This unprecedented time of social distancing is a very lonely one. We need each other. People often turn to poetry in tough times, so I’m starting Poetry Circle—a growing thread of people reading their poems and their favorite poems. Here’s my introduction (1st poem will follow):
To kick off International Poetry Circle, here’s “Morning Love Poem”:
Please add videos of you reading your poems or your favorite poems by other poets. And if the poets you read are on here, please tag them. Here’s to poetry!
And here’s a picture of the poem I read in my video:
And if you feel uncomfortable recording yourself but want to share a poem you love, you can share a photo, link, etc.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖋" title="Lower left fountain pen" aria-label="Emoji: Lower left fountain pen">Dear poets, please add videos of yourselves reading poems to this #InternationalPoetryCircle thread if you feel comfortable. Here’s to poetry helping us get through difficult times. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖋" title="Lower left fountain pen" aria-label="Emoji: Lower left fountain pen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">

And feel free to tag anyone you think might like to watch these videos or add their own.
Welcome to #InternationalPoetryCircle, a thread of people reading poems to help us feel more connected during this time of quarantine and social distancing.

Here’s “A True Poem” by @LloydSchwartz, from his collection Cairo Traffic. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">
For all of you who are planning on adding an #InternationalPoetryCircle video, here& #39;s an app that allows you to add captions!

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Hi #InternationalPoetryCircle!
I hope you all are safe and well. @blackboughpoems asked me to read my 3 tiny poems in issue 4. Here they are! (Photos of text to follow.)
Welcome to #InternationalPoetryCircle, a thread of people reading poems to help us feel more connected during this time of quarantine and social distancing.

Here’s “Home” by @Ani_Gjika, from her collection Bread on Running Waters. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">
“Home” by @Ani_Gjika
Welcome to #InternationalPoetryCircle, a thread of people reading poems to help us feel more connected during this time of quarantine & social distancing.

Next: “Three Days After” by @MegPillow! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">

Meg’s account is currently blocked for no reason, so I’m sharing her video.
Here’s @MegPillow’s #InternationalPoetryCircle poem “Three Days After”:
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Welcome to #InternationalPoetryCircle, a thread of people reading poems to help us feel more connected during this time of quarantine & social distancing.

Next: My 1st poetry teacher & one of my dearest friends, @LloydSchwartz, reads us Elizabeth Bishop’s “Breakfast Song” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">
(This was Lloyd‘s first attempt at recording himself on his phone—what an amazing job, and such a special reading of this poem.)
Here’s Elizabeth Bishop’s “Breakfast Song,” which @LloydSchwartz read in his #InternationalPoetryCircle video.
Hi #InternationalPoetryCircle! I’m back to read you all a short poem by Gail Mazur called “Philip Guston,” from her collection Forbidden City. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">
Here’s the poem “Philip Guston” by Gail Mazur.
If you’re feeling a little claustrophobic inside right now, here’s a poem that might help you feel a little bit better: Rita Dove’s “Geometry” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">

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Here’s the poem “Geometry” by Rita Dove https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">
And for #WorldPoetryDay, a special #InternationalPoetryCircle treat: I & my dear brilliant friend, Turkish poet @goncaozmen, give you a bilingual reading of her stunning poem “Memet” https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">

I read the translation here, Gonca reads the Turkish original in the following tweet.
And here’s @goncaozmen reading her brilliant poem “Memet” in Turkish for #InternationalPoetryCircle this #WorldPoetryDay:
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For #WorldPoetryDay, a special treat: My dear friend, Mexican poet & Cincinnati Poet Laureate @manueliris65, & I give you a bilingual reading of his new poem “Quarantine,” about this time of pandemic. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">

I read his translation, he reads the original Spanish. He wrote both.
And here’s the wonderful @manueliris65, reading his powerful poem “Cuarentena” in Spanish for #InternationalPoetryCircle this #WorldPoetryDay. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">
Here’s Poet Laureate of Cincinnati @manueliris65’s new poem “Cuarentena/Quarantine,” which he and I read for #InternationalPoetryCircle this #WorldPoetryDay.
For #WorldPoetryDay, here’s “Oligophrenia” by Romanian Poet Angela Marinescu.

You can find my translation in @PlumePoetry: https://plumepoetry.com/featured-selection-romanian-poets/

I">https://plumepoetry.com/featured-... will also include photos of the English and Romanian below.

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Here’s “Oligophrenia” by Romanian Poet Angela Marinescu, published in @PlumePoetry.

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I’m including instructions on how to add your #InternationalPoetryCircle video here, bc people are DMing tweets of readings, thinking I need to post in order for them to be accepted. & a reminder that nobody needs my permission, it’s open to everyone. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">

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Hey #InternationalPoetryCircle, Here’s an app that allows you to add captions on pre-recorded videos: MixCaptions

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Thanks again so very much, @matt_mitchell48! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">
Welcome to #InternationalPoetryCircle, a thread of people reading poems to help us feel more connected during this time of quarantine & social distancing.

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I’ve teamed up w/ wonderful Romanian poet Adela Greceanu for a bilingual reading of her poem “Udo”https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">
And here’s wonderful Romanian poet (and one of my favorite humans in the whole world) Adela Greceanu, at home in Bucharest, reading “Udo” for #InternationalPoetryCircle. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart">

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Welcome to #InternationalPoetryCircle, a thread of people reading poems to help us feel more connected during this time of quarantine & social distancing.

Next: The wonderful Joyce Peseroff reads us her poem "Dear Thirst" (published in @memoriousmag)!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart"> https://www.facebook.com/joyce.peseroff/videos/1119404838395477/">https://www.facebook.com/joyce.pes...
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