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Brittany Leitner

Posts by Brittany Leitner

Brittany Leitner is a poet and journalist living in New York City. Poems from her debut chapbook "23 Emotions" have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, won the 2018 new writer award from Sequestrum, and won third place in the 2018 Palette Poetry Prize. Her poems and articles have appeared in San Antonio Review, No Dear, Bustle, and elsewhere.

How I Finally Learned to Separate Money from Happiness

February 05, 2021

How I Finally Learned to Separate Money from Happiness

“You have money,” I told myself. “What more do you think you deserve when so many people are suffering?”

The Gift of a Good Mentor

October 18, 2019

The Gift of a Good Mentor

Brittany Leitner didn’t think she could make a career out of being a poet. Then a mentor taught her how.

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