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Linda M. Crate

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She/Her. Eccentric. Writer. Introvert. Lover of excitement, adventure, the victorian era, books, and so much more. Three time best of the net nominee.

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Poetry by Linda M. Crate
YouTube video by The Present Poetry Podcast Poetry by Linda M. Crate

My poems "do we look at the same moon", "mermaids: oceans apart", "no longer on discount", "our favorite memories", and "here is the place i find peace" are out today in The Present Poetry Podcast: m.youtube.com/watch?v=nNeW...

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Orenaug Mountain Publishing - Go the Prayer Has Been Sent The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas holds a special kind of magic. There is a great deal of joy, hope, and love. Those things certainly have their place in this anthology. When your outlook i...

My poem β€œLove and Memories” is a part of a Christmas poetry anthology titled Go, The Prayer Has Been Sent: www.orenaugmountainpublishing.com/poetry-colle...

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Only the Future Knows Only the Future Knows [crate, linda m., Buddha, Alien] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Only the Future Knows

My poetry collection β€œonly the future knows” is out today: www.amazon.com/Only-Future-...

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Poetic Voices October 5th Edition 2025 / InSight Magazine 2025 Editions | InSight Magazine Poetic Voices Magazine Magazine features writers composing peotry, articles, and books.

My poem β€œsomething about autumn” is out today in Insights Magazine: www.insightmagazine25.com/insight-maga...

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My poems β€œroy g biv” and β€œpride is the moon” are part of Progress Not Perfection. Pre-order now for 10%
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Lines of Communication: a poetry anthology Lines of Communication: a poetry anthology [Poetry Press, The Wee Sparrow, Evans, Bronwen R., Newbold, Marcelle, Mahler, Mirjam, Thom, Colin, Klingenberg, Alix] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Lines of Communication: a poetry anthology

My poem "potato bug" is out today in the anthology Lines of Communication: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY3MQ4YH

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Sunflowers: 11/25 cc&d, v363 Sunflowers: 11/25 cc&d, v363 [cc&d, Wiens, Darrell J., Pela, Eden, Roberson, Jac, Kuypers, Janet, Anand, Pulkita, Young, Douglas, Chapman, Carl, Buhr, Caitlin, Roberts, Andy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sunflowers: 11/25 cc&d, v363

My poem "don't see the humor" is out in the latest edition of CC&D Magazine titled Sunflowers: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVMBHK8T

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Joyfully Wondrous - November 2025 Joyfully Wondrous - November 2025: Chin, Christina, Do, Tuyet Van, Griffith, Cleo, Yongbo, Ma, Privateer, Ann, White, Lynn, Callus, Paul, Bechtel, L J, Pearson, Bernard, Abdallah, Walid: 9798271134197: Books - Amazon.ca

My poems "season of the witch", "all their best colors", and "i can only know joy in autumn" are out today in the November issue of Joyfully Wondrous: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FXQQ3874

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100subtexts 39 Welcome to issue 39 of the literary magazine 100subtexts - a monthly issue of creative writers and poets across the planet.180 pages, packed with fiction, fact, poetry, in short, long, dark, light, an...

My poems "twelve year old me", "losing the threads of hope", "i need a miracle", "it shouldn't be like this", and "my restlessness" are out today in the 39th issue of 100subtexts: payhip.com/b/X7YV5

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Fairytale Love: (non-illustrated, text only edition) Fairytale Love: (non-illustrated, text only edition) [Crate, Linda M] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fairytale Love: (non-illustrated, text only edition)

Happy Halloween! Today is the release day of my poetry book "Fairytale Love".

You can get a non-illustrated kindle or paperback issue here: www.amazon.com/Fairytale-Lo...

But my recommedation would be to get the illustrated kindle or paperback issue here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMYPHC94

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I am one of two Choeofpleirn Press' Week Four Harvest Harmonies winners!

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Gender? I hardly know her! Gender? I hardly know her! This zine aims to encompass all things gender! Coin-Operated Press asked for all of your gender euphorias and...

My poem β€œwhat does any of this mean?” is out today in Coin Operated Press’s anthology: Gender? I hardly know her!
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Halloweenthology: Bad Pumpkin From the twisted shelves of Wicked Shadow Press returns HALLOWEENTHOLOGY, a pulse-pounding, three-volume descent into the heart of Halloween... dark, daring and deliciously dastardly. These stories cr...

My short story β€œThe Spoiled” is part of an anthology titled Bad Pumpkin: www.lulu.com/shop/parth-s...

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Poetica # 26: An Inner Circle Writers' Group Poetry Anthology Buy Poetica # 26: An Inner Circle Writers' Group Poetry Anthology by Hudson, Grant P, Tierney, Allan, Ramos, Michelle Chermaine, Raza, Sultana, Brace, Maggie D, Nardone, Annie, Tickner, Craig Richard, Fyler, Tony, Parkinson, Trish, Kenny, Peter (ISBN: 9798269119670) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

My poem β€œyour seat is revoked” is out today in issue #26 of Poetica: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FX9143HQ

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Moonstone Arts Center

My poem β€œshouldn’t we all have food?” is a part of Moonstone Art’s World Food Day Anthology: moonstone-arts-center.square.site/product/worl...

