#Poetry

Dr Benjamin 'Ward Viking' Janaway 💙

drjanaway

You may say 'I cannot do this again'You may say 'I am terrified.'You are not alone. But in the moments of greatest tumult does come the opportunity for bravery above

Olivia Waite

O_Waite

Since we’re talking historical romance and realism today, let me tell you two formative moments of research I had that have influenced my thinking about this subject. A thread! 1.

Ibram X. Kendi

DrIbram

In 2018, as the symbolic 400th birthday of Black America approached in 2019, I reflected on a way to commemorate this historic occasion. I had finished treatment for metastatic cancer.

|| Bhāratavarṣa ||

InfoVedic

Did you know this Great personality?I m sharing this because it an Inspirational story & we all know our media will never show thisA journey from a Dishwasher to Padma

Alán ACAB

MigrantScribble

The conversation around the “Latino/a/e/x”/ “Hispanic” vote is exhausting because to start: Latinidad is not a race; an accent is not a race; nationalities & birthplaces are not indicative of

Catherynne M. Valente

catvalente

I’ve been an author for 16 yearsIt only occurred to me TODAY to question the followingI’ll be paid to teach writing or performingI’ll be paid to give talks (perform) on

CBS This Morning

CBSThisMorning

Did you know that @TheAmandaGorman has performed five commissioned poems for @CBSThisMorning?Here's "The Miracle of Morning" (April 2020) "Fury and Faith" by @TheAmandaGorman for @CBSThisMorning. (June 2020) "

Emma Atkinson

eatkinso

This morning, @SalmonCoast released a report presenting one approach to assessing the status of #salmon pop'ns in the Broughton Archipelago, northeast Vancouver Island, and surrounding mainland inlets. These waters fall

Ross Showalter

rosshowalter

Paul Hostovsky has a forthcoming poetry book called DEAF & BLIND. I won’t read it. I don’t think there needs to be another book about hearing gawking. A thread— In

Sarah

coolcurrybooks

Don't ask me why I'm awake, but I've finally finished that post on Sappho!There's a transcript of the entire thing and various sources over on Tumblr: https://coolcurrybooks.tumblr.com/post/627399978577461248/rules-for-engag

Cicely Belle Blain

cicelybelle_xo

Happy New Year! Here's a thread on how you can make your professional/corporate Black History Month events *slightly* less tokenistic: Yes having Black History Month speakers does not solve or

Deny Fear

dean_frey

Irving PennGirl with Fruit, Shoe & Butterflies, 1946"It is the burning intensity of Penn's own being that puts the value into his pictures."- Cecil Beaton Iving PennJohn MarinNew York, 1947"Penn

leave the capitol - exit this Roman shell 🐚

fireh9lly

The Victorians screwed up how we talk about geniuses forever. Turned Shakespeare and Mozart from talented and skilled men to freakish, unassailable superhumans so impossible to square with the actual

Ramanuj Mukherjee

law_ninja

Something happened in my first year of college that had a big impact on me. Storytime! A thread I thought the world of myself. I joined law school having topped

Shiv Ramdas

nameshiv

Ok mine never did any of this, but gather around children, & I will now tell you the story of how my grandmother, the quietest women ever, beat up the

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rebeca6169

"Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of Champagne." #PaulClaudel #BOTD 1868 Paul Claudel

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