Syncopation Literary Journal

Happy born day to "Old World Wings: Poems of Europe"!
If this book was a baby, she'd arrive with a clove cigarette, passport, cafe au lait, stamped train tickets, and a worn out backpack!

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We're still accepting nonfiction submissions for Issue 2!

Submit your work by December 20 to be featured! Anonymous submissions are accepted.

#nonfiction #nonfictionsubmissions #creativenonfiction #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #florida

Many of our contributors still remember that day. One had to read the news live on air.

Jacqueline Markowitz still remembers where she was when she heard about John Lennon. Her essay Imagine is both a tribute and an apology. Read it below:

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#johnlennon #music #thebeatles #writer #writingcommunity #nonfiction #literaryjournal

I too have always wondered what might have been.

In So This is Christmas, Linda Imbler recalls the solemn holiday season of 1980 after the loss of John Lennon. You can read her true story of healing below:

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Dec. 8, 1980. Outside the Dakota apartments, a woman tries to stop the music from blowing away. Read David L Painter’s poem below:

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#johnlennon #music #poetry #poem #poet #writer #literaryjournal #writingcommunity #imagine #december

“Watching the Wheels” has always resonated with me.

Diane Klammer was at home with the kids when she heard about John Lennon. Read her poem below:

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If you remember where you were when you heard the news, feel free to share in the comments.

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So glad to see that poetry is trending.

Congratulations to @windychickenpoet.bsky.social on your new poetry collection Old World Wings.

Be sure to get your copy from Amazon or your favourite bookstore.

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A portrait of Margaret Atwood against a neutral gray background. The celebrated Canadian author, now in her eighties, has short, curly silver-gray hair and bright, expressive eyes. She gazes directly at the viewer with a playful yet knowing smile, her gloved right hand raised in the classic “shhh” gesture—one finger pressed to her lips. She wears a striking, high-fashion ensemble: a glossy hot-pink jacket with dramatically exaggerated, accordion-pleated orange-to-pink ruffled collar and long matching pink leather gloves. The bold, vibrant colors and her mischievous expression create a powerful, iconic image of wit, creativity, and quiet authority.

Happy 86th Birthday Margaret Atwood!🎈

An award-winning Canadian poet, novelist & essayist best-known for The Handmaid's Tale (!). Atwood has written 18 books of #poetry, 18 novels, 11 #nonfiction books, 8 children's books, 2 graphic novels & more. Phew! Born #OTD in 1939. #writing #fiction🖋️ 📚

Congratulations!

A new Call for Submissions will open in January 2026! For updates, sign up for our Mailing List at the link below:

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Thank you @windychickenpoet.bsky.social for inviting @syncopationlit.bsky.social to be a part of your launch party for your new book Old World Wings: Poems of Europe.

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Countdown: Old World Wings: Poems of Europe releases November 25th from @wildinkpublishing.bsky.social

Check out this beautiful and descriptive blurb on the collection written by Natalie Welsh, editor of @syncopationlit.bsky.social 😍
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#poetryaboutEurope
#travelpoetry

@syncopationlit.bsky.social did a gorgeous feature on Old World Wings: Poems of Europe in Volume 4, Issue 1.
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Releases on Nov 25th!

Today is your last chance to submit your music-themed poetry to Volume 5, Issue 1. For details, click the link below:

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Thank you for supporting this journal!

I’m thrilled to be nominated for the Pushcart Prize! Thank you to @syncopationlit.bsky.social for nominating me!!

Love this…the play on words is incredible!

Congratulations to @icrlt.bsky.social on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your flash fiction Oh Baby, Try, a story of resilience and music. Read it below:

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-Somebody to Love
-We Are the Champions
-Another One Bites the Dust

We are thrilled to announce Rituparna Mukherjee’s Pushcart Prize nomination for her short story “LIVE AID,” a tale of love and remembrance. Read it here:

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#queen #freddiemercury #music #shortstory #fiction #writer #literaryjournal

Congratulations!

Congratulations to John Barton on your Pushcart Prize Nomination for your poem “Love Symbol #2,” a tribute to Prince.

Read the poem here:

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#poetry #pushcartprize #poem #poet #prince #purplerain #writer #writingcommunity #literaryjournal

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dawn Brown on your Pushcart Prize Nomination for your poem “Let The Music Soar.”

You can read 3 of Dawn’s poems below:

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#poem #poems #poetry #poet #canadian #canadianpoet #music #musiclover #read #reader #literaryjournal

Thank you so much! This journal is great to work with.

Thank for entrusting Syncopation with your essay!