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tiny wren lit focuses on tiny poems + tiny issues (2-3 times per year). Readers can download each issue in a zine format. Home of the tiny zine. Subs open. Web: www.tinywrenlit.com

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Lee Potts @leepottspoet.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Very excited to have a poem in the beautiful new @tinywrenlit.bsky.social print anthology LIM[I]NAL. Thanks to @jenniferabrowne.bsky.social and Dana Knott. Get your copy here: www.tinywrenlit.com/product-page...
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Cover reveal for our 4th anthology LIM[I]NAL with guest editor @jenniferabrowne.bsky.social. Get ready to spend some time in liminal spaces.
A tiny wren anthology, LIM[I]NAL, edited by Jennifer Browne & Dana Knott

Cover art: A line of distant trees with round mountains behind them
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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Kortney Garrison @tinywrenlit.bsky.social
THE STAR

after Mizuta Masahide

When the tower falls
a new river of stars

fills our sky: seven
sisters ripple across

the dark.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Hey, wrensters and wren friends! Today is the last day to submit to our print anthology, so get those liminal poems submitted stat! Subs for our tiny chapbooks open May 1st! www.tinywrenlit.com/submit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Final week to submit tiny poems for our Lim[I]nal anthology. Accepted poets receive a free contributor's copy lovingly edited and printed. www.tinywrenlit.com/submit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Keep sending us your tiny poems for our Lim[I]nal anthology with guest editor @jenniferabrowne.bsky.social. tinywrenlit.com/submit
Large quote marks graphic above a quote by William Blake: “In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between them, there are doors.”
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Thinking about submitting? Take a moment to read some of our tiny gems, such as Guy Cramer's "Strength," part of our tiny wren tarot deck. www.tinywrenlit.com/10/strength
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STRENGTH | Tiny Wren Lit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Here's a chance to see your work in print! Submit to our 4th print anthology! www.tinywrenlit.com/submit
liminal
[adj]
“Of or pertaining to a threshold,” 1870, from Latin limen “threshold, cross-piece, sill” (see limit (n.)) + -al (1). Related: Liminality
Online Etymology Dictionary
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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A.R. Williams @arwpoetry.bsky.social / @tinywrenlit.bsky.social
JUDGEMENT

