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The Inkwell - Ink & Ribbon Press

G. K. Allum

Ink & Ribbon is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit poetry press and journal devoted to craft, discovery, and the permanence of the printed word.

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The LemonLight Prize Shortlist

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Today we’re...

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The LemonLight Longlist

We closed the LemonLight Prize in May with 706 entries — more than 3,500 poems submitted from across eight countries — and we’ve spent the weeks since reading them carefully, without rushing.

Today, we’re announcing the longlist.

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