This is a collection of poems bc I couldn’t choose just one— very appropriately titled, might make u feel like u r being crushed. which is not a bad thing in this case!
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So short yet so devastating. So beautiful. really compact and great to carry around and read on trains and stuff. My favourite poem on there is ‘seaside improvisation’.
Dec 3, 2024
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variety of styles and poets but mostly contemporary; if you need them def look up TWs for these as some cover really heavy topics
devotions - mary oliver (i would go to church if this was the bible)
crush - richard siken
bone - yrsa daley-ward
queering the green: post-2000 queer irish poetry - ed. by paul madden (disclaimer, i haven’t read this yet but i just got it and it seems really good!)
dear god. dear bones. dear yellow. - noor hindi
life of the party - olivia gatwood
ballast - quenton baker
time is a mother - ocean vuong (not my style but still very good and is well-reviewed more generally)
the hurting kind - ada limón
two-headed woman - lucille clifton
Oct 25, 2024
I come back to this poem a lot. Richard Siken uses such beautiful wordplay (whole poem is linked and below is an excerpt)
Apr 9, 2024
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Cut & paste & cut & paste hell yeah
Pictured: collage I made yesterday while a local band of old men were living out their glory days playing the blues in the background
Aug 11, 2024
She is a self taught baker w the most whimsical cakes— I came across her tiktok when she was showing her collection of mustards. I’m a fan <3
Pictured here is her latest cake
Sep 10, 2024
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I ran a mile 2 a coffee shop. Walked back with an iced honey lavender latte and saw a very cool spider. The baristas were very nice. It's like a REWARD.
Jul 27, 2024