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Laura Linart called @eliburrell's Skies of Blur "a moving assemblage that evokes midlifeâs unique anxieties and challenges while employing deadpan humor and a superior musical score." Read her review on Open Space northamericanreview.org/openâŠ@eastoverpress
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In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, @kdwinchester is joined by Ohio Poet Laureate @KGunterSeymour. Have a listen! đ§
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So spectacular to read Kari Gunter-Seymour's sit down with Renee H. Shea of American Book Review! They dove into all about what led to Kari being Ohio Poet Laureate.đ
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Check it out: bit.ly/3TL2YuA
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Our first all flash CNF issue is live!!!
Issue 4.05 features pieces by...
Matt Kelley, âWill You Please Allow Me to Apologize, Please?â
Jennifer D. Munro, âThank You All for Your Helpful Opinions.â
And @korywells,âI Felt All Flushed with Fever.â
Read: bit.ly/3IxB92g
âWE COULD'VE BEEN HAPPY HERE is a real achievement, a book that wonât let you go and youâre all the better for it.â
âBret Anthony Johnston, author of Remember Me Like This
Order Keith Pilapil Lesmeister's WE COULD'VE BEEN HAPPY HERE (2nd Edition): bit.ly/49U72OG
In a new review, Matt W. Millerâs (@mattwmiller89) traces the contours of Ralph Sneedenâs âThe Legible Element,â a memoir-in-essays that sees Sneeden muse on the natural world and its relationship with humanity.
Read Online:
thecommononline.org/review-tâŠ
TOMORROW at 7pm EST you can hear from INTIMACIES IN BORROWED LIGHT author @dariusantwan79 for the Spoken & Heard virtual reading series by @dairybarnarts!
The series hosted by fellow EastOver author of DIRT SONGS, @KGunterSeymour!
Register here: bit.ly/3TyLUrx
"In these poems, I saw people Iâve been, and people I might have been, if I had chosen a different path."
Fabulous to see this wonderful review of @KGunterSeymour's recently released DIRT SONGS by @JessicaManack in @merliterary! Read the full review here: bit.ly/3wTdMh5
Congrats to @eliburrell on his recent release of his poetry collection, SKIES OF BLUR, this February through @eastoverpress!â
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Read more from Elijah in Issue 22 of Cutleaf!
Order a copy of SKIES OF BLUR here: bit.ly/4307vMx
Great to see Ralph Sneeden's debut essay collection, THE LEGIBLE ELEMENT, reviewed so thoughtfully by Matt W. Miller for @commonmag!
Check it out here: bit.ly/3IxhXSs
@mattwmiller89
Congratulations to Khanh Ha, author of ALL THE RIVERS FLOW INTO THE SEA, for winning the Unleash Lit 2024 Book Prize! đ„ł
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Learn more about his winning historical fiction book, AN ARTIST'S LEGACY, here: bit.ly/3uToOlX@KhanhHa69784776@editorsunleash
Want to hear some wonderful words straight from our authors?
Today, @eliburrell reads his poem "Mr. Night" from his recently released collection, SKIES OF BLUR, for us! đ
Check out all the fantastic poetry in SKIES OF BLUR by ordering your copy now: bit.ly/430KwkB
So lovely to hear Erica Anderson-Senter discuss her collection, MIDWESTERN POET'S INCOMPLETE GUIDE TO SYMBOLISM, with Allen County Public Library's Pages & Voices podcast recently!â
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Tune in to the episode here: bit.ly/3UZJRxG@tinytoadstool
Issue 4.04 is Live!
@LawrenceBridges writes 4 poems beginning with âGhost Love Child.â
@Bonnie_LJ explores how past & present collides in tragedy in âblackwhite.â
@anniebibananie navigates a family Thanksgiving in âFrom the Dinner Table.â
Read it all here: bit.ly/3SVoRFD
Join us in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina this August as we partner with Table Rock Writers Workshop for a week of creative writing instruction from a group of amazing published writers!
Learn all the details and register here: bit.ly/3IeLOi7
Learn more about George Singleton's ASIDES: Occasional Essays on Dogs, Food, Restaurants, Bars, Hangovers, Jobs, Music, Family Trees, Robbery, Relationships, Being Brought Up Questionably, Et Cetera, and order a copy today, here: bit.ly/3wGiK0n