Light peeled back my eyelids;
my blindness turned visible.
Clarity came as a wound.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Get ready to explore those in-between spaces! Submissions open at 12:00am Eastern on March 25 for tiny wren's print anthology (Theme: Liminality): www.tinywrenlit.com/submit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Thanks for the shout out!
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We're excited to share that poet and wrenster Jennifer Browne will serve as the guest editor for our 4th print anthology on liminality! Submissions open on March 25th! www.tinywrenlit.com/submit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Poems that reflect the overmuch of the present age. Robert James Cross's tiny chap "Lucky Number 13" is now available in the tiny wren shop. www.tinywrenlit.com/product-page...
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Lucky Number 13 (Robert James Cross) | Tiny Wren Lit
Poems that reflect the overmuch of current times and call to the spirit of Charles Bukowski
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Another card from our tiny tarot: "The Chariot" by Samantha Garner" www.tinywrenlit.com/10/the-chariot
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THE CHARIOT | Tiny Wren Lit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Cover reveal for LUCKY NUMBER 13, a tiny chapbook by wrenster Robert James Cross! Coming soon!
Cover Text: Lucky Number 13; poems Robert James Cross
Image: art titled "Tenant" by Aron Wiesenfeld depicts a young man sitting on a mattress with his hands in his lap in a dilapidated room. The worn and partially erased image of an older man in a suit sits across from him.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Friday Love: "The Lovers" by @eboninthehedges.bsky.social #MajorArcana #TarotReading www.tinywrenlit.com/10/the-lovers
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THE LOVERS | Tiny Wren Lit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Tradition. Spiritual learning. "The Hierophant" by Violeta Woolywisp Joy, our next card/poem from our Major Arcana deck. www.tinywrenlit.com/10/the-hiero...
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Continuing our Major Arcana tarot desk with "The Emperor" by Robert Allen www.tinywrenlit.com/10/the-emperor
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THE EMPEROR | Tiny Wren Lit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
All hail the House of Abundance! What does Rachel Turney's "The Empress" poem/card unlock for you? @rachelturney.bsky.social #majorarcana #tarot #tinywrentarot www.tinywrenlit.com/10/the-empress
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Intuition, Spirituality, and the Divine Feminine, "The High Priestess" by Merridawn Duckler www.tinywrenlit.com/10/the-high-...
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Congrats to wrensters @ezhang77.bsky.social and @vicnogaywrites.bsky.social for their Best Microfiction 2026 wins!
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Who all is manifesting in the new year? "The Magician" by Kortney Garrison is the next card/poem in our Major Arcana deck: www.tinywrenlit.com/10/the-magic...
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The Fool is the perfect card with which to start the new year as it signifies new beginnings. Check out Sheila E. Murphy's interpretation: www.tinywrenlit.com/10/the-fool
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THE FOOL | Tiny Wren Lit
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Lena Kinder @happilylenaaa.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
My poem, “The Devil,” is in this wonderfully curated issue! Thank you for the inclusion @tinywrenlit.bsky.social 👹🫶🏻
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Issue 10: Major Arcana is now live! Which tarot cards (poems) resonate with you? www.tinywrenlit.com/issue-10
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Happy Winter Solstice, a time for renewal.
Text: Script "Winter Solstice" and "tiny wren wishes you a magical Winter Solstice"
Image: A brown winter wren sitting on a branch and framed by a sparse wreath of green leaves.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Congratulations to our wrensters nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2026!
Pushcart Prize Noms

“stable dreams” by Natalie Korman
Issue 8

“Words as Homing Pigeons Fly” by Merril D. Smith 
Issue 8

“Archipelago” by Steph Cheng 
Earth: Poems of Presence and Possibility

“Things My Body Has Held” by Mizuki Yamagen 
Issue 9

“Things I Can’t Translate” by Mizuki Yamagen Issue 9

“White Rabbit” by Elena Zhang 
The Moon, My Heart
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Wrenster Eric Hadley's tiny chap "Misunderstanding Silence" is now in the tiny wren shop: www.tinywrenlit.com/product-page...
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Misunderstanding Silence (Eric Hadley) | Tiny Wren Lit
In the poet's words, "Like all poems, Misunderstanding Silence is about death always and birds sometimes.
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Rachel Burrows @rburrows.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
‘Who do you wish was with us, Ray?’ On Dylan Thomas’ birthday, from Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog - and the piece we read at my Dad’s funeral. My family call me Ray. This was my response. Originally published in @tinywrenlit.bsky.social #DylanThomas #poetry #WormsHead
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Weekend plans: Submit to tiny wren's Major Arcana issue. Destiny demands it.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Pick a card. Submissions for Issue Ten: Major Arcana open on Oct. 20th. #majorarcana #tarot #fate #divination #micropoetry
A tarot card from the Major Arcana with a figure of a woman with flowing hair, sitting in the lotus position, and a starburst crown against a dark background. Text: Issue Ten: Major Arcana.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Cover reveal for Eric Hadley's tiny chapbook "Misunderstanding Silence"
Cover: Black background with rectangle of green and white like a curtain. Text: Misunderstanding Silence: Tiny Poems By Eric Hadley
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Congratulations to our Best of the Net nominees!
Floral background in the style of William Morris. Text: Best of the Net, tiny wren lit
Memento Mori (8/27/2024)
“Last Wish,” Karen Grace Soans
“Stillborn,” Vic Nogay
“Rupture,” Paul Allatson

