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Here's a few simple guidelines to get you started on your 2025 Chapbook contest submission(s). Visit buttonpoetry.submittable.com… to start your entry today!📚
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the boy remembers he is a dehu(e)manized God? by PAGES Matam, from their book Living at Baggage Claim.
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A ghazal in which the man looks in the mirror and weeps for the boy. by PAGES Matam, from their book Living at Baggage Claim.
"I am tired // of waiting, for the person I thought I would be.
I want to be a selfless path - this abyss has seen enough."
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GANDHI’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY by @buddywakefield, from his book Stunt Water.
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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📷Another round of applause for our AMAZING winner and runner-up of the 2026 First Book Contest!👏
We’re bringing you some more excerpts pulled from their manuscripts. We were honored to have so many stunning submissions this year, and a huge thank you to all who submitted.🥰
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whale x teardrop by Gigi Bella, from her book without the frills.
"can I just say fuck resilience?
'you are so resilient' is not a compliment.
it is an expectation."
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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ORPHAN by Rachel Camacho, from their book Pink Elephant.
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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AIR HORN by @Buddywakefield, from his book Stunt Water.
"And when the rain
dropped into us another song
we went along"
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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The long awaited announcement for the 2026 First Book Contest is here!🏆 Join me in congratulating Nen Ramirez on their big win and be sure to look out for more info on All Gut’s forthcoming publication!
Also, please give your congrats to our Runner-Up, Ilan Magnani!🎊
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YOU NEED A DEAR CULT LEADER by Aly Acevedo, from her book My Dear Cult Leader.
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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THE BALANCE by Rachel Camacho, from their book Pink Elephant.
"To live at all, I have to remember these days, too,
place them on the highest shelf like glass figurines caught mid-dance.
They are so important, I can hardly bear to hold them."
#love #beautiful #happy #cute
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Dear PTSD by Rudy Francisco, from his book I'll Fly Away.
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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the cult leader has an anxiety attack by Aly Acevedo, from her book My Dear Cult Leader.
"he falls to his knees in desperation, only to realize
there’s no one to pray to when he’s made himself the higher power."
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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origin story by @adriennenovy, from her book good luck in the real world.
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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robin's egg blue by @adriennenovy, from her book good luck in the real world.
"There’s a cracked-open robin’s egg on the sidewalk,
which either means a deep loss or miracle happened here."
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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Instead of Depression by Ollie Schminkey, from their book DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE BAD.
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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Geography by Carson Wolfe, from their book Coin Laundry at Midnight.
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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COIN LAUNDRY AT MIDNIGHT by Carson Wolfe, from their book Coin Laundry at Midnight.
"He slides into the parking space
facing my room, with the rightness
of a husband home from work."
#love #instagood #photooftheday #fashion #beautiful #happy #cute
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