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Past contributors have included William Logan, Ada Limón, Robert Vivian, Marion Roach Smith, Ian Duhig, Sonja Livingston & others. Editor @SuzannahWindsor

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Twenty years ago he sent it from prison, a plea/ I ignored. Today the paper wrinkles around the edges/ of my fingers as I re-read. Steady as ever/ he believed every word he wrote. –– A #poem by alum @TheOtherTiffany from @ComposeJournal composejournal.com/articles/…
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“The note said I was an animal and you were sick / of my musk.” —Rebecca Hazelton (@hinxminx), “I Animal You” @ComposeJournal @UWiscPress facebook.com/629882237/posts…
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Keep an eye on @ComposeJournal #litmag—one of @NK_Adjei's featured #LiteraryMagNet picks in @poetswritersinc Sept/Oct issue—for news about when they'll reopen for #poetry #fiction & #cnf submissions! at.pw.org/2MBPJv0
In Literary MagNet, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (@NK_Adjei) talks about 5 journals that published stories in his forthcoming collection, BLACK FRIDAY, including @ComposeJournal, @brokenpencilmag,@Foliate_Oak, @GuernicaMag, and @BreakwaterRev at.pw.org/2MBPJv0
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"If it were truly my last day, and it was winter in Michigan, I would probably hop on a plane to see the ocean one more time." MFA Grad @TelainaE Telaina Morse Eriksen discusses depression, chronic illness, and dogs in "The Suicide Dogs" @ComposeJournal composejournal.com/articles/…
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Congratulations to this year’s Best New Poets, including past @ComposeJournal contributor Willy Palomo @palomopoemas
Pleased to announce our 50 finalists for 2018: bestnewpoets.org/#finalists
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"North of Friendship, East of Heart," by JC Reilly buff.ly/2N5TLYV #reading #cnf
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"More Moon, More Stars," by Robert Vivian buff.ly/2LfpBka #reading #cnf
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"What Father Brought Home," by Catherine Cobb Morocco buff.ly/2A56ed4 #reading #poetry #litmags
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"Our Lady of the Carpeted Stairs," by Sonja Livingston buff.ly/2mze45c #reading #cnf #litmags
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