Golden Shovel (2/14/2025)
“stable dreams,” Natalie Korman
“Every Falling,” CX Wang
“Words as Homing Pigeons Fly,” Merril D. Smith
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Just submitted our Best of the Net nominations! The only time we're happy to name names! #BOTN2026
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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Elena Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social @tinywrenlit.bsky.social
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Writing or reading a poem or making a zine, tiny labors of love. #laborday2025
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Thad DeVassie @thaddevassie.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
For #smallpoemsunday one of my own published by @tinywrenlit.bsky.social
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Definitely follow this amazing poet @ezhang77.bsky.social
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Tiny bursts of beauty. Our latest tiny chap "The Moon, My Heart" by Elena Zhang is now available in the tiny wren shop. www.tinywrenlit.com/product-page...
The Moon, My Heart chapbook resting on the sculpture of a merged sun and moon face with a glass tealight in the background.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Did you know that you can download each issue and make tiny zines?
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Add to your to do list. Issue 9: Inventory is live! www.tinywrenlit.com/issue-9
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Cover reveal for Elena Zhang's tiny chapbook "The Moon, My Heart" with cover art by Aleah Dye. Coming soon to the tiny wren shop.
A silvery full moon against a background of purple and gray skies and cherry blossoms in the foreground. Text: The Moon, My Heart; poems; Elene Zhang.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Final call for tiny inventory poems!
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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 11/05/2025
tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social (Poetry; non-paying) opened to poetry submissions. #amwriting
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social (Poetry; non-paying) opened to poetry submissions. #amwriting
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Send us your tiny inventory/list poems! And, while you're at it, see what you have to submit to these other fine publications. (with love to @chillsubs.bsky.social )
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Gregory Orr's poem "A Litany" powerfully employs listing + repetition as poetic devices to capture a haunting + tragic moment from his childhood. A Litany poets.org/poem/litany We're accepting tiny inventory/list poems throughout May.
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A Litany
I remember him falling beside me, the dark stain already seeping across his parka hood. I remember screaming and running the half mile to our house. I remember hiding in my room. I remember that it wa...
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Issue 9 submissions are now open with focus on inventory poetry. Start making those lists! You have all of May! www.tinywrenlit.com/submit
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Our top 10 finalists for tiny wren's micro-chapbook contest. Love to everyone who shared their wee poems. So much brilliance!
Image: Wren on a branch
Text: Top Ten Finalists
tiny wren's tiny chaps contest

D.W. Baker, “Digging Someone Else’s Grave”
Sam Calhoun, “Apparitions”
Robert James Cross, “Lucky Number 13”
Eric Hadley, “Misunderstanding Silence”
Laurie Koensgen, “when light breaks clean”
Kelli Lage, “Reservoir Reverie”
Sasha Weiss, “pain clinic party”
Ashley White, “Ten Tiny Poems for One Giant Loss”
A.R. Williams, “Between Worlds and Woods”
Elena Zhang, “The Moon, My Heart”
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steph @thenowofmylife.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Thrilled to have a poem in this anthology by @tinywrenlit.bsky.social 💞 (My first published poem!) My thanks to the editors, and it's lovely to be among such talented poets! 🥹
My left hand holding a copy of the Earth anthology in front of a green bush with yellow flowers.The Earth anthology open to the page with my poem, titled 'Archipelago':

Each week a new habitat
forms; in our hands
everything catastrophic 

is made small and
removed, a future turned 
present.

And so we continue

to become islands 
of our own making.
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tiny wren lit @tinywrenlit.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Manuscript responses are forthcoming. In the meantime, enjoy these tiny golden shovels by CX Wang.
Every Falling
after "One Heart" by Li Young Lee

The last time we met here even
the wind was a poet, your hair flying
like tossed branches beneath steel clouds. This is
how heartbreak is born:
love is extracted out
of memory, longing out of
nothing


We apple to earth in every ending

after "A Sweetening All Around Me as it Falls" by Jane Hirschfield

October sun scented of new apples
picked at their peak. I thought love
was simply that black seed in earth,
had only one purpose—growing — and
only one end— falling.
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