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Here's the link to "Coming Around" - atlengthmag.com/coming-around/

Hey all you translation fans out there! Here's your belated reminder to check out our November issue with Grace Najmulski's translation of Suo Er's lyric prose piece "Coming Around" (神游)- don't miss Grace's interview at the end. And get ready for our January issue, which is coming around soon!

One last reminder before the new year: At Length will be open for new long poem submissions during the month of January! See our submission guidelines below for details:

atlengthmag.com/submissions/

Attention All Poets: we'll be open for long poems starting on January 1, 2026! Submissions open for at least one month--perhaps longer, depending on volume.

This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.

And thanks to our Fiction Editor, Preeta Samarasan, for her work here! 2/2

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Check out Trudy Lewis's novella, "Ace Annunciation," in our latest issue! It explores the violation of a woman who thinks she has liberated herself from the tyranny of human sexuality in a future that isn’t as utopian as she’d believed. 1/2

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But don’t let the poem’s playfulness fool you; these lines might be the countdown to a liftoff or an explosion, the start of a race or the end of the world.

We hope too that Maxwell's "[o]" leads you to Susanna Nied's translation of Alphabet @ndbooks.bsky.social. 2/2

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We're jazzed to publish Kristi Maxwell's "[o]." An extension of Inger Christensen’s abecedarian poem, Alfabet (1981), “[o]” uses the Fibonacci sequence to create its spiraling, expansive form. 1/2

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As the season of rampant consumerism commences, let us remind you that At Length is a free and widely accessible literary journal. No cost to read and no cost to submit. Let us be your long-form oasis as the mayhem begins.

Readers: At Length's November issue is now live! We're got a novella, ”Ace Annunication," from Trudy Lewis; Suo Er's blend of memoir and fiction, "Coming Around," translated by Grace Najmulski; and Kristi Maxwell's extension of Inger Christensen's poem, Alfabet: "[o]."

Read 'em all: atlengthmag.com

Dear Readers: At Length's September issue is ready! We're got a story, “Nosegay on a Marble Plinth,” from Elizabeth Bull; an excerpt from Sophia Andrukhovych’s Ukrainian novel, Hart, translated by Ali Kinsella; and “The Must Be the Place,” Eli Karren’s comic long poem.

Read 'em all: atlengthmag.com

An emergency facewash sign. Featured image for BJ Soloy's "In an Unexpected Emergency, I Find Myself," on At Length.

🚨"In an Unexpected Emergency, I Find Myself" is BJ Soloy's centerpiece poem in his collection, "Birth Center in Corporate Woods." With manic, comic, and deftly enjambed couplets, it's a captivating read that reminds us this is our moment, whether we like it or not.

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Micronauts. Featured image for Raymond McDaniel's "Nemo," on At Length.

🤖 Be sure to check out Raymond McDaniel's essay, "Nemo," on At Length! This nostalgic piece on Micronauts reflects on humanity, vision, identity, and more. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

atlengthmag.com/nemo/

Not nearly enough people appreciate the off-the-rails beauty of Chopping Mall.

And you can find one of our new poets, @bjsoloy.bsky.social, here on BlueSky

We'll post more about these pieces in the near future, but this issue marks our return to regular publishing: three new works every two months, with three archival rewinds per month too. Enjoy! 2/2

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At Length's July issue is now live, with a long poem from BJ Soloy, an essay on Micronauts by Raymond McDaniel, and "The Dreams and Damnation of Bishop Koyle," a novel excerpt by Jeremy Grimshaw! 1/2

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The back of a frame. Featured image for "from 'Thend'" by Ben Doller, published by At Length.

Check out "from 'Thend,'" by Ben Doller on At Length!

In these self-aware, snappy sonnets from Doller's long poem, "Thend," Doller discovers his doppelganger, considers his mortality, and learns that “it’s hard to say when one’s saying goodbye.”

atlengthmag.com/from-thend/

A colorful Dungeons & Dragons Map. Created for Ernest Hilbert's D&D adventure, "Module E6: Quest for High Ashes."

🎲 Let's break out the dice and play some Dungeons & Dragons!

Check out and play through Ernest Hilbert's D&D adventure, "Module E6: Quest for High Ashes," available in the latest At Length publication!

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We're opening up submissions for translations in June and July! And we've even got a snazzy new email for you to send
'em to: translations@atlengthmag.com.

Submission guidelines below. @affisher.bsky.social is excited to read your work!

atlengthmag.com/submissions/

Stained glass window of a dragon. Featured image for Katie Hartsock's "The Last Crusade," published on At Length.

"Never mind whatever Dark Age artist / shaped this image would have only imagined it: / Indiana confuses what’s made-up and what’s / remembered..."

Check out Katie Hartsock's new poem, "The Last Crusade," with scenes from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"!

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🎉 The new At Length publication is here! Featuring new poems by Ben Doller and Katie Hartsock, and a Dungeons & Dragons campaign by Ernest Hilbert, alongside featured works From the Archive, there's something here for everyone!

Thank you as always, and happy reading!

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Cover image for "Weirdo Carrot Cabaret" by Caite McNeil.

"The best carrots in life are free!"

We hope you enjoy Caite McNeil's comic "Weirdo Carrot Cabaret" as much as we do! 🥕🧡

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New poems from @sarahgreenpoet.bsky.social up at @atlengthmag.bsky.social, which are part of her forthcoming collection, The Deletions! 🔥

Check out her work: atlengthmag.com/the-afterlife/

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A Pomegranate - Featured image for "The Afterlife" by Sarah Green.

"New wet leaves on the trees are shivering like prom dresses. / How grownup I feel suddenly: somebody a baby could mistake / for a mother. Somebody whose father could die."

Check out Sarah Green's poem "The Afterlife"!

atlengthmag.com/the-afterlife/

🎉 We are proud to publish the February Issue of At Length! Check out new pieces by Sarah Green, Caite McNeil, and Brian Brodeur!

We'll be highlighting these pieces individually and new "From the Archives" pieces for the rest of the month. Thank you and Happy Reading!

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"Rain Light" - Merwin Conservancy All day the stars watch from long agomy mother said I am going nowwhen you are alone you will be all rightwhether or not you know you will knowlook at the old house in the dawn rainall the flowers are...

Stay tuned: we've got new poems and a comic to publish this week. Because we all still need music "even though the whole world is burning" (W.S. Merwin)

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We're about to publish some new work, so now's a great time to read our latest poems by Paisley Rekdal and Joanna Klink, as well as former EIC Jonathan Farmer's essay on Elizabeth Bishop!

Readers! At Length has joined Blue Sky. We've been publishing long-form writing—poetry, fiction, essays, & more—for over 20 years. Check us out at www.atlengthmag.com, where you'll find our searchable archive and new work!

More soon, as we manage our flight from Twitter!

-Derek Mong & Anne Fisher