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Newsletter · By Alex Dawson · English · Paid tier available · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 25, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    How do you know when a poem is “done”? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="410.8" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KwiG!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2120b1d7-64d6-4781-ad15-5624c848b62f_640x

  2. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    How to be a profound, poetic pain in the butt (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="485.16847826086956" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_ERe!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa31e2a09-bbef-4e11-a6fe-925e

  3. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    Things are about to get messier! (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="342" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!X9nw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faa94e7ba-9c1a-494b-9f0e-0254ac1182d1_298x342.jpeg"

  4. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Writing from the Living World with Alex Dawson (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    A night of poetry in honour of Dolly (opens the original)

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    Dolly Parton meant a helluva lot to me. Chances are if you opened this email, she meant a helluva lot to you too.Jolene is my go-to karaoke song and I always sing it with maximum drama and passion in Dolly’s honour (sometimes while also wearing jewels or sequins, of course). I don’t have big hair. But I do try to have a big heart. I think that’s why I loved Dolly most. She didn’t let the money change her. She came from a humble upbringing and fought her way upward with kindness and class. As her

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