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Kelley Beeson: Why do I write?
Because I don’t know what I know until I write it down. I don’t know what I feel until I write it. I can’t make sense of my world until I do
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Mar 263 min read


How to Approach Poetry as Play in the Words of Our First Chapbook Winner
Kelley Beeson shares why she writes and how approaching poetry as “play” allows her to “sneak up on herself."
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Mar 104 min read


Edith Friedman Answers: What Can Poetry Do?
Edith Friedman is the author of Reconstruction, winner of the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award. As our 2025 contest opens, Frie
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Feb 63 min read


Poetry chapbooks, book earrings, bundles, gift cards, & more!
Unique gifts for the reader, poet, and booklover in your life! Support small businesses & independent presses while growing your collections
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Dec 19, 20241 min read


Reconstruction = Successfully Launched: Congratulations, Edith!
Lefty Blondie Press launches Reconstruction by Edith Friedman, winner of the 2024 First Chapbook Award, selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh
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Sep 17, 20242 min read


---Reconstruction by Edith Friedman--- selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh as the 2024 LBP 1st Chapbook Award Winner!
2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award winner: Reconstruction by Edith Friedman
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Jun 22, 20241 min read


Announcing our Finalists for the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award!
Announcing our Finalists for the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award!
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Jun 6, 20240 min read


It's a wrap! Submissions now closed for the 2024 LBP 1st Chapbook Award
What poets do: write and read and read and read
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Apr 1, 20241 min read


Lefty Blondie Press has a Blog!
Lefty Blondie Press is an independent publisher that promotes the poetry of woman-identifying and non-binary poets. What a privilege this...
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Dec 14, 20234 min read
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