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  • Please use the form below to submit your poem/s. Please read one or two issues before deciding  to send anything.
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  • By submitting to Lighten Up Online, you give us your guarantee that you are sole copyright holder in work submitted.
  • Items published in Lighten Up Online remain available in its archive files indefinitely, though copyright remains with the author.
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