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Poem: Friends of the Forest
Poet: Samuel Rubinstein (FB, IG, Web, TikTok)
Bio: Samuel L. Rubinstein is a writer and comedian from New Jersey. Often blending humor and poetry, Sam writes on themes of growth, maturity, and mental health. In 2019, Sam released his first children’s book, “To the Spider in My House.” Additionally, Sam has toured with his multiple one-man comedy shows. In 2022, Sam published his first full-length collection of poetry, “A Candle Regaining Strength.” Most recently, Sam released a chapbook through Two Key Customs titled “Self Diagnosis.”

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Poem: Take It from Me, a Lifelong Texan with Agoraphobia and Body Dysmorphia, this is How You Survive Extreme Heat*
Poet: Everett Cruz (Twitter)
Bio: Everett Cruz (he, they) is a multicultural Filipino-American who grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He lives and teaches in Denton, Texas. His writing has been or will be published in Five South, Resurrection Magazine, Stanza Cannon, Marías at Sampaguitas, the Bitchin’ Kitsch, and Bulb Culture Collective. His work will be featured in the upcoming  eco-poetry anthology, “Dear Human at the Edge of Time.” 
*Originally published by The Bitchin’ Kitsch.

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Poem: My ADHD is not Cute**
Poet: Samuel Rubenstein FB, IG, Web, TikTok)
Bio: Samuel L. Rubinstein is a writer and comedian from New Jersey. Often blending humor and poetry, Sam writes on themes of growth, maturity, and mental health. In 2019, Sam released his first children’s book, “To the Spider in My House.” Additionally, Sam has toured with his multiple one-man comedy shows. In 2022, Sam published his first full-length collection of poetry, “A Candle Regaining Strength.” Most recently, Sam released a chapbook through Two Key Customs titled “Self Diagnosis.”
** Originally published in A Candle Regaining Strength

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Poem: Advice on your Best Friend’s Suicide Attempt***
Poet: Samuel Rubinstein (FB, IG, Web, TikTok)
Bio: Samuel L. Rubinstein is a writer and comedian from New Jersey. Often blending humor and poetry, Sam writes on themes of growth, maturity, and mental health. In 2019, Sam released his first children’s book, “To the Spider in My House.” Additionally, Sam has toured with his multiple one-man comedy shows. In 2022, Sam published his first full-length collection of poetry, “A Candle Regaining Strength.” Most recently, Sam released a chapbook through Two Key Customs titled “Self Diagnosis.”
*** Previously published in the chapbook, Self Diagnosis

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Poem: Annie’s Had a Bit of a Spell
Poet: P.W. Bridgman (Twitter, Web)
Bio: .W. Bridgman’s third and fourth books—Idiolect (poetry) and The Four-Faced Liar (short fiction)—were published in 2021 by Ekstasis Editions. A novella-in-verse entitled Deliverance, 1961: A Novella in Thirty-two Cantos is forthcoming from Pooka Press in 2023.  Bridgman’s writing has appeared in, among others, Moth Magazine, The Glasgow Review of Books, Poetry Salzburg Review, Skylight 47, The High Window, Litro, The Honest Ulsterman, The Galway Review, The High Window, The Canadian Poetry Review and The Maynard.  You can learn more about P.W. Bridgman by visiting his website and/or by following him on Twitter via @PWB_writer1.

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Poem: Headliner
Poet: Ren Pike (Mastodon, Web)
Bio: Ren Pike (she/her) grew up in Newfoundland. Through sheer luck, she was born into a family who understood the exceptional value of a library card. Her work has appeared in Grain, Riddle Fence, and Confluence. https://pike.headstaller.com

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Poem: Varsity Blues
Poet: Ren Pike (Mastodon, Web)
Bio: Ren Pike (she/her) grew up in Newfoundland. Through sheer luck, she was born into a family who understood the exceptional value of a library card. Her work has appeared in Grain, Riddle Fence, and Confluence. https://pike.headstaller.com

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Poem: I’m the Captain Now
Poet: Ren Pike (Mastodon, Web)
Bio: Ren Pike (she/her) grew up in Newfoundland. Through sheer luck, she was born into a family who understood the exceptional value of a library card. Her work has appeared in Grain, Riddle Fence, and Confluence.https://pike.headstaller.com

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Poem: Don’t Write Poetry****
Poet: Everett Cruz (Twitter)
Bio: Everett Cruz (he, they) is a multicultural Filipino-American who grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He lives and teaches in Denton, Texas. His writing has been or will be published in Five South, Resurrection Magazine, Stanza Cannon, Marías at Sampaguitas, the Bitchin’ Kitsch, and Bulb Culture Collective. His work will be featured in the upcoming  eco-poetry anthology, “Dear Human at the Edge of Time.” 
****Originally published by Morning Fruit Magazine.

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Poem: Our Hands
Poet: James Penha (Twitter, Web)
Bio: Expat New Yorker James Penha (he/him) has lived for the past three decades in Indonesia. Nominated for Pushcart Prizes in fiction and poetry, his work is widely published in journals and anthologies. His newest chapbook of poems, American Daguerreotypes, is available for Kindle. Penha edits The New Verse News, an online journal of current-events poetry. Twitter: @JamesPenha