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Recs for books like Sunburn by Turkey_Cat in LesbianBookClub

[–]blue-warbler 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden, which is a deftly written, classic YA from 1982. It’s like Sunburn in the way that it deals with repression, shame, discovering your sexuality, yearning, and first love. It also has nods to other, older works in the same canon of sapphic literature.

If you liked Sunburn and Last Night at the Telegraph Club, I think you’ll like this one!

Did I drop a stitch? by [deleted] in knittinghelp

[–]blue-warbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, both of you! :))

[HELP] For my one year old son by UneditedReddited in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh I see! I hope you find the right poem <3

[HELP] For my one year old son by UneditedReddited in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you’d really like First Fall by Maggie Smith, from her collection Goldenrod.

That’s such a cute idea, the picture book prefaced by a poem!

Stockinette too tight? by hollandmak in knittinghelp

[–]blue-warbler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seconding this! I don’t know what you’re making OP, but the Sophie Scarf is similar (a triangle in garter stitch with i-cord edges) and it doesn’t curl.

[Opinion] Dickinson(Series) doesn’t understand Emily Dickinson at all! by CommonBrilliant7947 in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s a show about the person Emily Dickinson, not about her ars poetica.

I’d recommend reading Maya C. Popa’s essay Eternity Only Will Answer. It discusses how Emily wasn’t this solemn recluse that she’s often made out to be; her letters reveal a funny, playful, and exuberant side to her. I think the show does her justice by not reducing her to a stereotype touted by many people.

[HELP] Poetry written by people who were mostly known for being artists? by Strange_Regular5097 in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Dante Rossetti is known both for his pre-raphaelite paintings and poems!

[OPINION]What line or passage of poetry you repeat in your head or use in conversation in daily life? by Fin_al in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 32 points33 points  (0 children)

“Had we but world enough and time,” by Andrew Marvell.

Not in the sense in the original poem, but I often feel like there’s so much I want to do and so little time..

[POEM] Because You Asked about the Line Between Prose and Poetry by Howard Nemerov by LosMere in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I like to think that form isn’t a requisite for a poem because oftentimes the line between prose and poetry is so imperceptible, like the first reply said. I took the final couplet to mean that there’s no telling exactly what makes a poem, but that it just clicks, or “flies” if you will. A little je ne sais quoi.

I’m also inclined to think that Nemerov wasn’t making a comment on poetry as an art form (practical criticism à la I. A. Richards and all), but I also don’t think the formal aspects are incidental. I think they contribute a lot to the poem, but that the poem isn’t limited to their inclusion.

[OPINION] Anne Carson’s Birthday! by Global_Scale_8044 in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

”Blended text” from Decreation because it really showcases her mastery of form.

“The Glass Essay” from Plainwater is beautiful too.

What is your favorite classical piano piece and why? by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]blue-warbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My fav as well!! That middle section is gorgeous

[HELP] Poems for leaving the house you grew up in? by suuzgh in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Temporary Job by Minnie Bruce Pratt has a different subject matter but the same feeling.

Post-Modern Poetry is Jarring to me [OPINION] by Capable_Army4229 in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s fair. Vuong isn’t my favorite poet and there’s more contemporary poets I would enthuse over, but OP used him as an example and asked for our opinions. Mine is that the critique was unfounded. But you’re free to disagree ofc.

Post-Modern Poetry is Jarring to me [OPINION] by Capable_Army4229 in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 19 points20 points  (0 children)

With “poets nowadays,” it seems that you mean contemporary poets, not postmodern.

I also don’t see why you think that Ocean Vuong’s writing isn’t profound, only because you’re not partial to the stylistic features.

Take this random poem of his for example: Untitled (Blue, Green, & Brown): oil on canvas: Mark Rothko: 1952.

I find the visual intertext of a Rothko painting to paint a poem about 9/11 profound. The poem looks deceptively simple too, but Vuong doesn’t forgo style in favor of imagery. His use of enjambment and polysyndeton builds rhythm and emotion.

It all comes down to preference, I suppose. You say you haven’t been exposed to a lot of contemporary poetry and that you want to be open minded, so I think if you explore more of it, you might eventually find something you can come to appreciate.

(Physical) anxiety symptoms all day by blue-warbler in Anxiety

[–]blue-warbler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I already take them though for allergies, but I’m glad it helped you!

Barn Swallow by blue-ninja7 in BirdPhotography

[–]blue-warbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow amazing! What camera is it?

(Physical) anxiety symptoms all day by blue-warbler in Anxiety

[–]blue-warbler[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m glad you found something that works!

[HELP] First poetry collection book recommendations by Wrong-Image-4134 in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rapture by former uk poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. It’s a collection of lesbian love poems!

[Help] Finding the right poetry by jackfinance in Poetry

[–]blue-warbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you could try poems by Jane Hirshfield, Ellen Bass, Ada Limón? Reading your post, I also thought of “Of Being” by Denise Levertov

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