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It's that time of the year again! Submit your poetry to us for your chance to be featured in Illinois's Best Emerging Poets 2019 -- https://t.co/xU6uHXFWB9

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An excerpt from “Blackberry Wine in the Evening Time,” by Jenny Surber, as featured in America’s Emerging Poets 2018: Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin https://t.co/ygCwUvTSWH

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An excerpt from “Andromeda,” by Nikki Monroe, as featured in America’s Emerging Poets 2018: Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin https://t.co/ygCwUvTSWH

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An excerpt from “Wild Woman,” by Alia McMurray, as featured in America’s Emerging Poets 2018: Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin https://t.co/ygCwUvTSWH

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An excerpt from “Dreams,” by Jessie Epstein, as featured in America’s Emerging Poets 2018: Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin https://t.co/ygCwUvTSWH

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An excerpt from “My Lover’s Dreamland,” by Rebeca Jurado, as featured in America’s Emerging Poets 2018: Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin https://t.co/ygCwUvTSWH

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An excerpt from “Eggs,” by Frank Hubeny, as featured in America’s Emerging Poets 2018: Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin https://t.co/ygCwUvTSWH

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An excerpt from “Self-Care,” by Tyler Benavides, as featured in America’s Best Emerging Poets: https://t.co/ul9BRBRum3

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An excerpt from “As Above …,” by Kao Ra Zen, as featured in America’s Best Emerging Poets: https://t.co/ul9BRBRum3

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An excerpt from “words unspoken,” by Nikki Monroe, as featured in America’s Best Emerging Poets: https://t.co/ul9BRC95KD

[Z Publishing Illinois @IL_Writers]

An excerpt from “As Above …,” by Kao Ra Zen, as featured in America’s Best Emerging Poets: https://t.co/ul9BRBRum3

[Z Publishing Illinois @IL_Writers]

An excerpt from “Self-Care,” by Tyler Benavides, as featured in America’s Best Emerging Poets: https://t.co/ul9BRBRum3

[Z Publishing Illinois @IL_Writers]

An excerpt from “As Above …,” by Kao Ra Zen, as featured in America’s Best Emerging Poets: https://t.co/ul9BRBRum3

[Z Publishing Illinois @IL_Writers]

Congratulations to Meagan Kimberly, one of our favorite up-and-coming authors! https://t.co/BZUrclyJiQ

[Z Publishing Illinois @IL_Writers]

Today is the day! Submit your poetry by midnight tonight for a chance to be featured in Illinois's Best Emerging Poets 2019! Full details here: https://t.co/xU6uHXFWB9

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From "words unspoken.," by Nikki Monroe, as featured in America’s Best Emerging Poets: https://t.co/H4GKl4UJWg

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From "A Father’s Touch," by Carl Colvin, as featured in America’s Best Emerging Poets: https://t.co/H4GKl4UJWg

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"Sunsets in
this Midwest land
—done up dramatically as an encore to an afternoon
full of beekeeping, or rather, beegiving—
tosses my soul like a salad
tickling wordless awe"
- We Will All Fall, Like Plasma Upon the Plains, Mikaylo Tairiku Kelly

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"What kind of shoe should be worn on an early winter walk?
Why shouldn’t one use lotion meant for the body on one’s face?
What is the optimal dress size to be in seventh grade? What is a
white lie?"
- Miscellaneous Questions for Examination, Emma A. Hill

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"A List of Things I Fell in Love With:
Ramen Noodles
Graphic Novels
That Little Winery (that was really just a bar)
You"
- Two Lists, Haley Hatton