anne carson is so crazy imagine just saying something like this in casual conversation
ELLEN BASS
the sarah poems by Ruth Awad
I twist like a sunflower at the sound of your voice.
— Kait Rokowski, from "The Civil Guillotine" in So Much For the Mercy Kill
Richard Siken
I want it back = I drag its dead weight forward
donating my heavily annotated copy of house of leaves to the local library so that the person reading it gets a 5th layer of narrative to be confused by
2025
you are allowed to have a moment to think before you speak
terrifying sincerity will demand from you the kind of composure and character you are seeking
practice asking yourself questions and answer them without seeking references or resources or answers that others gave
the difference between ritual and routine is faith, and the kind of faith you need to give to your habits—what they each mean to you— is something to be curious, reflective, intentional about. you are afraid that habits will sap your life of meaning, so give them meaning of their own
Lila (divine play)
novelty & magic are rivers, not reservoirs
revolutions by himani bannerji
I WISH IT HAD ALL BEEN DIFFERENT!!!!!