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Red Flag Poetry was founded Indiana, PA, just before the hills become mountains. We are a poetry postcard journal at heart that also publishes chapbooks and collections! Each month, we publish a new postcard featuring a pithy poem and great art to spice up your snail mail.

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12/15/2016 Comments

Maura Alia Badji: I Don't Remember Where

If you're not a subscriber, you missed an amazing postcard in November. Check it out digitally here and then you should subscribe because right now our subscriptions are Buy one Get one Half off! This is a great holiday gift that lasts all year long!

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11/15/2016 Comments

Steve Shilling: 4th Grade Spelling Bee Champion

Check out the poem from October!

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10/15/2016 Comments

Kenneth Sherwood: Note from Theory Class

We returned to school with Kenneth Sherwood's Note from Theory Class, and if you missed it, here you are. Be sure to check out his interview too and share everything with your friends!

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9/15/2016 Comments

Antonio Vallone: PA Summers

PA Summers is a great poem that has its genesis in Twitter's 160 chars rule. If you didn't get it in your mailbox, check it out here and then hop over to Poetry Express and read Antonio's poem there too!

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8/15/2016 Comments

Kevin Risner: Mondays

Why not order a copy of this and send it to someone who needs it? Kevin gets it. Click here to order a single copy of our July postcard!

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7/15/2016 Comments

David E. Howerton: The Last time 3

David E. Howerton's poem from June paired really well with Allen Forrest's painting! Check it out!

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6/15/2016 Comments

Nadia Zamin: Gardening

Check out May's great poem that may not have been in your mailbox if you haven't subscribed!

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5/15/2016 Comments

Darren C. Demaree: Nude Male with Echo #251

Check out this postcard from April!

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4/15/2016 Comments

Ben Stein: Lions

Ben Stein's Lions ushered us into March, so check it out here if you missed it! Special thanks go out to Christina Cassone for allowing us to use her great artwork too.

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3/15/2016 Comments

Laura Scroggs: it wasn't the iv

This poem made a lot of waves with our staff, what do you think? Laura wrote a great poem and Shawn McClure gave us this great image to go along with it.

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2/15/2016

Lisa Panepinto: What are You Going to Do Now?

January was a pretty warm month around here, but now that the cold has finally set in, check out Lisa Panepinto's poem "What are You Going to Do Now?"

1/15/2016 Comments

Amanda Oaks: Insurgency

For your viewing pleasure, here is our December 2015 postcard! This was an important card for us because it was Red Flag's 1 year anniversary, and to celebrate we had an amazing poem from Amanda Oaks.