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Writing News: I am a published poet!

Posted on May 7, 2024May 7, 2024Author Jill M SmithPosted in Writing, Writing InspirationLeave a Reply

I am proud and humbled to have two poems published in the 2024 Caldwell University literary magazine, Calyx. While my primary focus is fiction, life events inspire me to wax poetic once in a while. One poem, “A Little Bit of Everything” is a memory of my grandmother and all the little things about her…

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