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haven& #39;t actually had the chance to sit down and read all of @minerallitmag& #39;s @Hozier issue yet bc i& #39;ve been busy with D&D today BUT i am about to now. gonna liveblog it because of course.
first up--& #39;but it is& #39; by @_christinaim. beautiful, poignant, aching. here are a few of my favourite lines. "The field reckless / with light" and "What to call / the awful thrill of your mouth"LITERALLY had be gasping for breath. truly just [chef kiss]
![first up--& #39;but it is& #39; by @_christinaim. beautiful, poignant, aching. here are a few of my favourite lines. "The field reckless / with light" and "What to call / the awful thrill of your mouth"LITERALLY had be gasping for breath. truly just [chef kiss]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUocnFKXQAMBcGn.png "first up--& #39;but it is& #39; by @_christinaim. beautiful, poignant, aching. here are a few of my favourite lines. \"The field reckless / with light\" and \"What to call / the awful thrill of your mouth\"LITERALLY had be gasping for breath. truly just [chef kiss]")
@isaurarenwrites& #39; & #39;high as heaven& #39;: okay. okay. you had me at the first line. really, you had me at & #39;sonnet& #39;. plus i& #39;m a sucker for anything about splitting seas, or wine, or sappho, so really this is all just perfect. and the FINAL LINES? end me at once!
ok. up next, & #39;what is important always endures& #39; and & #39;soliloquy& #39; by @Michael_Akuchie. & #39;what is important& #39; is just so?? tangible?? and beautiful?? the tree, the weed, the greens, the dust. breathtaking. fav lines below!
continuing w & #39;soliloquy& #39; - if & #39;what is important& #39; was thick with foliage, then this is the opposite: dusty, fragile, ephemeral. "I remove the sand, extract leaves / pale as the air that surround a ghost." wowowowow. fav lines below!
& #39;prayer& #39; by @LisaLermaWeber: man, the ache in this one!! and the darkness in it, palpable and thick, but light cutting through it all: the moon, and the memory of sunshine. glad the moon is lookin& #39; down on all us "hungry and restless creatures" (whew what a LINE!)
@_MarissaGlover_ & #39;we were born sick& #39;: i read the first 4 lines and just whispered "oh." so. y& #39;know. knew i was in for A Time. the whole poem was a punch to the gut (in the BEST way possible, of course), but honestly nothing beats those opening lines for me:
next! up! & #39;hephaestus in drag& #39; by luna g. reiley. OH i love the use of parentheses and punctuation in this one!! a sucker for using those and the form of a poem to create meaning, and luna does it So Well here.
next up is & #39;moment& #39;s silence/false spring& #39; by @mccaelaa and oh!! i love it. short, but so so sweet. love the physicality of this one--"the pulp of rain"???? gorgeous. i& #39;m a sucker for both flowers and catholic imagery, so my fav lines come as no surprise...
next up, 2 poems by gabrielle gallardo, & #39;birdsong& #39; and & #39;earthly pacts& #39;. & #39;shrike& #39; and & #39;in a week& #39; are my FAVS so ik already that i& #39;ll love these. & #39;birdsong& #39;: GORGEOUS!!! WHAT!! starts off pink, and soft, and sweet, and ends with the desperation of a throatful of thorns. w o w.
& #39;earthly pacts& #39;: oh!! [snaps] "We did not know / we had sharp teeth, animal urge to / feed on heavenly hands" i am... in love with this. the gentleness of decay and the bite of sacrilege all in one poem? Yes Please.
![& #39;earthly pacts& #39;: oh!! [snaps] "We did not know / we had sharp teeth, animal urge to / feed on heavenly hands" i am... in love with this. the gentleness of decay and the bite of sacrilege all in one poem? Yes Please.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUokuO-WoAAHoHf.png "& #39;earthly pacts& #39;: oh!! [snaps] \"We did not know / we had sharp teeth, animal urge to / feed on heavenly hands\" i am... in love with this. the gentleness of decay and the bite of sacrilege all in one poem? Yes Please.")
next up is & #39;some old words found on circle boulevard& #39; by @RadioAirHyper. i honestly want to go on this bird& #39;s adventure alongside it. also, the beauty of having a paragraph full of amazing, dazzling adventures, and ending it with "simply escape the rain"? yep. love it.
next, @ayo_soars& #39; & #39;put your emptiness to melody& #39; (stellar lyric choice, honestly): y& #39;all, i gasped MULTIPLE times reading this. like.. "an emptiness that makes us rattle"? ok. cool. i& #39;m moved. aaaaand the final two lines?? literally stunning.
next we have & #39;the path& #39; by some zara williams person?? so here are my favourite lines from that i GUESS.
next up & #39;eucharist& #39; by kelsey krempasky. already excited by the imagery the title alone evokes, so let& #39;s GO: ok yeah this is gorgeous. i love... literally every line of this. the second stanza in particular is SO moving. and the final lines? human love meeting sacrament? perfect.
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