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A journal of contemporary poetry and poetics. Submissions open. ISSN 2818-4874

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Version (9) Magazine @version9magazine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The oversaturation, inherent contradictions, and interrupting nature of contemporary existence—Q and A with Neil Flory surrounding his most recent work, 73000overcaffeinated g/rackleS( version9magazine.com/73000overcaf...
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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Thanks for checking out my new track, "taoist conflict tactics vs. the hindsight neurons" seangmeggeson.bandcamp.com/track/taoist... #spokenword #spokenwordpoetry #soundscape #soundart
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Taoist Conflict Tactics Versus The Hindsight Neurons, by Sean G. Meggeson
track by Sean G. Meggeson
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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
only a few weeks left in the above/ground press 33rd anniversary sale! pick out your bundles! or let me fill up a box! / @meetthepresses.bsky.social @phillychapbook.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/07/happ...
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happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press!
Today is the thirty-third anniversary of above/ground press ! And that first ever above/ground press event held at the (long gone) Stone Ang...
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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
12 or 20 (second series) questions with Nicole Mae / @writerstrust.bsky.social ; robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/08/12-o...
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12 or 20 (second series) questions with Nicole Mae
Nicole Mae (they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist from Saskatchewan, Canada. Their poems, films, and artworks reflect themes of longing,...
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Ansgar Allen @ansgarallen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
also reviewed by Louis Armand www.erratumpress.com/the-fripperi... @louisarmand.bsky.social
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The Fripperies of Petronius
Review of >> The Faces of Pluto by Ansgar Allen
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Patrick Christie @patrickchristie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A tribute to Bernhard *and* a send up of academic malaise in contemporary HE? The Sick List from @ansgarallen.bsky.social is great fun
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Medieval Manuscripts @blmedieval.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Hwæt! A new edition of the Electronic Beowulf has been released by Kevin Kiernan (University of Kentucky). You can explore it here: ebeowulf.uky.edu Beowulf is one of our greatest literary treasures, and the unique manuscript is held at the British Library.
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Electronic Beowulf 5th ed
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Laura Kerr @sedserio.com · 04/08/2026
Welcome to the M.E.A. tour. Before entering the galleries, we’ll visit a space few visitors ever see: the carpentry workshop. Protective eyewear and safety vests are provided. Their effectiveness is largely neo-conceptual.
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Erratum Press @erratumpress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
ERRATUM REVIEWS | open for submissions | tangents welcome erratumpress.com/reviews
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Alien Buddha Press @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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New Feathers Anthology @newfeathers.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The summer issue of New Feathers is now available. Thank you to all the contributors for sharing your wonderful work, and thank you to the editors at New Feathers. www.newfeathersanthology.com/newfeatherss... #literarymagazine #poetry #fiction #art
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New Feathers 7.2
No. 2 ​ art by Ayhan Özer Kuşatma No. 12 art by Gülay Doğan Karma poetry by Jaime Speed Tree House ​ art by David Morley ​ Branches Over Water art by Bradley Earle Hoge The Long Goodbye...
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Ethel, a Micro Press @the-ethelzine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Buy a book!? www.ethelzine.com/shop
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Chris Kelso @chris88.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Excited to announce The Human Costume (On Selfhood, Alienation, and the Body We Borrow). Edited with my bud, @roychristopher.com , and coming out through Anti-OedipusPress. Slated for a 2027 release 🙌
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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press! , in which an anniversary continues to be celebrated, abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/07/happ...
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happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press!
Today is the thirty-third anniversary of above/ground press ! And that first ever above/ground press event held at the (long gone) Stone Ang...
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Imogen Reid @imogenreid.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Ordered 🔥🔥🔥❤️
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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Taylor Hayes interviews our publisher @smulloni.bsky.social on independent publishing: open.spotify.com/episode/63De...
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The Reality of Independent Publishing Today: How Technology Is Reshaping the Scene
Shelf Life · Episode
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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
excited to have a new track in rotation at radiobrennpunkt.org #radio #spokenwordpoetry #spoundscape #poetry
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Listen to RADIO BRENNPUNKT - RADIO BRENNPUNKT
NOW PLAYING: the uncommon sounds of the commons... RADIO BRENNPUNKT is streaming Internet radio playing a mix of unusual music, sound art, live shows, and
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Piżama Press @pizamapress.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I wish I could tell you what we're working on for 2029 until then, grabbing one (or all) of our three available books will help keep this ambitious indie press running ❤️ asterismbooks.com/publisher/pi...
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mwtempleton.bsky.social @mwtempleton.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Sean Bonney
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petrichor @petrichorlit.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
petrichor 30, our 10th Anniversary issue, is here! feat. CAConrad, Rosaire Appel, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, Sy Hoahwah, Orchid Tierney and many more! petrichormag.com/petrichor-30...
Art by Rosaire Appel. Intersecting freewritten lines mixed with pieces of text collage over paper bag texture.
