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Talk to Me in Long Lines

A journal for long (preferably over 40 lines) narrative verse and dramatic monologues.

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Aug 28, 2026
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  1. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    Poems for August (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  2. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    A Salmon Speaks of the Sea (opens the original)

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  3. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    Watching Maigret en français (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  4. Issue · Aug 6, 2026

    Steven Knepper on Narrative Verse (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    Dear Reader,We’ll have some poems for you soon, but, in the meantime, please take a look at this new essay on narrative verse from Steve Knepper (the 2026 Wiseblood Writer-in-Residence). We are especially grateful for his note reminding readers to keep an eye on Talk to Me in Long Lines.Narrative poetry enjoys all the affordances of poetry in general—alliteration, anaphora,

  5. Issue · Jul 8, 2026

    A Parable (opens the original)

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