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Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond - Vol 16 | DarkHolmePublishing Dark Descent: Whispers from Beyond Vol. 16 invites you into a silence that breathes back. Inside, temples shift, carnivals never sleep, and doppelgΓ€ngers wait with your smile. Every tale bends the ord...

My micro flash piece β€œWhispers of the Wind” is a part of the September issue of Dark Descent: www.darkholmepublishing.uk/product-page...

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Weaving the Light: An anthology honoring women Weaving the Light: An anthology honoring women [Press, Quillkeepers, Lamb, Stephanie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Weaving the Light: An anthology honoring women

My poems "the girl i still love", "my grandmother", "mrs. myers", "ms. struski", and "my momma" are a part of Quillkeeper's Weaving the Light anthology: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTG56VZZ

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The cover of my poetry book dropping on November 15th!

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We Used To Be Friends by Linda M. Crate at Spillwords.com Spillwords.com presents: We Used To Be Friends, a poem by Linda M. Crate, a Pennsylvanian, native born in Pittsburgh yet raised in...

My poem β€œwe used to be friends” is out today in Spillwords: spillwords.com/we-used-to-b...

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RABBLE REVIEW ISSUE No.9 | RABBLE REVIEW RABBLE REVIEW No.9 is NOW AVAILABLE. Delve into this new issue as our contributors reflect on the good and the bad of our current reality. Solidarity will see us through.

My poem "every day" is out today in Rabble Review Issue Number #9: rabblereview.com/rr9

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Moonstone Arts Center

My poem "i'll read banned books forever" is out today in Moonstone Art's Center anthology Banned Books Week 2025: moonstone-arts-center.square.site/product/bann...

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Linda M. Crate: Poetry - Coffee & Conversations a stronger flower there are aspectsfrom all the womeni’ve been beforethat i miss,but i am trying to becomfortable enoughto sit…

My poems "a stronger flower" and "in all of this" are out today in Coffee & Conversations:
coffeeandconversations.in/reading-nook...

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you can’t curb stomp my magic by Linda M. Crate you can’t curb stomp my magic even with your coldest, most impersonalletter;and i don’t know what the point of itwas other than to hurt meβ€” now every fond memory seemsto haunt me, taunt…

My poem β€œyou can’t curb stomp my magic” is out today in Cajun Mutt Press: cajunmuttpress.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/y...

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Literature Today (September 2025 Issue) Literature Today (September 2025 Issue) Index POETRY Abbie Johnson Taylor Adrian Slonaker Adriana Rocha Aine Collins Allison Whittenberg Ann Privateer Barry L. Lewis Bruce McRae C. J. Anderson-Wu C...

My poem "i face it" is out in the latest issue of Literature Today: www.lulu.com/shop/pradeep...

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Fairytale Love: (non-illustrated, text only edition) Fairytale Love: (non-illustrated, text only edition) eBook : Crate, Linda: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store

My book β€œfairy tale love” is available for pre-order! This is the kindle edition.

(I recommend getting a copy of the illustrated print edition if you can afford it because it is absolutely gorgeous!)

Here is the link for the kindle edition without illustrations: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0FTY7CRFH

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genesis - Luminaura Magazine genesis BY linda m. crate Photo by Alexander Grey | From Unsplash you were the genesis of my truest self, although i don’t think either of us knew it; we were just building memories togetherβ€” but you ...

My poems "genesis" and "once you were gone" are a part of the Genesis issue of Luminaura Magazine: luminauramag.com/vol1/poetry/... & luminauramag.com/vol1/poetry/...

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Enlightened Mind: 10/25 cc&d, v362 Enlightened Mind: 10/25 cc&d, v362 [cc&d, Pollet, Susan, Raia, Pat, McStay, Michael, Grey, John, Kuypers, Janet, Bates, Jim, Roberson, Jac, Allison, Elizabeth, Wilde, Dr. John A.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Enlightened Mind: 10/25 cc&d, v362

My poems "our lives are so short", "love comes in many hues", and "tired of hiding my colors" are out today in the latest issue of CC&D Magazine titled Enlightened Mind:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQWDJDG5

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100 Poems for the 21st Century Buy 100 Poems for the 21st Century by Cosgrove, Miss Charlotte (ISBN: 9798267508162) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

My poem "cursed things" is out in Rough Diamond's Anthology 100 Poems for the 21st Century: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FT2VN3L7

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Stars Anthology Stars Anthology - Kindle edition by V, Gabrielle. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Stars Anthology.

My poems "Shine Like A Star", "Won't Bend the Knee", "Uncle", "A Soft Home", and "Beauty in Darkness" are a part of the Stars Anthology: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSNM6KWN

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100subtexts magazine 38 Welcome to issue 38 of the literary magazine 100subtexts - a monthly issue of creative writers and poets across the planet.172 pages, packed with fiction, fact, poetry, in short, long, dark, light, an...

My poems "i prefer loud monsters", "nothing changed", "more than thorns", "i won't mourn", and "i am just a girl" are out today in issue 38 of 100subtexts: payhip.com/b/3zl4k

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