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Nicole Jean Turner

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Nicole Jean Turner is the poet laureate of Worcester, Massachusetts, for 2026-2028; a hand-patched, sticker-smattered and snagged-lace-layered writer. She writes in cursive to hide butchered spelling that might otherwise raise suspicion about her master’s degree in writing.

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	Gnomes and Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures by Audrey Day-Williams, Kristen Wixted, Robert Thibeault it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Poets of New England, 2018, Vol. 1: Underground Writers Association by Nicole Jean Turner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lynne Schmidt (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Rachel Maher (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Broad Daylight, An Outcrying of Poetry in Tribute to Renee Nicole Good by Nicole Jean Turner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Fin Hall (Curator), Bridie Bean (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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For the last fourteen years, this ‘ol blog feed has distributed my poetry. A mix of fresh new early drafts and previews of polished curated pieces published elsewhere. A few months ago, I started cross-posting those same poems to Substack, which has now grown to include pub announcements, a monthly email newsletter, and to be announced in more detail this weekend: a new stream of stories from the

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The Science of Poetry and The Philosophy of Language

by Hudson Maxim

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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