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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 2d

Benjamin Parker's poem "White Sails on the Shores of Ithaca" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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White Sails on the Shores of Ithaca by Benjamin Parker

... I do not love you because it’s easy. A crop that flowers without water to bloom, yet wilts just as quickly. I love you, Odysseus, becaus...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 9d

E. L. Amos's poem "That Night in the City" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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That Night in the City by E. L. Amos

... We wandered through dimly lit streets Entertainingly tipsy and talking trouble. The night was young and the moon Danced in your eyes as ...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 10d

Happy October 1st!
A new poetry competition has begun!

This month's theme is "campfire tales" and we are accepting submissions until October 20th.

See our submit page for more details! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 10d

Good morning, poets!
Read our poet interview with Helen Smith, winner of our September 2025 competition!
#poetry #indiepoet #interview #poetrylovers #litmag #oatleaf

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Poet Interview with Helen Smith

What got you interested in writing poetry? There was always a great love of language in my home when I was growing up. My parents were enthu...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 16d

We are pleased to announce the winner of Oatleaf's September Competition!

Washed Up by Helen Smith.

Read the winning poem below!
#poetry #poetrylovers #poetscommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Washed Up by Helen Smith

Editor's Note: Congratulations to Helen Smith for winning this month's competition!

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 16d

Luke Meyers's poem "On the Old High Street" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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On the Old High Street by Luke Meyers

... My feet fall down the centre Of the old high street Right past the boarded windows And long closed doors, Your feet fell too, beside min...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 22d

Bernard Pearson's poem "Life Guard" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Life Guard by Bernard Pearson

... She is in a transient state, Between woman and rock, The ripples in the pool, Prance around her Like fish or beggar children, Her hair h...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 24d

We have a few more spots available for our 2025 publication season! Send us your poetry today and don't forget that this month's poetry competition window will end on the 20th! More info below! #poetry #poetrylovers #poets #poetscommunity #oatleaf

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 11

Claudia Wysocky's poem "The Melting Clock" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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The Melting Clock by Claudia Wysocky

... take me down to the sea, i said, the one that smells like love and sex and broken things. he took me hand in hand, my wayward heart in h...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 4

Joseph K. Wells's poem "Time Is..." is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Time Is... by Joseph K. Wells

... without you, an old, rusty, rickety- rackety farm truck on dusty, rugged, unpaved roads, moving more side to side than forward, with me ...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy September 1st!
A new poetry competition has begun!

This month's theme is "brief encounters" and we are accepting submissions until September 20th.

See our submit page for more details! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 31

Good afternoon, poets!
Read our poet interview with Safire Syrup, winner of our August 2025 competition!
#poetry #indiepoet #interview #poetrylovers #litmag #oatleaf

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Poet Interview with Safire Syrup

What got you interested in writing poetry? I first became interested in consistently writing poetry while studying the works of E.E. Cumming...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 28

Jan Wiezorek's poem "Let Love In" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Let Love In by Jan Wiezorek

... At which corner in the living room do you sit strapped in fear? While others move to him, my heart beats in repeated immobility, as h...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 26

We are pleased to announce the winner of Oatleaf's August Competition!

Something More by Safire Syrup.

Read the winning poem below!
#poetry #poetrylovers #poetscommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Something More by Safire Syrup

Editor's Note: Congratulations to Safire Syrup for winning this month's competition!

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 23

We still have spots for September. Submit your work to Oatleaf Poetry Magazine today!
In November we will announce our Pushcart Prize nominees. In December we will announce the winner of our annual in-house poetry award! #poets #poetscommunity #blueskypoets

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 22

James Machell's poem "Einstein Dreaming" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetscommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Einstein Dreaming by James Machell

... The wind, bluer than souls, makes stars of my teeth as I ascend the milky stairway to Mt. Sagittarius. These steps, never climbed before...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 20

Today is the last day of our August poetry competition! There's still a chance for you to join in! "Open Window" is the theme for this month. The winner of August will be announced on the 25th! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetscommunity #poetsofbluesky

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Jul 29

Send us your poetry today!
We accept poetry submissions on a rolling basis.

Oatleaf Poetry Magazine is always free!
#poetry #poetrylovers #poets #indiepoets #litmag #oatleaf

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 14

Elana Lavine's poem "The @" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #indiepoetry #litmag #oatleaf

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The @ by Elana Lavine

... Choose a new email address, they said, like it’s no big deal But all conversation has contracted down to this keyboard No lingering on ...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 12

At Oatleaf Poetry Magazine, we enjoy uplifting poets and sharing amazing works of poetry. Our submission window is always open! Send us your best work today!
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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 7

Bracha K. Sharp's poem "Evocation" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #indiepoetry #litmag #oatleaf

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Evocation by Bracha K. Sharp

... And I remember the tree on that dark night, in deep black, backlit by lamplight, quiet tableau. And in the middle, I and the tree, alon...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 1

It's August 1st! Meaning a new competition has begun!
This month's theme is "open window" and we are accepting submissions until August 20th. See our submit page for more details! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Jul 31

Claudia Wysocky's poem "Art" is now available to read on Oatleaf!
#poetry #indiepoetry #litmag #oatleaf

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Art by Claudia Wysocky

... can i paint you a picture of how it feels to be lost in a dream? the colors are all wrong and the shapes never stay still but every time...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Jul 29

Send us your poetry today!
We accept poetry submissions on a rolling basis.

Oatleaf Poetry Magazine is always free!
#poetry #poetrylovers #poets #indiepoets #litmag #oatleaf

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Jul 29

Good morning, poets!
Read our poet interview with Tim Chamberlain, winner of our July 2025 competition! @shinobazupond.bsky.social #poetry #indiepoet #interview #poetrylovers #litmag #oatleaf

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Poet Interview with Tim Chamberlain

What got you interested in writing poetry? As a child I used to enjoy the rhymed storylines in the Rupert Bear annuals; and my sister had a ...

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