#Poetry

God's Upper Room

eli_sabblah

Do not restrict people from praising God the way they deem fit. Do not be the reason someone decided against dancing before the LORD in a way befitting our KING.

i. l. sherman

essivecase

the more i read up on catullus and pick apart his poetry (currently struggling with number 25), the more i feel confident in my decision to work on a translation

Badak Merah

BadakMerahPress

1/9@LatinAmerica is home to the greatest writers of all times. #JoseMarti #OctavioPaz #ErnestoCardenal #CarlosFuentes #GabrielGarciaMarquez #GabrielaMistral #PabloNeruda #JulioCortazar #EduardoGaleano @AbelPrieto11. Fighting 4 justice,freed

Andy

__codexterous

**THREAD: A HISTORY OF POETRY**As an ongoing mini project I’m going to tweet the major literary milestones I encounter in this history of poetry so that by the end we

kari 🌻

joshriku

cannot believe all these raw quotes ive always liked like "in your darkest hour, in the blackest night, think of me and i will be with you. always. for where

The Hoarse Whisperer

TheRealHoarse

My son is stretched out next to me watching a lesson his English teacher recorded on an introduction to poetry. It’s all comforting somehow. A cold, windy morning outside. A

John Duberstein

Duberstein

Poetry enthusiasts: seen any poems you think merit nomination for the 2d annual Nina Riggs Poetry Prize (named for my late wife, no objectivity claimed)? You can nominate up to

Albert Abonado

AlbertAbonado

If you are are craving more lit, here's a list of orgs/people running virtual readings. Check them out and feel free to add others that I missed! Poets in Pajamas:

Andrea Lingenfelter

OndiLing

Where is it? Hiding in plain sight! ⁦@myetcetera⁩ @JenniferLFeeley⁩ ⁦@natascha_bruce⁩ ⁦@NickyHarman_cn⁩ ⁦@JeremyTiang⁩https://electricliterature.com/where-is-hong-kong-literature-when-we-need-it-most/ Here’s a short list

Soph

sophia_diffin

What beautiful poetry This thread made me laugh so fucking hard i actually dmed a few of them to myself to screenshot this

Pointless Letters

pointlesslettrs

“Medical treatment is to get people better so they can return to work.” Christ, imagine your view of life being that bleak. I mean there’s bleak, there’s “surface of the

Evan Sutton

3vanSutton

It's #PoetryMonth! Since we're all locked in the house, I'm going to recite a poem every day and memorize a bunch of new ones. Poetry helps me center myself, may

Colin Smith

Colin_TBTAMC

Nothing brings home the shock of The Beatles' arrival, and all that followed, so much as reading mags aimed at teenagers from the early 60s. I just acquired this run

Amnesty in Ipswich UK

AmnestyIpswich

#midnight #art #ideas#BillyElliot director #stephendaldry is producing #TheWalk, said "perhaps the most ambitious public art project ever attempted".Little Amal is made by the @handspringcc who made @WarHorseOnStage puppets.#daldr

Roma Havers

amoRbackwards

On this here National Poetry Day a reminder to buy @Thegirldreams book She Wrote Her Own Eulogy and generally send out a virtual kiss to the mother of poets. Can't

Carol 🌈🚵‍♀️

abikeanditsgirl

A cricket sat uponMy golden glasses rimHe looked me in the eyeAnd I looked back at himHis eyes were big and roundOne eyelid blinked a winkI gazed at him and