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Blandine Longre @blandinelongre.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
WHAT LIES AHEAD, Caroline Clark's collection of essays, is now available ! www.blackheraldpress.com/what-lies-ah... @cclarklewes.bsky.social
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Yann Oehl @yannoehl.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Letterforms - E becomes F #synthart #synthography #art #aiart #abstractart #asemic
The image features a vertical layout with a prominent, oversized white "E" at the top, set against a teal background. Below, the composition transitions to textured layers of aged paper in grayscale, showing remnants of letters and abstract shapes. The interplay of colors ranges from deep teal to muted gray and white, with visible drips and stains adding to the textured appearance. The piece employs a collage technique, creating a layered effect that engages the viewer in a visual exploration of materiality and decay.
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Laura Kerr @sedserio.com · 15/10/2025
the poem at work (again) performing gravitational pull
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#RANGER MAGAZINE @rangermagazine.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#Ranger Mag just dropped Issue #16! As usual, it's jam packed with the best experimental #poetry, #art and #music of the international avant-garde. Check it out! www.rangermagazine.net/issue16-1
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Kenneth M Cale @kennethmc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Oberon's Zoetrope Kenneth M Cale/Matthew Kinlin 6/21/26 Submersible Press A post-apocalyptic remix of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that details the fates of two sisters and their respective partners after a nuclear fallout. @njapoetry.bsky.social @matthewkinlin.bsky.social @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social
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Joshua Martin @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Triptychs by Joel Chace out now from C22 Open Editions @c22press.bsky.social ! Read for free or buy in print! c22press.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/t...
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Triptychs by Joel Chace out now!
We here at C22 are proud to bring to you Triptychs by Joel Chace, the latest in our Open Editions chapbook releases. In 2026, we undergo a great assault: the relentless, systematic burial of truth …
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Version (9) Magazine @version9magazine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“There must be a flow, a rhythm and, just as importantly, a certain amount of fragmentation and disruption” Issue 9 of Version (9) featuring interview with experimental poet and filmmaker @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social : version9magazine.com/edition-1-vo...
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Edition 1 Volume 9 Summer 2026
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James Knight @badbadpoet.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Free PDFs of some of my books of visual poetry: thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
new from above/ground press: Look Out, Yellow Umbrella, by Jason Heroux / @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/07/new-...
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new from above/ground press: Look Out, Yellow Umbrella, by Jason Heroux
Look Out, Yellow Umbrella Jason Heroux $6 Can U help me, yellow umbrella? Yellow umbrella, can U tell me? Come here, yellow umbrella, come i...
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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press! robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/07/happ...
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happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press!
You probably already know that July 9th was the thirty-third anniversary of above/ground press , yes? And that first ever above/ground press...
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poorly heir @poorlyheir.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Caroline Clark @cclarklewes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Many thanks to @peterkravitz.bsky.social for his generosity with time and words. Read his full text on the book page: www.blackheraldpress.com/what-lies-ah... 🙏
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Joshua Martin @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Check out this Q&A about my book en=raptur=ed [riverrun] & mingle from @rangermagazine.bsky.social conducted by Andrew Cyril Macdonald for @version9magazine.bsky.social version9magazine.com/enraptured-r...
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en=raptur=ed [riverrun] & mingle -Joshua Martin
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D.W. Baker @lowermelody.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
from the second part of my essay-in-halves, "Sonic Pressure and the Lexical Poem," published last fall in @version9magazine.bsky.social
ii. The lexical poem
If a poem is art made from language (the definition I subscribe to), then “lexical” refers more 
specifically to the use of a lexicon or lexical reference as a compositional element. There are 
many kinds of lexical poems. I would consider found text, text collage, and erasures related 
under this category, since they encounter the extant fine points of a lexicon in the wild, then 
employ those examples as art materials. There are also quotation techniques, such as centos, 
golden shovels, and “after” poems, which incorporate elements from a given lexicon at the 
sentence, phrase and/or word level. In this sense, forms that repeat end words such as the ghazal 
or sestina—as well as poems structured around anaphoric repetition at the start of the line—may 
be considered lexical exercises, or devices for probing and juxtaposing the dynamic usages of a 
word or phrase across contexts.
The linguistic properties of a given lexicon can also provide a method of experimental filtration 
for divining currents and residues in language itself. One may think systematically about the 
properties of words, and then devise methods of controlling or selecting for those properties, 
thereby altering the stream of available word choice. These include alphabetic principles, 
resulting in acrostics, abecedarians, lipograms, transgrams, and other such forms, where the 
lexicon is narrowed by letter choice as a filtering effect. (In this sense, sonic principles such as 
rhyme and meter, or numerical principles such as the minison's 14-letter line, may also be 
considered filters of word choice.) Hermit crab forms sometimes employ the lexicographer's 
tools by mimicking a variety of formats found in dictionaries and other references.
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Joshua Martin @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I have several new pieces and an interview in the latest issue of Version (9) Magazine @version9magazine.bsky.social. Thanks to Andrew Cyril Macdonald for all the great work he's doing! Check it out! version9magazine.com/edition-1-vo...
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Edition 1 Volume 9 Summer 2026
Version 9 Issue 9 Summer 2026Download
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The book is up on @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social's website. Book description coming soon. Link below.
