are thrilled to introduce Jonathan Escoffery ( @J_Escoffery ), the fiction judge for our 2022 Print Contest!
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Desire—for sex, food, God, maternal love, and admiration—is at the heart of Milk Fed, the second novel by Melissa Broder, who is also a poet, essayist, and creator of the popular Twitter account @sosadtoday --Read Hannah Maureen Holden's full review here:
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We are thrilled to announce that our print contest is LIVE! We accept submissions in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation. Our genre judges are ( @J_Escoffery ), Qian Julie Wang ( @QianJulieWang ), Diana Khoi Nguyen, and Valzhyna Mort ( @ValzhynaMort ), respectively.
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CALLING ALL POETS! Our Spring Contest for 2020 is officially OPEN via Submittable until March 7nth and is judged by the incredible Natasha Rao. Submit your work today!
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📢We are thrilled to announce that our online Spring contest is officially OPEN! 🌼We are waiving the fees for submissions until February 13. For more details on the contest and how to submit, please check our website. 🔗
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Attention, writers! We are now accepting both fiction and nonfiction submissions for the online portion of our journal. Submit your writing to us by September 12th! We can't wait to read your work!
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Have a translation piece? Submit it to our Spring Contest today, judged by the brilliant Aaron Coleman. His poems and essays have appeared in publications including Boston Review, Callaloo, The New York Times, the Poetry Society of America, and more!
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We're excited to announce that the judges for our 2018 Winter Contest will be @jerichobrown @alexanderchee and @thrillkinson ! Submit your poetry, nonfiction, and fiction by December 15! @submittable
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Attention writers! Our deadline for the Online Contest is EXTENDED to March 31st. We accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Our judges this year are @jackie_ess (fiction), @haleymlotek (nonfiction), and @natalieshapero (poetry). Winners get a $350 cash prize!
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Submissions are now open for our 2019 Spring Contest, with judges @AlexKleeman @heyteebs and @KieseLaymon !
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"If you’re going to write a book...you’ll have to condition yourself by practicing your writing every day...[T]he idea that you’re especially clever or talented or deserving...will abandon you at some point." @kileybense @thrillkinson
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Happy New Year from the Columbia Journal Team! We have an exciting announcement. Our deadline for the Print Contest is EXTENDED to January 15th. Send over your best fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations.
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Writers ✍️, do you want a chance to win $400 AND get published? Our print contest is still on! Nonfiction, fiction, translations, and poetry are welcome. The deadline to submit is January 15th! Winners get $400!
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Tomorrow is the last day to submit!
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Writers! Our Print Contest closes Monday! We accept Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Translation. Winners get a $400 prize. Our incredible judges are @mayabinyam @quailty @DonnaMasini @Samuel_Rutter
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🚨LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🚨 Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to submit your best fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations for our print contest. Winners get $400.
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The @ColumbiaJournal 2019 Fall Contest is now open! 🖊️ * Submissions in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art * Multiple submissions welcome * $10 entry fee, $250 prize * Deadline: August 1, 2019 More details here:
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"If there’s one thing that honest narratives about these wars shouldn’t have, it's a neat ending." #VeteransDay18 @rkambury interviews @PhilKlay on war literature and more:
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A friendly announcement that we will reopen for submissions on April 1st! (and no, this is not an April Fool's joke 😬)
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We are so excited to announce the winners and runners-up from our 2020 Winter Contest! Congratulations to these artists! Our judges included @viet_t_nguyen in Fiction, @jiatolentino in Nonfiction, Roger Reeves in Poetry, and @sawakonakayasu in Translation.
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We're currently open to submissions in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art to our first ever Special Issue in honor of Womxn's History Month. Non-men artists and writers are encouraged to submit their work by 2/29. Contributors will be compensated $50.
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We’re so excited to announce that our Winter Contest submissions are now open! Accepting submissions via email; entry fees will be waived until 11/19. Click the link below for full guidelines--we can’t wait to read your work!
