the lickety~split

tiny worlds, big feelings // a twitter journal that only publishes poems that fit in a single tweet // edited by @chenchenwrites // assistant editor: gudetama

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oh hey

i finally updated, revised, & put the submission guidelines in a nifty google doc :: https://t.co/5tiOmsPQfk

all submission info is in this doc. please read through it before sending work. thank you & i'm so excited to read your writing 💐

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still hibernating.

will be back in the spring.

i’ll start responding to dm’s again in the new year.

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[Queer Poem-a-Day @QueerPoemADay]

That’s a wrap! Thank you for following along this season! We hope you’ll listen to and read these poets all year long 💫

https://t.co/jDEKdgg17V

[Mandy McHugh @WriterACMcHugh]

Mary Ruefle

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@ItsjustJp i believe so! also, just followed back

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~dm's are closed~

~the journal is currently on a longer hiatus~

~the lickety~split will likely be back late summer/early fall~

~i am figuring out a more sustainable structure~

~i will respond to remaining dm's soon~

~thank you for all your patience & support~

[Noemi Press @Noemi_Press]

As you know by now, our former distributor has closed, affecting hundreds of presses. As we figure out next steps, here's what you can do to help small, independent publishers, not just Noemi, a 🧵 1/x

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Andrew Collard (@1AndrewCollard) is the author of Sprawl (Ohio University Press, 2023). He lives in Grand Rapids, MI, with his son, where he teaches writing at Grand Valley State University.

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Nocturne w/ Vacant Lot

the wooden fence of the yard behind us
meant to keep the wild out
was overtaken again by vines

reaching their fingers
across the weathered expanse
towards each other

if only to know for sure
that something else
along the earth was growing

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new poem
🐦‍⬛
in a moment

[✨ arden will ✨ @ardentlywritten]

“behindness is eternal” holy SHIT

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Kristen (@VelourWorm) has poems in @fairytalereview @OSUtheJOURNAL @NotreDameReview @barrelhouse & others. She earned her MFA from George Mason University & volunteers at a nonprofit bookstore

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Eurydice on how she is remembered

behindness is eternal
& everyone just

wants to watch themselves
fall in love

without calling someone
& I

like dressing myself in the morning
my refiguration

sometimes I go days without
seeing myself in the mirror

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new poem in
a sec!!

!!

🐸

[WildandPreciousLifeSeries @WPLSeries]

WPLS curator @DBrookshire w/ a new poem in @olicketysplit. #poems #poetry

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@DBrookshire @WPLSeries @_LetMeSayThis_ (this is @DBrookshire's third and last poem for today! 🌿)

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Lover [noun]

The one
that doesn’t complain
on road trips,
no matter
all the times
you ask
for a restroom
stop.

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Dustin Brookshire’s (@DBrookshire) latest chapbook is NEVER PICKED FOR PLAYTIME (Harbor Editions, 2023). He is the curator of the @WPLSeries & co-editor of @_LetMeSayThis_.

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@DBrookshire @WPLSeries @_LetMeSayThis_ (@DBrookshire's third poem for today will come a little later!)

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Love [verb]

When I went to place
the cardboard Dolly
in the U-Haul,
he wrapped
her in a blanket
before I slid
her under
the couch.

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Dustin Brookshire’s (@DBrookshire) latest chapbook is NEVER PICKED FOR PLAYTIME (Harbor Editions, 2023). He is the curator of the @WPLSeries & co-editor of @_LetMeSayThis_.