I tend to criticize myself for how much time I spend on social media (especially Twitter). Then, I scroll through the photos on my phone and remember that it’s mostly screenshots of poems and words of wisdom I’ve found on Twitter. For me, it’s a source of inspiration and discovery that I wouldn’t otherwise have.
I’ve been meaning to curate and share for months, but… well, it takes time and I take a lot of screen shots. It’s only the middle of the month and I have over 50 them. I have more from the other months. Sorting isn’t easy and cataloging seems impossible. Anything I download is named IMG_2476.PNG or something like that and there’s no good way to go through them and easily rename them for easy retrieval. At the house, I know where all of my Stephen Dunn poems are – they’re in the books with his name on the spine. Further complicating matters, not every screenshot or tweet lists who the author is – sometimes it’s just a fragment of poem. I’ve tried to add titles and author names in the captions where they were missing.
Anyhoo… in lieu of posting my own writing, I’ve decided to share some of the poems and words I’ve come across these past few weeks. It’s poetry, so it’s usually about grief, or love, or loss, or grief and love and loss or something melancholy or bittersweet. I have way more than these. I hope to get around to sharing others soon. For now, I hope you enjoy (and maybe enjoy isn’t the right word). Apologies if they don’t render well – especially on mobile devices.
