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2023 was quite a year! Thru it all, Mad Swirl was there, every one of the 365 days of it. We never missed a beat. Those beats are what you’ll get when you dig into this year’s collection. Get your firsthand view of one helluva year. We editors reviewed the entire year’s output to ensure this collection is truly “the best” of Mad Swirl! The works represent diverse voices and vantages which speak to all aspects of this crazy swirl we call “life on earth.” The Best of Mad Swirl: v2023 is a 110-page anthology featuring 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers, and four artists whose works were presented on MadSwirl.com throughout 2023. We editors reviewed the entire year's output to ensure this collection is truly "the best of Mad Swirl." This year's contributors hail from five continents, 13 countries (Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Syria, Wales/UK, UK/England, USA [21 states: AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, IL, LA, MA, MD, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, SD, TX, WA, WY]). This anthology is a excellent introduction to the world of Mad Swirl! Huge gratitudes & shout-outs to our 2023 featured Contributors (in alphabetical order): Featured Poets: Amita Sarjit Ahluwalia Preacher Allgood Ann B-D Tohm Bakelas Hem Raj Bastola Mandakini Bhattacherya Colleen Boueil Chris Butler Christopher Calle Margaret Coomb Mickey J. Corrigan Donna Dallas David Dumouriez J. K. Durick Richard Evans Ryan Quinn Flanagan Nolcha Fox Elizabeth Galewski Tony Gentry Susie Gharib Neile Graham KJ Hannah Greenberg Kenneth P. Gurney Paul Hostovsky David Icenogle Carl Kavadlo Clyde Kessler David P. Kozinski Richard LeDue Bradford Middleton Pete Mladinic Kelly Moyer Stephen Page Patty Dickson Pieczka Timothy Pilgrim David Ratcliffe Ron Riekki Luke Ritta John D. Robinson To