EDITOR’S Note

MYSTERIOUS AND WILD AND WIDE-OPEN

EACH YEAR WE HONOR AND LEARN FROM DEBUT AUTHORS IN four annual features—our debut poets roundup, First Fiction, the New Nonfiction, and 5 Over 50—all designed to tell the unique stories of notable first books: the inspiration behind them, the process of writing them, the various paths that led to their publication. I don’t mind saying that 5 Over 50 (page 47), in which we feature debut authors fifty or older who have recently published or will soon publish their first books, no matter the genre, is among my favorites, and not only because I recently “celebrated” a birthday that would qualify me for such a group and have a hand in selecting the authors—along with features editor India Lena González, who recently published her own debut poetry collection, fox…

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Poets & Writers (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2023

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