Sadiq
by Brian Turner
It should make you shake and sweat, nightmare you, strand you in a desert of irrevocable desolation, the consequences seared into the vein, no matter what adrenaline feeds the muscle its courage, no matter what god shines down on you, no matter what crackling pain and anger you carry in your fists, my friend, it should break your heart to kill.
…it should break your heart to kill.
08.01.2026 04:02
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14.06.2025 17:11
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Thank you so much for reading! ❤️
04.04.2025 03:41
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Just ordered! I love postcards, and I love poetry, so this is two great tastes that taste great together…
04.04.2025 03:40
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I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: Iowa can go suck three dry fucks.
04.03.2025 22:36
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Today's poem is "The Folk Songs of North America"
by Ann Hudson
from Subtraction Isn't Always Less
Subscribe and you'll hear the poet from your inbox!
www.versedaily.org/2025/thefolk...
07.02.2025 18:16
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Come join me for LOVE IS ALL THE RAGE: ODES AND ANTI-ODES! In person at one of Evanston's finest bookstores, @bookends.bsky.social. 2/11 6-7:30pm, and registration includes a copy of Joshua Bennett's fabulous book, OWED. Can't wait to see you!
30.01.2025 03:06
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Done. Happy new year.
01.01.2025 07:39
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Amazing! I love when the universe folds in on itself…
13.12.2024 15:09
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Thank you!
13.12.2024 03:00
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What a nice invitation! My book, Subtraction Isn’t Always Less, was just released from Next Page Press — a small publisher out of San Antonio doing kind and thoughtful work for poets and poetry. nextpage-press.com/subtraction-...
13.12.2024 02:43
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12.12.2024 16:39
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Snopes Investigates the Anderson Family’s Holiday Letter
To our dearest friends and family, FALSE. While this letter was indeed sent to dear friends and family, it has been confirmed that the recipient li...
"To our dearest friends and family..."
FALSE. While this letter was indeed sent to dear friends and family, it has been confirmed that the recipient list also included immediate neighbors, members of the PTO board, and Beth from work.
11.12.2024 01:30
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Image of man walking down a street. Invitation to a virtual poetry reading with Liz Ahl, Nicholas Goodly, and Ann Hudson. Weds 11/20/24, 7-8pm Central.
Join Liz Ahl @surlyacres.bsky.social, Nicholas Goodly, and me this Weds as we share poems and launch my new book. Sometimes the most courageous thing we can do is be together. Everyone welcome.
Register HERE: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
19.11.2024 02:25
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@rhinopoetry.bsky.social Rhino is here, too!
13.11.2024 02:10
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I'm so glad to see more poets here! Yay!
13.11.2024 00:28
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I know! I remember like it was … 30+ years ago. Golly.
07.05.2024 15:41
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Thanks, Streetwise! Hope all is well with you!
07.05.2024 01:52
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Black and white image of a light-skinned woman with short hair and glasses with workshop title: Elegiac Poetry: What Use is Grief?
I'd love to have you join me in this workshop on elegies. No experience necessary, but experienced poets welcome. Come as you are! (description and link follow)
**Scholarship money is available, so please let me or Next Page Press know if cost is an issue and we'll be delighted to help out.**
27.04.2024 14:53
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22.04.2024 15:00
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09.04.2024 03:34
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[holds head in hands]
08.04.2024 17:57
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I’m sorry for your loss.
06.04.2024 21:46
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03.02.2024 11:05
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One of my favorite, favorite books.
21.12.2023 21:53
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Sally Mann’s memoir Hold Still. I’ve been savoring it for months, reading it quietly between other things. It’s amazing.
19.12.2023 20:22
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