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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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You know your former self like a tooth spinning in its own blood; its clawlike root is another weapon you’ve lost. bit.ly/2zPaHAT via @composejournal
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A celebration of @EKSwitaj, @glass_poetry 2018 finalist: 3 poems in @ComposeJournal composejournal.com/articles/…
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a new poem by @ComposeJournal contributor Willy Palomo 1/2 xitter.cf/indeskidge/status/9796…
"What is a son but a reason for her flight?" "Mama's Heart" by Willy Palomo via @adroitjournal theadroitjournal.org/issue-t…
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I'm hanging w/lovely folks from @tiferetjournal (table T1939) until noon this fine Saturday morning in Tampa, talking writing & lit journals. Come visit, friends from @baypathmfaCNF @StonecoastTweet @Writers_Circle @UNVPress @ComposeJournal @CleaverMagazine #AWP2018 #AWP
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For those of you who love those "dens of antiquity" ... (aka bookstores). A charming, amusing essay via @composejournal. The Blue Book by That Woman bit.ly/2x3wYYi
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The story-behind-the-story of my memoir piece, published in the Fall '17 issue of @ComposeJournal, is now up on their blog: composejournal.com/story-beh… (Basically, why #memoir over fiction.) #amwriting #bakersfield #socalwriter
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@dzancbooks @NarrativeMag @JellyfishReview @ComposeJournal @rkvry @storySouth @boinkzine @EllipsisZine @LunaLunaMag @Tin_House @mqr_tweets @ThisIsTanuja @JamieFord @SonyaLarson @KavehAkbar @reesekwon @StacyLeMelle + any other writers - Please stop by if you can, RT - thanks ! 🙏 xitter.cf/chayab77/status/944284…
AWP March 8 Victory Coffee 5:30 pm 101 N 12th St, Tampa, FL 33602. Books, journals and Cubanos available for sale.
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So much great writing, so little time.
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Thanks so much @ComposeJournal !! for the @PushcartPrize nomination for this story!! xitter.cf/chayab77/status/934935…
Please read!!Siren up at the @ComposeJournal site...a narrative about a powerful woman with contradictory impulses who nonetheless is clear about exactly who she is :) composejournal.com/articles/…
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@ComposeJournal Thank you for the support! Love being a part of this beautiful journal. xitter.cf/composejournal/status/…
Announcing #poetry collection "Parts of love" by Dina Paulson-McEwen, our assistant managing editor (Finishing Line Press) buff.ly/2iYriak
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Thanks for having me, @ComposeJournal! xitter.cf/composejournal/status/… – at Oak Bay, British Columbia
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I have a new personal essay up @ComposeJournal, thank you to nonfic editor @LisaRomeo. #amwriting #memoir #cnf xitter.cf/LisaRomeo/status/92430…
New @ComposeJournal w/nonfic by Shiv Dutta, Iris Anixter @KLShire, @marciabilyk Melissa Lewis-Ackerman, @JSchedneck bit.ly/2iGW4aC
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New @ComposeJournal w/nonfic by Shiv Dutta, Iris Anixter @KLShire, @marciabilyk Melissa Lewis-Ackerman, @JSchedneck bit.ly/2iGW4aC