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T.S. Eliot for sure if you are interested in the modernist movement, if you like his stuff check out Wallace Stevens.
If you want something more digestible to start out with, maybe try Walt Whitman for some romanticism.
If you want something more digestible to start out with, maybe try Walt Whitman for some romanticism.
Jan 10, 2025
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đ1. accept that you can take whatever you want from a poem - I personally care less about understanding exactly what the poet intended, and focus more on: being reminded of moments/people/thoughts in my life, taking advice, and hearing words and phrases that sound nice together
2. start with easy/lovely/understandable poems! esp contemporary ones. have linked a couple below
3. read analysis/reviews of poems you don't understand!
4. read an entire poetry book! sometimes it's useful to see the poems in the context of each other. this is often how they're meant to be read. also sometimes have a authors note or intro which can help
here are some good ones to start with: - clam by Mary Oliver (abt nature + withstanding life): https://wordsfortheyear.com/2016/09/06/clam-by-mary-oliver/ - after a greek proverb by A E Stallings https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/55235/after-a-greek-proverb - what I didn't know before by Ada LimĂłn - https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poems/poem/103-30712_WHAT-I-DIDN-T-KNOW-BEFORE - Invictus by William Ernest henley (this is an old one but easy to understand) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/invictus
here are some good ones to start with: - clam by Mary Oliver (abt nature + withstanding life): https://wordsfortheyear.com/2016/09/06/clam-by-mary-oliver/ - after a greek proverb by A E Stallings https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/55235/after-a-greek-proverb - what I didn't know before by Ada LimĂłn - https://www.poetryinternational.com/en/poets-poems/poems/poem/103-30712_WHAT-I-DIDN-T-KNOW-BEFORE - Invictus by William Ernest henley (this is an old one but easy to understand) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51642/invictus
Apr 1, 2024
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đand donât feel pressured to enjoy everything contemporary or all the classics or whatâs popular or what weâre taught in school. thereâs truly no right or wrong way to enjoy poetryâbut not everything appeals to/resonates with everyone so if ur feeling like ur bored or not âgetting itâ that might be an invitation to try a different style!
like i didnât really like ocean vuongâs time is a mother, but i love richard sikenâs crush. i love mary oliver, lucille clifton, and frank oâhara; but i donât like ts eliot, emily dickinson, and allen ginsberg. there are no rules and there are plenty of kinds of poetry to explore! you maybe just havenât found what you like yet.
i also suggest finding accounts on other social media that post poetry and/or sign up for poetry fdnâs âpoem of the dayâ emails. and when you find a poem you enjoy, check out that poetâs collection(s) at the library and read through them! :)
Jul 4, 2024
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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: â "My thoughts like steady incense rise;" â "âBut oh her hair the sun sifts thro'â" â "And all his words I keep As rose-leaves hold the dew" â All of her shorter poem 'LESS THAN THE CLOUD TO THE WIND' â All of her shorter poem 'Rain at Night' â '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!)
Some stand out lines of hers: â "My thoughts like steady incense rise;" â "âBut oh her hair the sun sifts thro'â" â "And all his words I keep As rose-leaves hold the dew" â All of her shorter poem 'LESS THAN THE CLOUD TO THE WIND' â All of her shorter poem 'Rain at Night' â '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!)
Jan 27, 2025
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đprobably the most iconic and innovative trans producers of the last 10+ years
its popular for a reason
Feb 9, 2025
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remix of his track I.D.L with the eternal Caroline Polachek providing the vocals.
just such a banger track with an equally banger music video
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more of a bittersweet than straight sad track, but nonetheless one of my favorites when in a down mood,
i specifically like the version on her ep âJoanna Newsom and the Ys Street Bandâ
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