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A Crown for the Kings

from J. Tullius's Verdurous Glooms

Jan 7 • Zina Gomez-Liss

Written in Darkness

A far too personal end-of-the-year contemplation of Jane Austen’s Darkness by Julia Yost

Dec 31, 2025 • Zina Gomez-Liss

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A Visit From St. Nicholas

by Clement Clarke Moore

Dec 24, 2025 • Zina Gomez-Liss

2025 Books and Gifts for the Close Reader

Shop on Bookshop.org to support your local bookstore. Check out Goldberry Books & their big IRL event Monday 12/8! (And don’t forget those December…

Dec 7, 2025 • Zina Gomez-Liss

For the Psychopomps and Famous Letter Writers

Baby Poet’s First ALSCW Conference! Photos, event update, et cetera. PLUS: a *draft* list of publications that are friendly to metrical verse

Nov 23, 2025 • Zina Gomez-Liss

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