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"I’m also generally disinterested in the trope that trans people are either evil or heroes who do no wrong." @WillsHorn in conversation with @CaseyPlett on her new novel "Little Fish."
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Last call to submit poetry/art for the Columbia Journal's 61st print issue. Eligibility ends on WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30th, at midnight.
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Our 2018 Winter Contest submission deadline has been extended to December 30th! @jerichobrown @thrillkinson @alexanderchee
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⭐CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS⭐️ Columbia Journal is now accepting submissions in Fiction and Nonfiction ✨Share with everyone you know, and submit at the below 🔗 We can't wait to see what you share! 🎨📚
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We are so thrilled to announce our @PushcartPrize nominations in fiction and nonfiction! Congratulations to @ttomlinsonnyww , @leylacolpan , @AdamTJanos , @ZeynJoukhadar , and @PsychicPony !
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"I cry and complain. I see more films. Oh, I just read a little more than what I’ve been reading and I go on a bit of a search for a poet or for some poems that I can argue with in my head." @jerichobrown on getting un-stuck @kileybense
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Happy Friday! We’re looking for podcast recommendations this week. What’s everyone been listening to lately?
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The 2020 Winter Contest is OPEN for submissions in poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and translation! Winners will be published in Issue 59 and win $500 cash. There is a $15 entry fee. Full submission guidelines can be found here:
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SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED THROUGH AUG. 5th for our Special Issue on Uprising! Send us your fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and translations. We want to know what keeps you up at night!
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We are ecstatic to have @QianJulieWang as the nonfiction judge for our 2022 Print Contest!
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Introducing @jackie_ess , the fiction judge for our 2023 Online Contest. Jackie Ess is the author of Darryl (Clash, 2021), In The Absolute Balloon (Chicago Review, 2022), and Shade (The Recluse, 2022). The rest seems not to bear.
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We’re extending the deadline for the 2021 Winter Contest to December 31, 2021! We hope this will give those still working on their entires more time to submit. We look forward to reviewing your work!
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"we often are the life stories that we tell ourselves about who we are; we create the scaffolding that we hang our narratives upon. Is this a treatment? I think so." New interview with @esmewang , winner of the @GraywolfPress Nonfiction Prize!
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Check out our latest translation poetry, 5 Poems by Hael Lopez, Translated from Spanish by @AriCisco , at the link below!
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Reminder that the deadline for our Print Contest is November 13th. Our poetry judge is the incredible @DonnaMasini
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Congratulations again to our 2022 Print Contest Winners: Sarah Lotfi (fiction), Noah Rosenzweig (nonfiction), Rachel Mikita (poetry), and Raphael Amahl Khouri’s translation of Nawal Al Ali
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Writers, you have ONE WEEK LEFT to submit to our Online Contest. The deadline to apply is March 31st. We accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Our judges are @jackie_ess (fiction), @haleymlotek (nonfiction), and @natalieshapero (poetry).
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"I have no interest in moral conclusions." Read @katie_shep 's beautiful interview with @ChelseaHodson
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What was the first book you read that made you fall in love with reading?
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Happy Sunday! What song(s) have been on your writing playlist lately?
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🚨Calling all Writers 🚨 Do you want the incredible Jonathan Escoffery ( @J_Escoffery ), Qian Julie Wang ( @QianJulieWang ), Diana Khoi Nguyen, and Valzhyna Mort ( @ValzhynaMort ) to judge your writing? Then submit to our print contest! Deadline Jan. 15!
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We're also looking for translated poetry and prose! Check out our guidelines here:
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Happy New Year from all of us at the Columbia Journal
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Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to submit your best fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations for our print contest. Winners get $350.
