Emily Dickinson:

Tomorrow the world.

One of my favourite dictionary facts: the verb ‘go’ has always lacked a past tense based on itself. So we opted for the past tense of ‘wend’, as in ‘to wend one’s way’. Which means that instead of ‘I goed’, we say ‘I went’.

“You grind the coffee / with the small roar of a mind / trying to clear itself.” — Linda Pastan

This is so real. From The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows:

– Words by José Olivarez from Citizen Illegal

I have a new hero

– Emily Dickinson, from a letter to an unknown recipient wr. c. 1862

"I exist in two places, here and where you are." ― Margaret Atwood

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I've probably read this poem 100 times, but when the world seems particularly gone to hell, it still brings me to tears.

We should hold each other more while we are still alive, even if it hurts. - Robin Beth Schaer, "Holdfast" 🖤

Today's Poetry Thread: COMMUNICATION I love this poem so much. Feel free to add poems.

Pure magic. We’re so used to seeing wildlife photographers capture the majesty of powerful beasts of the jungle. Thank you, Julian Rad, for reminding us that if we only walked slowly & looked down mindfully, there are magical creatures all around us, every single day. #Friday

“In a perfect world, we would slow dance / with someone we love” — Kelli Russell Agodon (@KelliAgodon)

Rainer Maria Rilke, tr. W. D. Snodgrass

Why do I love what fades? Mark Strand

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