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Andi Leigh @andileighwrites.bsky.social · Dec 5

Support an indie author and add my poetry to your paperback collection! I'd appreciate it 💛💛💛
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Andi Leigh @andileighwrites.bsky.social · 17h

Poetry ebook sale!
Get 30% off when you use the code SAVE30 at checkout!

Available collections: Inky Veins, Burn the Felt Heart, I Can Picture the Ghosts Here, Busy Like Blue Lavender, Food for the Worms.

Thank you for reading and I am grateful for your support! 💚
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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 1d

There is one week left to send us your submissions!

Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 13d

Happy October 1st!
A new poetry competition has begun!

This month's theme is "campfire tales" and we are accepting submissions until October 20th.

See our submit page for more details! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Thank you for considering Oatleaf Poetry Magazine to showcase your amazing work! ~ Standard Submissions are always free and are open on a r...

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Andi Leigh @andileighwrites.bsky.social · 20d

My novel, We Ran and Found Home, is free on Gumroad!

The PDF ebook version of my queer fiction novel is available for free!

If you like queer characters and multiple timelines, I'd love for you to give my novel a try. 💚 #queernovel #lgbtfiction

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We Ran and Found Home

In the 1950s, the Sequoia Bay Hotel was home to a prestigious finishing school where women learned to be good wives. Present day, the lavish building has been converted into affordable apartments. Lan...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 5d

Benjamin Parker's poem "White Sails on the Shores of Ithaca" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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White Sails on the Shores of Ithaca by Benjamin Parker

... I do not love you because it’s easy. A crop that flowers without water to bloom, yet wilts just as quickly. I love you, Odysseus, becaus...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 12d

E. L. Amos's poem "That Night in the City" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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That Night in the City by E. L. Amos

... We wandered through dimly lit streets Entertainingly tipsy and talking trouble. The night was young and the moon Danced in your eyes as ...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 13d

Happy October 1st!
A new poetry competition has begun!

This month's theme is "campfire tales" and we are accepting submissions until October 20th.

See our submit page for more details! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

www.oatleafpoetry.com/p/submit.html

Thank you for considering Oatleaf Poetry Magazine to showcase your amazing work! ~ Standard Submissions are always free and are open on a r...

www.oatleafpoetry.com

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 13d

Good morning, poets!
Read our poet interview with Helen Smith, winner of our September 2025 competition!
#poetry #indiepoet #interview #poetrylovers #litmag #oatleaf

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Poet Interview with Helen Smith

What got you interested in writing poetry? There was always a great love of language in my home when I was growing up. My parents were enthu...

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Andi Leigh @andileighwrites.bsky.social · 16d

The paperback version of my poetry collection Food for the Worms is now available for purchase!

The ebook is also available!

I'm really happy with how this book came out!
#poetry #poetrycollection #indiepoetry #poetrylovers

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 19d

We are pleased to announce the winner of Oatleaf's September Competition!

Washed Up by Helen Smith.

Read the winning poem below!
#poetry #poetrylovers #poetscommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Washed Up by Helen Smith

Editor's Note: Congratulations to Helen Smith for winning this month's competition!

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 19d

Luke Meyers's poem "On the Old High Street" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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On the Old High Street by Luke Meyers

... My feet fall down the centre Of the old high street Right past the boarded windows And long closed doors, Your feet fell too, beside min...

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Andi Leigh @andileighwrites.bsky.social · 20d

My novel, We Ran and Found Home, is free on Gumroad!

The PDF ebook version of my queer fiction novel is available for free!

If you like queer characters and multiple timelines, I'd love for you to give my novel a try. 💚 #queernovel #lgbtfiction

andileighwrites.gumroad.com/l/weranandfo...

We Ran and Found Home

In the 1950s, the Sequoia Bay Hotel was home to a prestigious finishing school where women learned to be good wives. Present day, the lavish building has been converted into affordable apartments. Lan...

andileighwrites.gumroad.com

Andi Leigh @andileighwrites.bsky.social · 26d

I opened a shop on Gumroad!

My full-length poetry collections (also available as paperbacks) are now available as PDF ebooks, including my newest collection Food for the Worms.

