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i know these arenāt technically books but some of my fave poems live in both of these collections + an honorable mention :)
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i canāt pick just one favorite! hereās a bunch under 10 lines. i had to put them in collages bc of the photo limit lol. thereās like half a dozen other mary oliver very short poems i love but i just put one
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švariety 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 havenāt 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 limĆ³n
two-headed woman - lucille clifton
Oct 25, 2024
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šAlso: Natalie Diaz, Frank Bidart, Henri Cole, Mary Oliver, Elizabeth Bishop, and Adam Zagajewski, to name just a few.
Highly recommend checking out the Poetry Foundationās daily poem to make reading poetry more of a habit. It has helped me to discover lots of great poets.
Highly recommend checking out the Poetry Foundationās daily poem to make reading poetry more of a habit. It has helped me to discover lots of great poets.
Mar 7, 2024
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they said no one has taken a photo of them by the sea and it made me really happy that i documented this moment! :ā) <3
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wow sometimes you donāt realize how far you have come until you do one of these check ins! iām gonna be so real and say my mental health journey has been a long and arduous one. iām still struggling sometimes but very rarely now. TMS has really helped me with my treatment resistant major depression and also having the supporting, loving, people i need in my life. especially my fiancĆ©, @EVER. god i love them sooooooooooo much itās bonkers and also really cool. its so nice to finally have a relationship where i feel safe, loved, and happy all at the same time. yes the road is still long and complicated but it becomes infinitely better when you have some people to hold your hand and support you through it. it makes me realize how grateful i am to love so deeply and also this honey bun is DAMN good if i do say so myself! also included a picture of a collage ever did because itās so beautiful and reminds me of our love!
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