Syncopation Literary Journal

Absolutely love the cover image!

Congratulations to @lzgoshert.bsky.social on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your braided essay about your childhood lived through classic rock and movie monsters.

Read the full essay here:

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Congratulations Michael Gigandet on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your short story Heart Music.

Read this musical coming of age tale here:

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Congratulations!

Send us your music-related poetry for a chance to be included in Volume 5, Issue 1. Details below:

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#WritingCommunity! Submit your music-themed poetry for a chance to be part of Volume 5, Issue 1. Full details below:

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Hey Writers! Submit your music-themed poems to Volume 5, Issue 1 today. Details below:

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Send us your music-themed poetry for a chance to be part of Volume 5, Issue 1. For full details, click the link below:

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New Call for Submissions now open! Submit your music-themed Poetry by Oct. 29, 2025. Full submission details below:

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Thank you to everyone who read our ‘80s Issue! We have a new Call for Submissions coming soon. Follow us for updates. You can also join our mailing list here:

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My pleasure! It really is a remarkable poem.

Fabulous poem and an incredible use of the prompt!

Beautiful!

Today’s poem, by Michael Mintrom, is a tribute to Toronto band Cowboy Junkies and their 1988 album The Trinity Session. Read it here:

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#poem #poetry #cowboyjunkies #toronto #music #album #band #alternative #country #folk #rock #blues #poet

Thrilled to have my flash fiction piece “Oh Baby, Try” in Syncopation! Blue Rodeo’s music always makes me smile and brings back so many memories. @jimcuddyofficial.bsky.social
@bluerodeo.bsky.social

Ingrid Littmann-Tai’s “Oh Baby, Try” is a story of resilience and healing tuned to the music of Blue Rodeo. Read it here:

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#bluerodeo #jimcuddy #music #writer #healing #survivor #selflove #selfhelp #writingcommunity #flashfiction #readers

Sounds so delicious! Love using garden fresh produce in recipes!

YouTube video by ElectronicCinema Jazzman - Carole King (81.121.01)

August 22, 1974

Carole King releases her single “Jazzman”.

King composed the music for the song, while David Palmer (formerly of Steely Dan) wrote the lyrics.

The song peaked at No.2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

#ClassicVinyl
#MusicSky

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I’ve always loved this song. Wasn’t it also featured in a Simpsons episode?

What will you make with this beautiful harvest?

Brilliant album!

Love this song!

John Cougar on stage. A rite of passage after the show. 1982 is calling you back…Read Rhonda Melanson’s poem below:

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Thank you for entrusting Syncopation with your work!

Love Stevie and Rooms on Fire!

You will want to read Josie Turner’s essay about the passage of time inspired by the song and the album: syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

It has been so long since you danced to Tango in the Night in that house on the hill but your memories remain strong. Read Josie Turner’s nonfiction below:

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#music #fleetwoodmac #tangointhenight #80s #nonfiction #writer #writingcommunity

Black Dog

John Bonham died in September 1980. Shortly thereafter, @lisacreynolds.bsky.social danced to Stairway to Heaven with a boy from school. Read about it in her poem Slow Dancing:

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#ledzeppelin #johnbonham #classicrock #music #poem #poetry #poet

Elrod, Rod Ellard’s literary trombonist, is back! In this latest instalment, we learn the history of Elrod’s ‘80s jazz album. Read “Alexa” below:

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