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Joshua Martin @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
My latest book Centuries and Dilemmas out now from C22 Press @c22press.bsky.social.“Decomposition has reached everything.”-Guy Debord. Read for free or buy in print! c22press.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/c...
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Centuries and Dilemmas by Joshua Martin out now!
We here at C22 are proud to bring to you Centuries and Dilemmas by Joshua Martin, our latest full length release. Centuries. Dilemmas. In the Cosmos. In the Land of Dissolving Altitude. Bending to …
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c22 @c22press.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Demonstrated by the Unpronounceable Names by @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social out now from C22 Open Editions! Colliding words and images. Inscrutable licking whiplash, shrieking and reformulating itself into a kaleidoscopic fissure. Read for free or buy in print! c22press.wordpress.com/2026/07/08/d...
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Demonstrated by the Unpronounceable Names by Joshua Martin out now!
We here at C22 are proud to bring to you Demonstrated by the Unpronounceable Names by Joshua Martin, the latest in our Open Editions chapbook releases. Colliding words and images. Inscrutable licki…
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Nathan Anderson/Submersible Press @njapoetry.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Exhibition to Follow buy: www.lulu.com/shop/nathan-... pdf: nathanandersonwriting.home.blog/wp-content/u...
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Nathan Anderson/Submersible Press @njapoetry.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Oberon's Zoetrope by @kennethmc.bsky.social and @matthewkinlin.bsky.social is out now from Submersible Press! submersiblepress.wordpress.com/2026/06/21/o...
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Oberon’s Zoetrope – Kenneth M. Cale & Matthew Kinlin
We here at Submersible Press are proud to bring to you Oberon’s Zoetrope by Kenneth M. Cale and Matthew Kinlin. Oberon’s Zoetrope is a post-apocalyptic remix of Shakespeare’s A Midsumme…
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chris johnson @ceeeejohnson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
hey, rob's above/ground press is having a sale, so now would be a good time to get copies of my chapbooks with them! Gravenhurst: abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2019/06/grav... some of the raccoon poems: abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2022/10/new-...
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Gravenhurst, a failed record of a roadtrip in haibun, by Chris Johnson
Gravenhurst a failed record of a roadtrip in haibun Chris Johnson $5 I’m the youngest son of the youngest son of a youngest son. If...
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Version (9) Magazine @version9magazine.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Arrangement and the haphazard; authority and the duty to write; deconstruction, fragmentation and collage alongside the apolitical politics of the avant-garde: Issue 9 of Version (9) featuring interview with experimental poet and filmmaker Joshua Martin:
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Version (9) Magazine @version9magazine.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Arrangement and the haphazard; authority and the duty to write; deconstruction, fragmentation and collage alongside the apolitical politics of the avant-garde: Issue 9 of Version (9) featuring interview with experimental poet and filmmaker Joshua Martin:
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Edition 1 Volume 9 Summer 2026
Version 9 Issue 9 Summer 2026Download
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Version (9) Magazine @version9magazine.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Announcing our upcoming issue featuring contemporary experimental poet and avant-garde filmmaker, @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social . Set for release, Summer 2026. joshuamartinwriting.blogspot.com
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Version (9) Magazine @version9magazine.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
CL Bledsoe, Darren C. Demaree, Joshua Martin, Rose Knapp, Mark Young, and many more... Another great issue of BlazeVOX Journal out now: www.blazevox.org/blazevox-jou...
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BlazeVOX26 Spring 2026 — BlazeVOX [books]
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Nathan Anderson/Submersible Press @njapoetry.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
New @c22press.bsky.social Open Editions book out now! c22press.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/p...
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PRACTICALS by John Crouse out now!
We here at C22 are proud to bring to you PRACTICALS by John Crouse, the latest in our Open Editions chapbook releases. If the domain of a book can generally be thought of as what can be, a book’s w…
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Joshua Martin @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
My latest book en=raptur=ed [riverrun] & mingle is out now from @rangermagazine.bsky.social. words swirl, turn, floating above in non=compliance. Check it out! It is free to download here: static1.squarespace.com/static/63a1d... You can also purchase a copy here: tinyurl.com/hpmrjtks
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en=raptur=ed [riverrun] & mingle
words swirl, turn, floating above in non=compliance / ouch! / fizzle-fizzle-fizzle-fizzle : : : : : COLLIDING, reversible, submersible, ludic, NOT re=call=ed : PluS-MinuS-PluS- MinuS / / / / / => f...
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Sean G. Meggeson @seangmeggeson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A triptych of tracks/videos from my album The Capacity to Be Alone. Thanks for tuning in! youtu.be/AAmWYjd_F-c?... #spokenwordpoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #video #soundscape
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triptych school, big daddy and goodbye
YouTube video by sean g meggeson poetry video art
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Ethel, a Micro Press @the-ethelzine.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
“foie gras merch” “Wishlist” from Tana Oshima’s upcoming INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLAYING BADMINTON @tanaoshima.bsky.social www.ethelzine.com/shop/instruc...
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5772 dishes to wash last minute insult amazon killer mechanical rubbing yelling tube youtube exorcizer passive aggressive yoga foie gras merch
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