Katie Demko's Commonplace

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[katiechillinsky]

I have never wanted another life, but I know the story of the pursuit

-“Root”, Terrance Hayes

#satisifed #life #happiness

(via katiechillinsky)

[evkenn17]

"This is a time capsule for the Coast: words of the people —don’t forget us—”

-Natasha Trethewey, “Liturgy to the Mississippi Gulf Coast” (via evkenn17)

[demko22]

Resisting Gender Normativity

[demko22]

There's #war in the world,

There's #violence in the #nation,

#Pain in our lives,

and all around #destruction.

And though we all #struggle,

There's #power in #perception,

So look for the #beauty,

Find love in the #madness,

In #death seek good #memory,

And #smile through the sadness.

[jakestankey54]

"Not you as some pale poetling seated at a desk lisping cadenzas piano, But as a strong man erect, clothed in blue clothes, advancing, carrying rifle on your shoulder”

Walt Whitman “Eighteen Sixty-One

[bronsonstacy16]

No dainty rhymes or sentimental love verses for you terrible year

-“1861”  (via bronsonstacy16)

[brandon-rapp]

America I’ve given you all and now I’m nothing.

Ginsberg, America

#overdramatic

(via brandon-rapp)

[poetryofresistance]

"Where Whitman rejoices in giving oneself to society, Ginsberg is consumed by the anxiety that comes along with this sacrifice. He dwells on the inevitable aftermath of being a part of something bigger than yourself: that you yourself don’t exist."

The Laurel Tree Cudgel: War and Walt Whitman in Allen Ginsberg’s “America” (via poetryofresistance)

[rsparksblog]

"I woke up, I asked why"

seven testimonies (redacted). Nick Flynn. (via rsparksblog)

[trevorhansen412]

"i have never wanted another life, but i know the story of pursuit: the dream of a gate standing open, a grill and folding chairs, a new yard boxed in light."

Root- Terrance Hayes 

#thought #new #fresh #free #tradeplaces

(via trevorhansen412)

[demko22]

This is a memory of the Coast: to each his own recollections, her reclamations, their restorations, the return of the Coast.

"Liturgy to the Mississippi Gulf Coast" - Natasha Trethewey

[demko22]

Violence had to preface such beauty

"No Ararat" - Ricky Laurentiis

[demko22]

A farmer I was, twenty-two on the ground--hands feet back fists & blood.

"Seven testimonies" - Nick Flynn

[demko22]

See, I only date hood. My last man? He never even met his father. Four women, six kids. Three of whom are named after luxury cars. Child support? Do you know anything about your people?

"Some Stipulations" - Ross Gay

[demko22]

He will tell you the distance between heartbreak and rage.

"Within Two Weeks" - Ross Gay

[demko22]

A bag of rice will not bring you back. A poem cannot bring you.

"Arroz Poetica" - Arachelis Girmay

[demko22]

He's cool, but he don't know what I am, & so what.

"What I Am"- Terrance Hayes