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    Phenomenal Women: An Anthology of Selected Poems: An Anthology of
    Phenomenal Women: An Anthology of Selected Poems: An Anthology of
    Phenomenal Women: An Anthology of Selected Poems: An Anthology of
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    Phenomenal Women: An Anthology of Selected Poems  (65 pages, 2023) is a new volume of poetry based on the title theme resulting from a Poetry Contest devised by the

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaura Riding Jackson Foundation Press
    Release dateDec 1, 2023
    ISBN9781954488014
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      Phenomenal Women - Laura Riding Jackson Foundation Press

      Phenomenal Women

      An Anthology of Selected Poems

      The Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation

      1914 14th Avenue

      Vero Beach FL 32960

      Phenomenal Women

      An Anthology of Selected Poems

      First Edition

      Copyright © 2023 by Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation

      – A 501(c)3 non-profit

      All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For permission or more information, email all inquiries to Admin@lrjf.org

      Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation Press

      An imprint of The Seizin Press Vero

      Website: https://www.LRJF.org

      Paperback book: ISBN 13: 978-1-954488-00-7

      eBook: ISBN 13: 978-1-954488-01-4

      Cover Image: Moving the Nest

      Used by Permission of the Artist

      Sharon Sexton

      Vero Beach Florida

      In Honor of

      Laura (Riding) Jackson

      A Phenomenal Woman

      Acknowledgements

      In collaboration with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) – Vero Beach Chapter, the Board of the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation (LRJF) solicited poems from Florida’s poets on the Treasure Coast and Space Coast on the topic of Phenomenal Women.

      Special thanks to our judges: Sean Sexton – Poet Laureate of Indian River County, Cherie Clark, Susan Lovelace, and Jacque Jacobs.

      Financial Support for the prizes and publication of this anthology was provided by:

      The Joanne and James Mitchell Foundation

      Drellag Press, LLC

      The Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation

      Special thanks to Sharon Sexton for her generosity in allowing us to use a photograph of her sculpture Moving the Nest for the cover of this anthology.

      Thanks to Bill Johnston for his assistance with photographs used in this anthology.

      Note: This competition was open to poets on the Treasure Coast and Space Coast of east central Florida. All entries were blind reviewed and finalists selected from all submissions.

      Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation

      It is a great pleasure for the Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation to join with American Association of University Women to celebrate Phenomenal Women. This contest is especially timely as women continue to struggle to achieve recognition equal to their merit and accomplishment in many

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