If you like indie poetry, I hope you guys will check out my work!

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 26d

Bernard Pearson's poem "Life Guard" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Life Guard by Bernard Pearson

... She is in a transient state, Between woman and rock, The ripples in the pool, Prance around her Like fish or beggar children, Her hair h...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · 27d

We have a few more spots available for our 2025 publication season! Send us your poetry today and don't forget that this month's poetry competition window will end on the 20th! More info below! #poetry #poetrylovers #poets #poetscommunity #oatleaf

www.oatleafpoetry.com/p/submit.html

Thank you for considering Oatleaf Poetry Magazine to showcase your amazing work! ~ Standard Submissions are always free and are open on a r...

www.oatleafpoetry.com

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 11

Claudia Wysocky's poem "The Melting Clock" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

www.oatleafpoetry.com/2025/09/the-...

The Melting Clock by Claudia Wysocky

... take me down to the sea, i said, the one that smells like love and sex and broken things. he took me hand in hand, my wayward heart in h...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 4

Joseph K. Wells's poem "Time Is..." is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Time Is... by Joseph K. Wells

... without you, an old, rusty, rickety- rackety farm truck on dusty, rugged, unpaved roads, moving more side to side than forward, with me ...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy September 1st!
A new poetry competition has begun!

This month's theme is "brief encounters" and we are accepting submissions until September 20th.

See our submit page for more details! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

www.oatleafpoetry.com/p/submit.html

Thank you for considering Oatleaf Poetry Magazine to showcase your amazing work! ~ Standard Submissions are always free and are open on a r...

www.oatleafpoetry.com

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 31

Good afternoon, poets!
Read our poet interview with Safire Syrup, winner of our August 2025 competition!
#poetry #indiepoet #interview #poetrylovers #litmag #oatleaf

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Poet Interview with Safire Syrup

What got you interested in writing poetry? I first became interested in consistently writing poetry while studying the works of E.E. Cumming...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 28

Jan Wiezorek's poem "Let Love In" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #litmag #oatleaf

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Let Love In by Jan Wiezorek

... At which corner in the living room do you sit strapped in fear? While others move to him, my heart beats in repeated immobility, as h...

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Andi Leigh @andileighwrites.bsky.social · Jun 10

Poetry collections!
#poetrybooks #indiebooks #poetrylovers

www.lulu.com/spotlight/an...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 26

We are pleased to announce the winner of Oatleaf's August Competition!

Something More by Safire Syrup.

Read the winning poem below!
#poetry #poetrylovers #poetscommunity #litmag #oatleaf

www.oatleafpoetry.com/2025/08/some...

Something More by Safire Syrup

Editor's Note: Congratulations to Safire Syrup for winning this month's competition!

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 23

We still have spots for September. Submit your work to Oatleaf Poetry Magazine today!
In November we will announce our Pushcart Prize nominees. In December we will announce the winner of our annual in-house poetry award! #poets #poetscommunity #blueskypoets

www.oatleafpoetry.com/p/submit.html

Thank you for considering Oatleaf Poetry Magazine to showcase your amazing work! ~ Standard Submissions are always free and are open on a r...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 22

James Machell's poem "Einstein Dreaming" is now available to read on Oatleaf! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetscommunity #litmag #oatleaf

www.oatleafpoetry.com/2025/08/eins...

Einstein Dreaming by James Machell

... The wind, bluer than souls, makes stars of my teeth as I ascend the milky stairway to Mt. Sagittarius. These steps, never climbed before...

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Oatleaf Poetry Magazine @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 20

Today is the last day of our August poetry competition! There's still a chance for you to join in! "Open Window" is the theme for this month. The winner of August will be announced on the 25th! #poetry #poetrylovers #poetscommunity #poetsofbluesky

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Thank you for considering Oatleaf Poetry Magazine to showcase your amazing work! ~ Standard Submissions are always free and are open on a r...

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Andi Leigh @andileighwrites.bsky.social · Aug 19

Finally decided to delete my Instagram and Threads accounts. I'm free from Meta and I'm pretty happy with my decision!