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Educator and artist based out of Denver. 🌄 @turneytalks
Thump 12: Preverbal by Carroll Beauvais
Preverbal by Carroll Beauvais Publisher: Lit Fox Books Favorite Poem: Why The Arsonist Lit the Match Three things I loved: I really enjoyed Carroll's mix of cnf and poetry about life, the complicated relationship with her mother, and love. These are all…
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A new flash fiction prose poetry piece about maiz and tortillas by Rachel Turney @rachelturney.bsky.social is now out on our site. Art by Pascal Apq.
#litmag #literarymagazines #revistachilena#maiz #tortillas #prosepoetry #flashfiction #bookblog
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August Newsletter
August Newsletter TURNEYTALKS.COM I used to live in Chicago, once in 2007/2008 and again in 2012ish. Couldn’t make it stick. I wrote a longer poem about things I lost on the CTA, which was published this month by Cosmic Daffodil. One reason I like working with them is because…
THUMP 9: Alina Stefanescu
My Heresies by Alina Stefanescu Press: Sarabande Books Favorite Poem: I am unable to choose due to how different each poem in this collection is and how they spoke to me in different ways as I reread them. Three things I loved: I have been reading this book for months,…
THUMP 8: Jane-Rebecca Cannarella
Long Island Sad Poems by Jane-Rebecca Cannarella Publisher: Serotonin Press Favorite Poem: Quilted Rainbow Three things I loved: I am obsessed with the way Jane-Rebecca has titled her poems. They reveal so much and are a poem in themselves. As a collection, this…
THUMP 7: Cat Speranzini
Calm in the Dark by Cat Speranzini Publisher: Grey Coven Note: I do not know Cat, so these are only my opinions, based on the presentation of the poetry as I saw it. (Authors can always reach out to me to amend or edit my Thumps if they wish.) Favorite poem: The Memory …
JULY NEWSLETTER
July Newsletter turneytalks.com In July, I was delighted to have some sci-fi/fantasy poems featured on Cajun Mutt Press. That was encouraging because not much of my sci-fi/fantasy work has been picked up. Zach thinks I don’t know enough about the genre, which is probably true…
THUMP 6: Annette Gagliardi – Caffeinated
Caffeinated by Annette Gagliardi Publisher: Island of Wak-Wak Favorite poem: "I Thought I Loved Your Breakfast Bacon" (Annette - did you slip a saucy little sex poem right in the middle of this intellectual coffee chapbook - you did and I love it!) Three…
THUMP 5: Vaughn Ross – Vonku
Vonku by Vaughn Ross Press: Crying Heart Press (Vaughn's Press) Favorite Poem: Three things I love: Vaughn, like his press, is unpretentious, clear, and genuine. This small collection is a personal look into the daily life of Vaughn. Writing about 'the basics' of daily…
From Summer 2025 issue | photo by @rachelturney.bsky.social | poem by Devorah Levy-Pearlman | wildroofjournal.com/issue-30
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Three new poems were featured in Cajun Mutt Press. I also appeared in the Friday Feature on Thistle & Thread with one new poem: Teeth Eyes. Click the press name(s) below to view. Thank you to editors and readers! CAJUN MUTT PRESS Thistle & Thread
THUMP 4: Jonathan Fletcher – This Is My Body
This Is My Body by Jonathan Fletcher Press: Northwestern University Press Click here to purchase. Favorite Poem: “Coconut” Three things I loved: 1. I felt a lot of connection with the content and the way the collection was written. I felt I knew…
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On Raw Lit - Issue 7
White Church
by Rachel Turney @rachelturney.bsky.social
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Send Bread
by Angela Townsend
‘The cream has a single carbohydrate per serving, and if you spray it directly into people’s mouths, they laugh like chimpanzees.’
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THUMP 3: Rachel Edelman – Dear Memphis
LINK TO PURCHASE Dear Memphis by Rachel Edelman @rachelsedelman Press: River River Books Favorite Poem: "No Matter, My Treads are Lined with Kevlar" Three things I loved: 1. It's a beautiful book that incorporates creative form in a compelling way. 2. I…
On Raw Lit - Issue 7
City Soul
by Mirjana M. @cyanidecherries.bsky.social
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The Bone Gods
by Rebecca Tiger
‘People smile, glow in the sun, sip their beers or freddo espressos or freshly squeezed orange juice, kept cold by two or three small ice cubes’
rawlit.weebly.com/7_5.html
Coming on the 26th!
White Church
by Rachel Turney @rachelturney.bsky.social
&
Send Bread
by Angela Townsend
THUMP 2: Candice Kelsey – Postcards from the Masterhead
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THUMP: What’s a Thump?
My momma always told me (a classic Thumper line from Bambi): "If you can't say something nice don't say nothin' at all." So, I am "Thumping" my fellow writers. I will write short positive reviews of their work. I plan to share an excerpt that intrigued me, my favorite poem,…
Black maternal mortality is more than x 3 times that of white women, so yes, race matters, and Adriana Smith should still be alive. What was done to her body is beyond abhorrent.
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See my latest collection of #travelphotography #elsewherejournal #photography
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Contributors Melissa Flores Anderson Swetha Amit Louis Faber Bronwen Griffiths Kara Kahnke Oliver Kleyer CS Livingston Chantal Lucas-Bereaud Mirjana M. Amy Marques Katrina Moinet George Priniotakis Melissa Rotert Sumitra Singam Jen Eve Thorn Rebecca Tiger Angela Townsend Rachel Turney Katharine Weinmann Huina Zheng
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