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Syncopation Literary Journal
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An online journal dedicated to music. Free to read. No submission fees.
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We have a new #callforsubmissions! Theme: Dreams & Fantasy. For full details, click the link below:

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Kathleen McHale’s How to Deal with Darkness combines the works of #jamesbaldwin and #carljung with music to tell a story of survival. Read it in our poetry book below:

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#music #poetry #poet #writingcommunity #resilience #book
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Can you tell a story in 1000 words or less? We are seeking Flash Fiction for Volume 5, Issue 2. For details, click the link below:

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#callforsubmissions #writer #writingcommunity #flashfiction #music #fantasy #storyteller
January 27, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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In her poem Flaneuse, Kathryn MacDonald uses world travel and elements of jazz to record timeless memories. Read it in our free eBook below:

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January 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Today, @megsdregs.bsky.social takes us back to a music festival in Montreal with her poem Osheaga 2015. There will be poutine! To join us, download a free copy of Canadian Poets on Music:

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#poetry #canada #music #montreal #writingcommunity
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Do you write #creativenonfiction? We are seeking submissions for Volume 5, Issue 2: Dreams & Fantasy. If you love music, check out the details below:

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#callforsubmissions #nonfiction #writer #writingcommunity #music #musicsky #literaryjournal
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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In HeartWreck, poet Callista Markotich recalls seeing #gordonlightfoot play live on the shores of the #GreatLakes. You can read it in our FREE eBook at the link below:

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#edmundfitzgerald #music #canadian #canada #poet #poetry #writer
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Ivan A. Salazar M. wrote a poem using rich imagery of the Canadian landscape to pay tribute to Gordon Lightfoot. Read it in our free eBook at the link below:

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#gordonlightfoot #music #musicsky #poetry #poet #canada #canadian #book
January 19, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Yorkville in Toronto was once a hippie haven. Gentrification replaced the coffeehouses with luxury boutiques. You can read about it in Honey Novick’s poem by downloading our eBook below:

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#toronto #canada #poetry #music #books #freebook
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Had a little story about this very feast published in @syncopationlit.bsky.social a while back …

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January 14, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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Timothy Maloney is a writer and musician from Toronto. You can read his tribute to Glenn Gould by downloading our FREE poetry eBook below:

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#piano #music #classicalmusic #glenngould #poetry #poet #writingcommunity #musicsky
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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We are currently accepting submissions for Volume 5, Issue 2: Dreams & Fantasy. For details, click the link below:

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#callforsubmissions #writer #writingcommunity #writer #poetrycommunity #poet #music #musicsky #literaryjournal #fantasy
January 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Lynn Wilson is an artist from York Region in Ontario, Canada. Her painting Listen graces the cover of our ebook Canadian Poets on Music. Download your free copy below:

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#art #artist #painting #coverart #poetry #book #ebook #writer #music
January 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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In Ottawa on January 12? Attend the book launch of Kagiso Lesego Molope’s We Inherit the Fire: A Novel—a powerful story about the complex relationship between a teenage girl and her mother, a former political prisoner in South Africa.

Don’t miss this opportunity: www.canada.ca/en/library-a...
January 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Paul Anka. Alanis. Drake. Stephen Grant’s poem Oh, Canada! is a musical genealogy. Read it in our eBook at link below:

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#poem #poetry #canada #canadian #music #musichistory #writer #literaryjournal
January 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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In her poem Dear United States, Rebecca Clifford uses song titles to express her fears that the long friendship between two nations is being destroyed. Read it in our free eBook below:

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#canada #unitedstates #politics #poetry #writer #music
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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We have a new #callforsubmissions! Theme: Dreams & Fantasy. For full details, click the link below:

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#literaryjournal #music #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #fantasy #dreams #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #poet #musician
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Nancy Walden’s poem Theme and Variations explores our relationship with music—its impact on our minds and our souls. To read it, download our free eBook here:

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#poem #poetry #music #free #ebook #book #writingcommunity #reader #booksky
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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We are excited to kick off 2026 with our eBook Canadian Poets on Music, a FREE collection of writing from a diverse group of creatives. Download your copy at the link below:

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#poetry #poems #poet #book #ebook #writingcommunity #freestuff
January 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Happy born day to "Old World Wings: Poems of Europe"!
If this book was a baby, she'd arrive with a clove cigarette, passport, cafe au lait, stamped train tickets, and a worn out backpack!

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November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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We're still accepting nonfiction submissions for Issue 2!

Submit your work by December 20 to be featured! Anonymous submissions are accepted.

#nonfiction #nonfictionsubmissions #creativenonfiction #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #florida
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Jacqueline Markowitz still remembers where she was when she heard about John Lennon. Her essay Imagine is both a tribute and an apology. Read it below:

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#johnlennon #music #thebeatles #writer #writingcommunity #nonfiction #literaryjournal
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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In So This is Christmas, Linda Imbler recalls the solemn holiday season of 1980 after the loss of John Lennon. You can read her true story of healing below:

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#johnlennon #imagine #music #writer #essay #nonfiction #thebeatles #literaryjournal
December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Dec. 8, 1980. Outside the Dakota apartments, a woman tries to stop the music from blowing away. Read David L Painter’s poem below:

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#johnlennon #music #poetry #poem #poet #writer #literaryjournal #writingcommunity #imagine #december
December 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Diane Klammer was at home with the kids when she heard about John Lennon. Read her poem below:

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If you remember where you were when you heard the news, feel free to share in the comments.

#johnlennon #poem #poetry #poet #writer #music
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM