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some of my fav poets of the moment

• Maggie Nelson (Bluets and Something Bright, Then Holes) • Victoria Chang (Obit) • Heather Christle (The Crying Book) • bell hooks • June Jordan • Mary Oliver • e. e. cummings • Melissa Broder • Chen Chen • Mary Oliver  • Jacqueline Suskin • Andrea Gibson Some of the above poets have twitters/insta you can follow to keep up with their work! I also suggest following some publishers and presses that publish poetry to hear about new poets and their collections! I really like: • Copper Canyon Press • Graywolf Press • Coffee House Press • Wave Books • Button Poetry Happy reading, from one poet to another 💗

@chickeninshoes

May 7, 2024

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Read poems out loud

Poetry is often short and so we just skim over it and are left underwhelmed. Sometimes we need to make ourselves hear and feel it more, I find that reading the poem out loud really helps with this! Also maybe try to find videos of poets reading their own poems. (I’ve attached a Mary Oliver reading, I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like Mary Oliver haha) Also remember that “poetry” is such a huge and nebulous literary form and that you may well dislike a lot of it (I detest so much poetry that I find it a little embarrassing as a poet). Just because you don’t like a poem, or a hell of a lot of poems, doesn’t mean you don’t like poetry, you’ve just not found the poems you like. If you find one poem that you like, find more from that same poet. If you like a poet, look at who their fans like, or who the poet has cited as inspiration. You’re allowed to find lines you love but not like other lines in the same poem. It’s all worth it when you find one line that hits right through you. “you do not have to be good…you just have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves”.

@mouse

Apr 1, 2024

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Sara Teasdale + some extra ideas

The first thing I think of with Sara Teasdale's poetry is their steady beat. You really feel your heart with them. Some stand out lines of hers: ☆ "My thoughts like steady incense rise;" ☆ "—But oh her hair the sun sifts thro'—" ☆ "And all his words I keep As rose-leaves hold the dew" ☆ All of her shorter poem 'LESS THAN THE CLOUD TO THE WIND' ☆ All of her shorter poem 'Rain at Night' ☆ 'When I am dead and over me bright April Shakes out her rain-drenched hair,' ____________________ As for extra ideas! 1. Get an Everyman's Pocket Poetry book. Choose a theme you enjoy, like say rivers! Get that collection, read through it and discover a load of new poems and potentially new favorite poets. Ofc you may know them already, but it fits nicely in a large coat pocket or small purse and is very cute so it's no loss if you've already familiarized yourself with everything they offer. 2. Read translated poetry! ESPECIALLY if it has the original text!! This will be incredibly rewarding: It'll introduce you to imagery that might appear as often in English, it'll open up for you whole new world of poetry AND it might ever make you new/deeper friendships! (It did for me!) The book 'Chinese Poetic Writing' by François Cheng was one I found and enjoyed a lot! (With original text included! Unfortunately a rarity!)

@greenstar

Jan 27, 2025

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Pi.fyi friends

I used to be envious of people who had “MySpace friends” or “tumblr friends”. Now I have PI.FYI friends. Thank you capyboppy for your lovely letter and this illustration of a capybara and a mouse with fruit on our heads, it made me weirdly emotional ❤️

@mouse

Jun 11, 2024

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Not talking at gigs

is gig etiquette dead? Don’t go to a gig if you wanna just talk to your mates! go to a pub it’s what they’re for!

@mouse

Dec 8, 2024

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ten of swords by mouse teeth

IT'S OUT MY RECORD IS OUT I LITERALLY AM CRYING. The culmination of 4 plus years of work. I'm...gonna go to bed now!

@mouse

May 3, 2024