'A poem should not be flawless but should be able to bear the burden of its flaws' - Chelsey Minnis

Animaris Rex is an 18-metre-long walking 'beach animal' propelled by the wind, created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering.

the shape of beauty.
the beauty, of shape.
•
Bob Kolbrener

Early morning poetry writing spot, with Dante. ❤️ #BooksandBeans

from NEW LIFE (Wave Books, 2023)
by Ana Božičević

❤️Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun youtu.be/JE-dqW4uBEE?si… via YouTube

❤️Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl (US Version) (Official Music Video) youtu.be/w_HA5Czhtx4?si… via YouTube

Day 12 is Annick MacAskill’s No Meeting Without Body. It’s brilliant…and so hard to choose just a few poems. Read the whole collection! Here are three of my favourites of Annick’s poems. #TodaysPoem

'The government must make good on its promise to secure a sustainable future for creating & publishing in Canada. Canadian writers, visual artists & publishers can’t afford to wait any longer.' An op ed by ACP & UNEQ via The Hill Times. hilltimes.com/story/2024/04/…

If we don't invest in Canadian stories, they will cease to be written. #Budget2024 may be the last chance for this government to fulfill its promise to increase funding for writers & publishers. Pascale St-Onge & Chrystia Freeland, the pen is in your hand ✍️ publishers.ca/increase-cbf-p…

Another exclusive webinar for TWUC members: Humour Me! Tune in for a presentation on finding humour in writing by Terry Fallis. 📚😂 Q&A hosted by Amy Jones Amy Jones.

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This is one of the best descriptions I've lately ran into.

Calla Lily (Lily-Yellow No. 2) wikiart.org/en/georgia-o-k…

Rainy night reading is Claire Keegan’s brilliant story, Small Things Like These, about the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. “It was a December of crows” might just be one of the best lines I’ve ever read…❤️

Day 11 is Ada Limon’s The Carrying. She’s the current Poet Laureate of the United States. I’ve loved her work for a long time. Here are three of my favourite poems.✨ #TodaysPoem

5am reading time and someone would rather than not read…🙄

‘I am sorry,’ said Frog.

❤️✨❤️The Pogues - A Rainy Night In Soho youtu.be/PSyL-TrD_2g?si… via YouTube

It may reveal a lot to you about the sort of child I was when I say I was obsessed with the artist John Duncan. 🎨