it’s one of the first poetry books i read as a whole and absolutely got me deep into poetry. i find her work soooo accessible—and yet it retains depth/wit.
she’s a voice of our time—our current poet laureate :3
Feb 12, 2024
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a recent favourite of mine.
i'd also highly recommend going to your local library, picking random poetry books you like the look of (regardless of whether you recognise the author or not), and spending some time reading those. it's a great and inexpensive way to discover new poetry; i wouldn't have known about ada limon otherwise.
Apr 19, 2024
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i’m so happy to be prompted to think about poetry! ada limon is one of my favorites, as is marcus amaker (who will be at p&t knitwear next week!), caki wilkinson, and catherine cohen (for poems that make you laugh). billy collins was my poetry gateway drug—we read picnic, lightning in 12th grade and my brain changed forever. but my absolute, all time, desert island writer is ross gay—his poetry is devastating and beautiful and funny and he also writes nonfiction that is really amazing. his book “be holding” is a genius book length poem about a single basketball play by dr. j (i don’t care about sports). happy poem-ing!!!!!!
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perspective to offer:
it’s cliché, but i’ve found that working in the music industry HAS put a bit of a damper on my relationship with it.
i didn’t realize this until this past year, but it’s very easy to pursue every opportunity to either generate income/make connections…. even opportunities that don’t thoroughly align with your personal ethos—things that don’t excite you artistically
so i offer a word of caution; should you choose to go this route, protect your love for your practice ❤️
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Yeah… you don’t need to know exactly what i mean 😮💨
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