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Dave Bartlett

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Howdy, just getting my legs on how to post on the website.

I‘ve been kicking ’round here seems like forever, writing, playing banjo, writing, sort of singing, writing… you get the general drift. And for the most part it’s been fun. I love this group and the skill they bring to editing, the creative energy they bring to the table, and their generous humour. I’m proud to be included.

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What to do With a Brand New Year

Poetry is inspiring, poetry is moving, poetry is emotional, poetry is revelatory, and poetry is damn hard to publish. The journals and the contests present challenges, for sure, but we are having our luck with them. The hard part comes when one tries to publish a book, or even a chapbook. We’re considering self-publishing some…

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Apology by Dave

Dave won an Honourable Mention and was published in The Ultra Best Short Verse Anthology 2023. Click on the poem title to see it.

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The Canaries Leave The Coal Mine

We’ve been out of touch here, all of us. I bear more than one half of the burden though, because I lost all our passwords …. how do people not lose passwords? At any rate, we’re back and we’ll be updating things and then, you know, we’re going to ask you to help us share…

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New Canadian Journal – Arboreal

There’s a cool new Canadian journal called Arboreal Literary Magazine, and they were kind enough to publish one of Charlotte’s villanelles about getting ripped off by a contractor because, well, who hasn’t been? You can read ‘Can’t Buy That Harley Now,’ on page 43. Also, check out our friend Delight Rogers’ art on page 81.

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