Tag: Leah Duarte
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The Aesthetics of Poetics
by Leah Duarte After taking a break from submissions to develop my poetry manuscript, in September of 2025, I published several poems in a literary magazine for the first time in two years. Following such a long pause, returning to publication felt different. Having these pieces selected helped soothe my fears that my earlier publications…
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Our First Public Reading!
On Sept 6, 2025, several members of Writers In Trees (WiT) took part in Ann Y.K. Choi‘s book launch for her new novel, All Things Under the Moon. Reading from their work published in Forest Floor, Volume I, were Leah Duarte, Emma Graham, Vanessa Seneriches, Lauren Redwood, Rahma Mohamed, and Chelsea Kowalski. This was the…
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Dispatches from the Submissions Process
by Leah Duarte I’ve been submitting my work again. After two years where my focus was on writing, then editing, my own manuscript as well as the WiT Forest Floor anthology, I was accepted into a poetry mentorship opportunity. With some coaxing, I acknowledged it was time to put myself out there again. I had…
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Scrubbing Brains: Mental Hygiene Tips for Writers
by Leah Duarte My mother once told me she wished she could take my brain out of my head and scrub it clean before putting it back. It was difficult not to recall the conversation the first time I heard of mental hygiene: a loving bit of body horror with scrubbing brushes and dish towels…
