The Bitter Oleander

We're a journal of contemporary international poetry & short fiction as well as a publisher of fine poetry books.

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Eight Days and counting to the deadline for the 8th annual Bitter Oleander Library of Poetry Award (BOPLOPA). We hope to see your best work at the finish line! #bitteroleander

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Be moved by the wonderful translation by John Taylor of Franca Mancinelli's poem beginning "But you bring clay..." from her Little Book of Passage on tomorrow's-3/20/19-Poem of the Day @Poetry_Daily

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The wonderful Danish poet, Carsten René Nielsen's "Forty-One Objects is now available from The Bitter Oleander Press. Come get it at @bitteroleander.com

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@summerbooks1 @rmehtawriter @rajiahassib @dougvangundy @papergirlmacy @NatalieSypolt @thejoncorcoran @silasdhouse @McelmurrayKaren @WileyCash Don't forget Randi Ward..."Whipstitches"...

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Good news, #poets, @BitterOleander Press is now accepting submissions for its 2018 Library of Poetry Award! Deadline to enter manuscripts between 48-80 pages is June 15. Winner receives $1,000 & publication in Spring 2019: https://t.co/Txx0SsIvWb

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The Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry winner for 2017 (BOPLOPA), Night Farming in Bosnia by Ray Keifetz is now available @bitteroleander.com

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@lady_bronte @NatGeo Such wonderful chiaroscuro for the imagination!

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Ray Keifetz of El Sobrante, CA has won the 2017 Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry Award-BOPLOPA for his ms. "Night Farming in Bosnia"

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But seven full days left for manuscript submissions to the 2017 BOPLOPA competition ending midnight June 15th (PCT) at #bitteroleander

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Pierre Voélin's Selected Poems "To Each Unfolding Leaf" translated from the French by John Taylor is now at THE BOP #bitteroleander.

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Austin LaGrone's, Call Me When You Get to Rosie's, Winner of the 2016 Bitter Oleander Press Library of Poetry Award (BOPLOPA) is now out.

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Congrats to Austin LaGrone of Stockholm Sweden, our Library of Poetry Award winner for "Call Me When You Get to Rosie's"@bitteroleander

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IF NOW IS THE BEGINNING, CAN YOU THINK OF A BETTER TIME? ENTER BOPLOPA 2016 UNTIL JUNE 15TH & FIND OUT!!! https://t.co/QLRETfZYpG

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THE BOP's new issue 22;1 features and interviews the contemporary Greek poet Dimitris Lyacos; selected texts from his trilogy Poeta Damni.

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International Mag Features Diverse and Imaginative Writings and Translations | The Review Review http://t.co/bcgn9LuwjS

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BOPLOPA beginning in 11 days with guidelines available at http://t.co/RyHzd9e5Ph is one you won't want to miss. See you there!

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21 days and counting until competition for the 2015 BOPLOPA commences on May 1. See you there, bring your imagination. #bitteroleander

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Featuring the little known Italian poet Lorenzo Calogero in TBO's new Spring issue Vol.21; No.1--Interview & poems

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Rich Ives' Light from a Small Brown Bird is reaching out from THE BOP just in time for the Festival of the Birds.

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John Bradley reviews Stuart Friebert's translation from the German of Karl Krolow's Puppets in the Wind at Rain Taxi: http://t.co/3NBwSNAnKP