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Lee Chottiner | LexPoMo 2026

Bio (he/him)

Lee Chottiner's first collection of poems, "Talking to Irwin," published by Kelsay Books, came out in April. His work has also appeared in several print and digital publications.

Poems Submitted This Year:

June 01, 2026 Prayer for a Baby on a Ventilator
June 02, 2026 Planet K2-18b
June 03, 2026 A Balloon Drifting Away
June 04, 2026 I Speak From the Edge...
June 05, 2026 My Dawn
June 06, 2026 ‘We’re All Animals’
June 07, 2026 (title in the body of the poem)
June 08, 2026 Bad News for Polar Bears
June 09, 2026 Watching and Responding to a Dark Documentary
June 10, 2026 The Jew and the Arab Kiss
June 11, 2026 Imperfect or Perfect Recall
June 12, 2026 Haiku for an American visiting Canada
June 13, 2026 Climate Bi-Kus*
June 14, 2026 Niv

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