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Blackout Poem Series One, No. 2!

Original poetry art for sale.

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Renew Forever

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Sprouts may reach and sway, Hoping for new sticks to climb Or blades of grass to overshoot—

What kind of view will sprouts Wish to see When they are not so small—

Towering over mountainsides, Watching the rivers flood—

Knowing that even As tall as they are, A strong gust on the wrong day

Could make their towers fall‚ but At least they can sprout again And renew forever.

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Andi Leigh

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Slow Moments

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It is getting late But I know I can’t sleep. There is no work tomorrow— Maybe a few places Where we’d need to go But the onslaught I feel In my ribcage Is unwarranted. There is time—we have Slow moments To live through first.

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Andi Leigh

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Today is the last day of Oatleaf's June competition! The winner will be chosen by our associate editor and announced on the 25th.

Submit your last minute entries!

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Ellen Forkin's poem "A Bird to Soar" is now available to read on Oatleaf!

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Barricade

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Why are there explosions

Within the confines of myself

While nothing around me

Grants permission for the

Insufferable detonation

That I will not allow—

I am tired of holding up

The barricade.

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Andi Leigh

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Updates!

We've updated our submit page!

It now includes competition information.

We also have a new submission form!

Check it out!

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I'm doing a series of framed blackout poems! This is the first one I made 😊

The original pieces I make will be for sale in my shop!

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June Poetry Competition

Hello poets! Our poetry competition for June ends in 5 days! Submit your work by the 20th! This month's theme is "out-of-body" The winner will be announced on the 25th!

Submit Today!

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Insatiable

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I hunger—

With a stomach Impatient,

Eyes in need of any Morsel—

How much longer Must I wait—

I wait, Until the pains Are potent—

But after indulging,

My stomach Remains insatiable.

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Andi Leigh

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Foliage

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In the unforgiving Winter months, My bones are brittle sticks— My skin is dry leafage In the sun. I need the grass to pop up And cheer me on. I am a tree Beaten by the winds. I need my foliage To keep me warm.

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Andi Leigh

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Branwen Drew's poem "Rain Haiku Quartet" is now available to read on Oatleaf!

Send us your submissions today!

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Things to know about Oatleaf:

We are:

~An online poetry magazine

~A not-for-profit publication

~Anti-AI

~Queer-owned

~Nominating for the Pushcart Prize

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Submissions are always open and free!

Monthly competitions are free to enter!

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Last for Miles

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The time varies When you're breaking in New boots. Heels may bleed— Blisters may say hello— We think it's worth it Even when our scrunched toes Shriek, But in the end when the work Is done And the boots soften, They'll last for miles.

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Andi Leigh

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Two libraries in my area have my novel on order! 🥹

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Poetry collections!

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Northampton Street

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At three in the afternoon We'd trudge down Northampton Street And take refuge in friends' houses Where we could be ourselves, Telling ghost stories And discovering who we really were Until it was time to go home And return to our own ghost stories That we wanted to escape. Now, It's years later and Northampton Street Is just another road some of us May drive down But I do believe we have all moved Away from the home-bound ghostly tales That we were desperate to shake All those years ago.

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Andi Leigh

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