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Third Issue

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"BREAKTHROUGHS" - 2025/2026

The poet Lauren Camp with dark hair and light skin, wearing a dark red blouse with an opal pendant.
POEM APPROACHING FOUR PAST TENSES

Lauren Camp

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The poet Lauren Camp with dark hair and light skin, wearing a dark red blouse with an opal pendant.
SIGHT

Lauren Camp

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A yearbook photo in black and white from the 1960s of the poet Kurt Lipschutz.
HYMN FOR LORCA

klipschutz

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A yearbook photo in black and white from the 1960s of the poet Kurt Lipschutz.
BALLAD OF U AND ME

klipschutz

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The poet Mike White, with dark hair and light skin, wearing a dark jacket in front of the trunk of a conifer tree in winter.
STONES

Mike White

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The poet Mike White, with dark hair and light skin, wearing a dark jacket in front of the trunk of a conifer tree in winter.
DOUBLE LIFE

Mike White

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The poet Jamison Conforto with chestnut brown hair and light skin, wearing colorful clothing in front of a city skyline.
BOY

Jamison Conforto

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The poet Jamison Conforto with chestnut brown hair and light skin, wearing colorful clothing in front of a city skyline.
ANTELOPE BOY

Jamison Conforto

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A black and white photo of the writer Nano Taggart, with dark hair and beard, looking concerned.
CHALK-WHITE, CANYON-DEEP

Nano Taggart

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A black and white photo of the writer Nano Taggart, with dark hair and beard, looking concerned.
ON SELECTING THE CONTENTS OF CARE PACKAGE NUMBER THREE

Nano Taggart

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A black and white photo of the poet Robert Okaji, wearing a black shirt and glasses.
TRIGGER ALERT

Robert Okaji

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A black and white photo of the poet Robert Okaji, wearing a black shirt and glasses.
RELENTLESS

Robert Okaji

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The writer Barbara Huntington with long white hair, holding the trunk of a large conifer tree.
OUR BIG TOES

Barbara Huntington

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The writer Barbara Huntington with long white hair, holding the trunk of a large conifer tree.
SHIFT

Barbara Huntington

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The writer Nancy Takacs with dark blond hair and light skin, wearing sunglasses in a desert.
A WHISPERING BEETLE

Nancy Takacs

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The writer Nancy Takacs with dark blond hair and light skin, wearing sunglasses in a desert.
SWEET PEAS

Nancy Takacs

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The writer Star Coulbrooke, wearing a turquoise tank top and short, spiky hair in front of a Japanese Maple tree.
AEROBICS BY GOD

Star Coulbrooke

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The writer Star Coulbrooke, wearing a turquoise tank top and short, spiky hair in front of a Japanese Maple tree.
RED CAMARO

Star Coulbrooke

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The writer Stacy Julin with red hair and pink skin, wearing a flowered dress.
LAST MEAL

Stacy Julin

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The writer Stacy Julin with red hair and pink skin, wearing a flowered dress.
ALMOST

Stacy Julin

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The poet Andrea Hollander with silver hair and light skin, wearing a blue blouse.
IT'S OKAY

Andrea Hollander

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The poet Andrea Hollander with silver hair and light skin, wearing a blue blouse.
LIVING ROOM

Andrea Hollander

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The writer Karin Anderson with shoulder-length brown hear and light skin, wearing glasses.
BLOOD DRAW

Karin Anderson

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The poet Jan Mordenski with silver shoulder-length hair and light skin, smiling in front of a bookcase.
YES, EMILY, HOPE

Jan Mordenski

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The writer Max McDonough with pale skin and sandy blond hair, long and feathered on top, wearing a backwards green baseball cap and a blue plaid shirt.
INCUNABULA, MOTHER TONGUE

Max McDonough

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The writer Max McDonough with pale skin and sandy blond hair, long and feathered on top, wearing a backwards green baseball cap and a blue plaid shirt.
ONE SMALL CHANGE

Max McDonough

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The author Lev Raphael speaking, with red hair, light skin and a gray beard.
HARD TIMES

