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Rachel Turney, Ed.D. (she/her) is the Writer in Residence (2026) at NKollectiv in Englewood, Colorado and runs the Trident Women’s Writing Group in Boulder. She is a poetry mentor with the Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Rachel is passionate about immigrant rights, teacher support, and empowering other artists. She is a Writers’ Hour prize winner and has been nominated for Best of the Net and Best Microfiction. Rachel is the founder of the popular online reading series Poetry (in Brief) and EIC of PiB (the Magazine). She is on staff at Bare Back Magazine with her monthly column Friday Night in the Suburbs. She reads for The Los Angeles Review. Her debut poetry collection, Record Player Life (the b-side), is available with The Poe
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Just as promised by the title, Torn Landscapes: Journey & Meditations, soothes. A combination of uplifting, prophetic, and meditative poems, the collection is rooted in lessons learned through time, nature, beauty, and examination of the inner self. ...more
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The Poetry Lighthouse Anthology by Stacie Eirich
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I love how The Poetry Lighthouse organized this collection into themed sections. Anthologies sometimes feel chaotic with so many different voices, but Erwin Arroyo Pérez has done an excellent job with curation and editing! read my full review - turne ...more
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An Apple a Day by Chris Kads
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An Apple a Day - Dr. Turney here to tell you this is just what you need. Okay, I am not that kind of doctor but still - I recommend a steady dose of this poetry anthology thoughtfully curated by the superstar Chris Kads! whole review posted on turney ...more
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An Apple a Day - Dr. Turney here to tell you this is just what you need. Okay, I am not that kind of doctor but still - I recommend a steady dose of this poetry anthology thoughtfully curated by the superstar Chris Kads! whole review posted on turney ...more
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Upon Learning That by Alex Dawson
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Excellent and strongly curated! The premise of the collection is very clever and each piece interpreted the idea in unique and captivating ways. I learned a lot, which is one of my goals when reading anything. There is so much beauty, pain, and cleve ...more
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Made from Midnight by Kelly           Miller
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I have seen some submission calls that specifically say they don’t accept poetry about dreams and I couldn’t DISAGREE more. Dreams are a little view into our psyche and should be shared. They have deep meaning and connection. Well clearly the folks w ...more
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