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The best school systems I know specifically exclude people with education degrees, preferring to hire people genuinely in love with a particular subject rather than with crackpot educational methods all too many of which merely dumb down the students.

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New Bainbridge Island Press Poet: David Cazden His poetry collection reflects on various aspects of life, ranging from childhood memories to the present day. The themes of loss, whether it be of innocence, love, parents, or the environment, are prevalent throughout the book.

Hey everyone!! Wasteland is opening submissions for our upcoming mini issue TOMORROW NIGHT, and we’d love for you to submit! We’re doing a 48 hour turnaround on submissions, and the theme of this issue is form 🧵

Annual prizes in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction are open until January 1st, 2025. Send your best to Mississippi Review! For more info visit our Submittable page: mississippireview.submittable.com/submit

Culver's worker said "The Lord be with you" as she handed me my to-go bag today. I said, "And also with you." She scowled and wouldn't let go of the bag until I said "And with your spirit" instead.

Merlin is a blue wizard and you cannot convince me otherwise.

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Bainbridge Island Press Poetry Collection New Release October 1, 2024 "New Stars & Constellations," by David Cazden Now on sale! Bainbridge Island Press is excited to release David Cazden's exemplary new poetry collection available to world.

New Release October 1, 2024 "New Stars & Constellations," by David Cazden Now on sale! Exploring themes of childhood, coming of age, ecology, and the loss of one's parents, using both lyrical and narrative poetic forms.

I remember during the pandemic Judi Dench read some Shakespeare and people were in tears watching because we are so starved for poetry, for romance, for beauty. “This is what we stay alive for.”

Hey, friends. I'd like to send you a copy of our latest publication, Firelight & Footprints. All you have to do is send us $12 plus shipping. If you are in Canada, you can even e-transfer. Send me an email and I can hook you up with some great poetry.

The table of contents for the autumn 2024 issue of LQ

Makaela Smith "Superbloom" 2024 Our gratitude goes out to all those who attended the poetry reading by Makaela Smith from Bainbridge Island Press at Barnes & Noble. The reading was truly captivating, and we are grateful to everyone who enjoyed poetry with us!

Proposal: Let's retire the word "echoing."