Lev Raphael

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The author Lev Raphael speaking, with red hair, light skin and a gray beard.
COLD MARBLE, HOT MEMORIES

Lev Raphael

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The writer Mary Behan, with short silver hair and light skin, wearing black-rimmed glasses and wearing a light blue collared shirt with sculptural jewelry.
IMAGINED SCENES

Mary Behan

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The writer Mary Behan, with short silver hair and light skin, wearing black-rimmed glasses and wearing a light blue collared shirt with sculptural jewelry.
STARGAZING

Mary Behan

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The writer Scott Abbott with light skin and white hair pulled back in a ponytail, wearing a black shirt.
I SAW HER STANDING THERE

Scott Abbott

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The writer Scott Abbott with light skin and white hair pulled back in a ponytail, wearing a black shirt.
AN AMICABLE CORRESPONDENCE

Scott Abbott

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The poet Dana Henry Martin with shoulder-length brown hair, holding a small white dog.
HOW TO TURN A HATE MARCH INTO A JUBILEE PROCESSION

Dana Henry Martin

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The poet Dana Henry Martin with shoulder-length brown hair, holding a small white dog.
FIVE COWS, TWO CALVES FOUND SHOT DEAD IN PINE VALLEY

Dana Henry Martin

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The writer Steve Wunderli with tan skin, silver hair cut short, wearing a denim shirt.
ANGEL'S DINER

Stephen Wunderli

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The writer Steve Wunderli with tan skin, silver hair cut short, wearing a denim shirt.
THE BIRDWATCHER

Stephen Wunderli

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The writer Shanan Ballam with long brown hair, ruddy skin and pink cheeks, wearing a red blouse.
FACING IT

Shanan Ballam

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The writer Shanan Ballam with light skin and pink cheeks, wearing a black knit hat.
THE LONG HAUL

Shanan Ballam

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The writer Cynthia Hardy with white hair and light skin, next to a large brown tabby cat.
BIRD NEWS

Cynthia Hardy

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The writer Cynthia Hardy with white hair and light skin, next to a large brown tabby cat.
RUDE WEATHER

Cynthia Hardy

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The poet Pam Uschuk with long ash-blond hair and light skin wearing a black shirt with turquoise scarf.
GHAZAL WITH COYOTES, GAZA AND HEALING HERBS

Pamela Uschuk

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The poet Pam Uschuk with long ash-blond hair and light skin wearing a black shirt with turquoise scarf.
BLUEBIRD ABECEDARIAN

Pamela Uschuk

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The writer Willy Palomo with dark, curly hair, a beard and tan skin, wearing glasses.
Review of EL REY OF GOLD TEETH by Reyes Ramirez

Willy Palomo

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The writer Willy Palomo with dark, curly hair, a beard and tan skin, wearing glasses.
MAMA'S HANDS

Willy Palomo

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The writer Robbie Gamble, with gray hair and beard and ruddy skin, wearing tortoise-rim glasses and a herringbone jacket.
VOCABULARY

Robbie Gamble

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The writer Robbie Gamble, with gray hair and beard and ruddy skin, wearing tortoise-rim glasses and a herringbone jacket.
GAMBLE PATRILINEAGE

Robbie Gamble

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The writer Beth Orozco with light skin and hair, seated on a couch and wearing a bright pink sweater.
DEAR CARLEY

Beth Colburn Orozco

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The writer Beth Orozco with light skin and hair, seated on a couch and wearing a bright pink sweater.
THE WHIZ KID

Beth Colburn Orozco

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The writer Shauri Cherie with purple shoulder-length hair and tan skin, looking upward.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, MARCH 2

Shauri Cherie

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The writer Shauri Cherie with purple shoulder-length hair and tan skin, looking upward.
WEST ON PICCADILLY

Shauri Cherie

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The writer Karin Anderson with shoulder-length light blond hair and light skin, wearing glasses.
CRASH RUMINATIONS (excerpt)

Karin Anderson

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The poet Jan Mordenski with silver shoulder-length hair and light skin, smiling in front of a bookcase.
HOW TO MAKE A BASKET

Jan Mordenski

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