theseseventeen:
24 years old: “But what will happen?” he asked, and where did twelve go?
24 years old:
“But what will happen?” he asked,
and where did twelve go?
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poetry, personal, haiku, environment, birthday, older, growing,
visual-poetry:
from the book “AH HHHHHhHhhhhhHhhhhhaha” by dennis garvin (1976)
Reblogged 2 months ago from visual-poetry
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poetry, visual poetry, Alone,
girlsack:
“Haiku for the Single Girl”
Reblogged 3 months ago from musingsinfemininity
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haiku, poetry, illustration, internet dating,
You Want A Social Life, With FriendsKenneth Koch
austinkleon:
Kenneth Koch reading “You Want A Social Life With Friends” (2000) This was recorded by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life. Here’s what she has to say about it: One of my favorite poems appears in the book on page 144. It is called So You Want A Social Life With Friends, and it is by Kenneth Koch. In the fall of 2000, I had the privilege of recording Mr. Koch reading this poem in his Upper East Side apartment for an audio magazine project I was working on. I used a tiny Radio Shack tape recorder, and take full responsibility for the lack of high sound quality. (But I do admit I like the crackling and soundproof-lessness.) He was an impeccable, flawless reader—we were finished in two or three takes. Though he had been reluctant to agree to our session, once underway, he was a gracious, charismatic host. He had set up a nice tray with glasses of grapefruit juice. Fitting, because the whole thing was bittersweet. Mr. Koch died a year later. I believe this is one of his last recordings. Amazing! One of my favorite poems, too.
Kenneth Koch reading “You Want A Social Life With Friends” (2000)
This was recorded by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, author of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life. Here’s what she has to say about it:
One of my favorite poems appears in the book on page 144. It is called So You Want A Social Life With Friends, and it is by Kenneth Koch. In the fall of 2000, I had the privilege of recording Mr. Koch reading this poem in his Upper East Side apartment for an audio magazine project I was working on. I used a tiny Radio Shack tape recorder, and take full responsibility for the lack of high sound quality. (But I do admit I like the crackling and soundproof-lessness.) He was an impeccable, flawless reader—we were finished in two or three takes. Though he had been reluctant to agree to our session, once underway, he was a gracious, charismatic host. He had set up a nice tray with glasses of grapefruit juice. Fitting, because the whole thing was bittersweet. Mr. Koch died a year later. I believe this is one of his last recordings.
Amazing! One of my favorite poems, too.
Reblogged 4 months ago from austinkleon
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poetry, reading, inspiration, who needs parties,
Entitled, “You are not dead” #poetry #newyear (Taken with Instagram at The Wildness Beyond)
Posted 4 months ago
poetry, newyear,
Agendas
projections by jenny holzer in tongeren (2004)
Reblogged 5 months ago from penny-rollins
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poetry, visual, visual poetry, projections, poetry projection, city, cityscape,
thedustdancestoo:
let’s pretend the carpet is an ocean of sharks like we used to, when we used to stay here, snuggled up together for days.
let’s pretend
the carpet is an ocean of sharks
like we used to, when we used to
stay here, snuggled up together
for days.
(Source: thedustdancestoo)
Reblogged 5 months ago from thedustdancestoo
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him, her, poetry,
12 Years Old. What will happen?
Best when heard
“San Francisco Scene” - Kerouac
Posted 6 months ago
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Kerouac, environment, beat, read, poetry, performed, write, writing,
I am so excited for tomorrow.
birds congregating on a telephone wire for Sunday gossip
birds congregating
on a telephone wire
for Sunday gossip
Reblogged 7 months ago from thedustdancestoo
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haiku, poetry, birds, sunday,
This world is poetry.
nevver:
Occupy Everything
Reblogged 7 months ago from nevver
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occupywallstreet, poetry,
Sappho
Reblogged 10 months ago from 4tracking
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poetry, deserved,
26,002 notes
bat, batty, poem, poetry, shel silverstein,
May you find a nice, sweet girl
with lustrous brown hair
and lovely eyes to match.
May she bore you
each and every day
until you finally pass.
May she always be
agreeable
and never fight.
May she follow you
to the ends of the earth
where you try to hide.
Oh boy,
may you live
a long
and nice, sweet life.
Posted 10 months ago
bad poetry, bad writing, poetry, prose, hater,
lives in
the rusty
window screen
that filters
the laughter
of drunk pedestrians.
poetry, bad writing,
People start tragedies then blame the world
It wasn’t the world’s fault I’m afraid
That they started
The mess I couldn’t clean up
People as universe
People die, too
People as dark grey sky, the lights poke
Yellow dots of blue and silver
What is the field where the people live
What human tragedy could not stop this mess
People are the universe
When I enter a room I cheer the chatter of a thousand men
When I touch one heart, it spills its sky right out
What snow of hearts spill out
But leave no reminder?
And how do I feel?
I am alone
I was always alone
Dead person in a peopled universe, with flowers
Dead grass in a simple universe
With people
The animals of the everlasting like clear blue stars and planets
The heart of the evermore a thick blue plate
Held up against an infinite light
-Dorothea Lasky
Posted 12 months ago
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dorothea lasky, people, universe, dead, poetry, poem, tragedy, mess,
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