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    The Long Contraction: Twelve Rejected Poems
    The Long Contraction: Twelve Rejected Poems
    The Long Contraction: Twelve Rejected Poems
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    The Long Contraction: Twelve Rejected Poems

    By Matt Stefon

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    This is a collection of twelve rejected poems. Each has been rejected by journal editors, and each also copes with rejection in its own way. Writing the poems here helped the poet overcome much, and he hopes that reading them, while they are not "inspirational," may help you to overcome much too. These are poems that the poet believes hold value, although he is certainly willing to admit that he may be the only one who recognizes or invests any value in them. A short afterword, a reflection on poetry, ends the book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatt Stefon
    Release dateNov 11, 2016
    ISBN9781370201341
    The Long Contraction: Twelve Rejected Poems
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    Matt Stefon

    Matt Stefon lives and writes north of Boston.

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      The Long Contraction - Matt Stefon

      The Long Contraction: Twelve Rejected Poems

      Matt Stefon

      Published by Matt Stefon at Smashwords

      Copyright 2016 Matt Stefon

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      Thank you so much for downloading this ebook. I hope that you enjoy what I have written. You may download it for your personal enjoyment only. If you wish to share this book with others, then please purchase a copy for each person with whom you wish to share it. In respect of fair use, you may excerpt this book's contents provided you properly attribute. If you would like to reproduce any of the work below, please contact me at the email

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