cummings often manages a balance between cryptic and intimate, between playful and deep.
I'd never before read this particular piece; it's beautiful.
this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2024
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A community to celebrate published and OC works of poetry.
Welcome to !poetry
Guidelines & Community Rules
In addition to the general rules of lemmy.world:
Published Poetry
1a: Poetry posts should include the title and the author, when the author is known.
O.C. Poetry
2a: Sharing original poetry is encouraged, but it must be preceded by the tag "[OC]."
2b: If an [OC] post is requesting feedback, it should also follow with the "[FB]" tag. It would look like the following example:
[OC] [FB] Nothing Gold Can Stay
Feedback
All feedback should be given in good faith.
3a: All [FB] requests should be met with comments constructive in nature. It is okay to dislike parts of a poem, but make sure to explain why you feel that way.
3b: Feedback does not need to be extraordinary in nature. Simply expressing how a work makes you feel is often enough.
3c: Use the honor system. When you receive good feedback, return it in kind to another author. Everyone appreciates knowing their work is being read and appreciated.
As this community develops, these guidelines may be adjusted.
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Use four of these at the beginning of a line to create a standard indent.
UPDATE:
Some methods of access do not format markdown correctly. I am currently testing various apps and web interfaces to see what does and does not retain formatting.
In the interim, it is encouraged to post text poetry as you normally would, but to include a link at the beginning or end of the post with access to a website or image that retains the formatting as intended.
Other Poetry Communities
Poetry lovers unite! In the style of the fediverse, multiple poetry communities have arisen, and will continue to rise. I will try to keep a list here of communities across instances that are worth checking out!
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I wish I knew the title, I found the image on Facebook.
You are tired (I think).
ee cummings titles are usually the first or first two lines of the poem
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lmao. Sorry, I was reading this and initially got a totally different vibe than (I hope) was intended: you're tired, don't tell anyone where you're going, just come with me to a place no one knows about where they won't be able to find you and I can help you 'sleep' .... - signed, local serial killer
...is that not what this is? Or a suicide pact? I'm very much getting a Don't Fear the Reaper vibe.
I remember studying ee cummings in high school. Our teacher thought he was a hack. Later I learned that my teach was Will Shakespeare and he time traveled to try to revive the sonnet.
yea a good one