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"It began with the way the two rivers touched." Returning some beauty and tenderness to the world with this gorgeous poem. A favourite. 'Simple Desires' by Mary Robles, published in Grain 52.2 ❤️ #poetrycommunity #poetry

Sam Altman is an extremely dangerous psychopath.

Love this poem from @susanlleary.bsky.social’s stunning new collection, More Flowers. Definitely get yourself a copy!

Every time I re-read Mueller, I'm reminded I should teach a class on her work:

Dear Jack, Mr. Nicklaus, I know u don't care about the cruelty, the rapes, the corruption, the incompetence blah, blah, blah but dude the man cheats at golf!

"How every apple is the poison apple. How rosy the skin. How sweet the flesh. How to suck the apple's poison is the one true meal, the invocation and the Last Supper." Diane Seuss, [Here on this edge I have had many diminutive visions.] poems.com/poem/here-on...

Miller Time Every morning Steven Miller Looks into the mirror and hates The world all over again Then takes it out on the rest of us

Anyone else noticing that stupid Tik Tok challenges are getting people killed?

Silver Medal Stalin, rolling in his grave. Mao murdered even more. P. S. Honorable Mention: Putin.

Dear MAGA, Just because you love Trump don't expect him to love you back (Spinoza paraphrase)

The Prez, The Photo The one with young Ivanka On his lap. Whenever he has sex, He closes his eyes and remembers. Those were the happiest days of his life.

The murderer who got away with it: Vladimir Kramnik.

Donny should be thanking Comey for helping him win the 2016 electoral college not prosecuting him.

"The imperial piano, its 89th, 90th, 91st strings unsummoned, unwoken." Jane Hirshfield, "Ghazal For The End Of Time", in LEDGER 🤍 #poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #posthumanism

Genocide You're not allowed to talk about it. You're not allowed to even think it. Not when the two thousand pound bombs are yours.

Let's see. Roughly 1500 Israeli deaths. Roughly 50000 Palesinian deaths. What's one Isreali death worth? 30 Palestinians? 50? 100? And yes each one matters. Still disproportionate no?

"Hotel California" is the greatest rock song of all time.