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    Mount Island No. 5
    Mount Island No. 5
    Mount Island No. 5
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    Mount Island No. 5

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    The fifth issue of Mount Island, the literary magazine for rural LGBTQ+ and POC voices. Featuring poetry by Jordan Charlton, Brittney Ray Crowell, henry 7. reneau, jr., Ellen Ricks, Mervyn R. Seivwright, and Shailen Scott, and photography by Britten Traughber. This issue highlights the winners of the 2020 Lucy Terry Prince Prize for rur

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMount Island Press, LLC
    Release dateAug 24, 2020
    ISBN9781945722028
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