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Special announcement! Our Spring Contest is extended through Feb. 23rd! ⁠ Our fantastic judges include @Kristen_Arnett in Fiction, @emilyfmaloney in Nonfiction, @spacenakji in Translation, and @NifMuhammad in Poetry! ⁠ ⁠ Submit now! :
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We’re delighted to announce the new print issue of Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art! Featuring work by @EileenMyles , @officialdonika , Jenny Holzer, Patti Smith, Jesse Paris Smith, Duy Doan, and more.
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Mini Writing Prompt: Tell us how you’re feeling without actually naming the emotion
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We're delighted to announce that the 2022 Print Contest will accept submissions in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31! Our judges this year are Jonathan Escoffery, Qian Julie Wang, Diana Khoi Nguyen, and Valzhyna Mort.
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Hi readers and writers — our website is live! Thank you again for your patience as we were undergoing website maintenance. Exciting things to come!
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Writers! You have less than one week to submit to our Print Contest. Winners will be published in our 62nd print issue!
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The Columbia Journal is thrilled to announce that our Print Contest is LIVE! We accept submissions in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation from October 9th through October 23rd. Our judges are @mayabinyam @quailty @DonnaMasini @Samuel_Rutter
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"Where is everything you try not to see? A cat crossing the final street, backlit by headlights. Or some man sleeping, cuddled up next to his gun," Fresh stuff from @katiefar ! Check it out!
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Our online contest is now live! Submit here:
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Don't forget our 2020 Winter Contest is open for submissions! Our Fiction judge is @viet_t_nguyen , winner of the #PulitzerPrize for his novel "The Sympathizer." Read more about him and our contest submission guidelines here:
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Check out a brand new review of @RomalynAnte 's debut poetry collection, ‘Antiemetic for Homesickness,’ reviewed by Shawn Anto.
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Music by Nai Br.XX: Wasted Callaway
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Our 2020 Winter Contest is *EXTENDED* through Dec. 31st! Send us your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translation! Winners will be published in Issue 59 and win $500 cash. $15 entry fee. Check out our fabulous judges and full submission guidelines here!
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It’s 4:40pm on Sunday and we are enjoying some sharp, but not too sharp cheddar. What’s your favorite kind of cheese? We approve eating shredded varieties directly out of the bag.
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🚨Columbia Journal proudly supports EXCHANGE, Issue no.2 OUT NOW!🥳 EXCHANGE is a zine of work by incarcerated writers and artists. EXCHANGE is made possible by @columbia_cats and the Incarnated Writer’s Initiative ( IWI).
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"As I sat wailing a wolf embraced me." (translated by @LitMeg )
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There's still time to submit your work! We're interested in translated poetry and nonfiction as well!
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A reminder that the Columbia Journal’s Winter Contest IS open and accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation. Guidelines here:
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"They are click-bait beautiful, my boyfriend and his other girl." Good morning! Wake up with "1001 Nights," new fiction from Yasmeen Khan!
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On simultaneous submissions: "Submit to five places that you'd equally be happy to be accepted in." -Brigid Hughes, @APublicSpace #ColumbiaJournalPresents
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Check out "Portrait of a Photographer as a Young Skeleton," new poetry by @JoseHernandezDz !
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"Pizza Girl," @gojeanfraziergo 's debut novel, is "an entertaining exploration of a meandering mind and dives into the rich, layered internal life of someone who claims to not know themself." Check out our full review here:
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Death like a double dipped dome cone a sunny Sunday I swam into your mirrored glasses, orange rims like a safety cone. --Dia Felix
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"Most of the passengers were accustomed to these types of incidents, so they just shook their heads as they opened their baskets and backpacks to eat some food." The Voice by Sabahattin Ali and Aysel K. Basci up now at the link below!
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What’s everybody reading right now?
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3 Poems by Lee Jenny Translated from Korean by Archana Madhavan out now at the link below!
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For your Monday evening, some poetry by @oozannesay
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"There is a madness / that never goes dry, is it age entering / the room as fog" — Costa Rican poet Pablo Saborío tackles life's big mysteries. Up on our website now!
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What’s a book written for children/young people that you still enjoy reading as an adult?
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