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Spring is here so I am reliably informed - season of poetry competitions and poetic fruitfulness. April is National Poetry Month, and according to Wikipedia was first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. Here in the U.K. we can't manage a month but have a day, six months later on October 9th. Anything which encourages the awareness and enjoyment of poetry is for the good in my opinion. It was in part why I started this online magazine ten issues ago. Once more I have had the pleasure over the last three months of reading the wonderful offerings from hundreds of poets who do not need any encouraging. For this spring issue I bring you seventeen poets and their thirty nine poems. For the first time, I have also included a featured poet, hoping that this is a trend that I can continue.
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