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Every issue of US Dirt, from first to last. One poem per person, written at the end of a life — collected here for as long as the site exists.
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Issue I  ·  Spring 2026
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Issue I
"Stumble, fall, slide down the snow slope." Getsurei  ·  b. 1919
"Second month: there is snow in the mountain pass." Jowa  ·  b. 1785
"The drone of the mosquitoes — far or near?" Chora  ·  b. 1776
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20
Death Poems
14
States & Territories
4
Languages
Published Spring 2026
Past Issues
Issue II  ·  Fall 2026
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Accepting submissions now. Opens with the Fall 2026 issue.
Expected September 2026
Issue III  ·  Spring 2027
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Submissions for this issue open September 1, 2026.
Expected March 2027
Issue IV  ·  Fall 2027
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Submissions for this issue open March 1, 2027.
Expected September 2027
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