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Holding it down in Illinoisy
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Post a book you love from the 70’s (first edition, 1974)
First edition cover of Robert Cormoer’s novel, THE CHOCOLATE WAR. In background, boy in dark coat running in street, his shadow stretching into the foreground
July 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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I have a kitchen device that lets me spin lettuce. There is no elegant way to say this— people with living hearts that could fit in my chest want to melt the city where I was born. At his elementary school in an American suburb, a boy's shirt says: "We Did It To Hiroshima, We Can Do It To Tehran!" —Kaveh Akbar
June 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Repost with a favorite book from childhood (still a favorite in adulthood!) #booksky
Black cover of paperback edition,THE WESTING GAME, in red font creating small half circle. Green mansion constructed of American paper currency is the central image, with yellow, blue, and red fireworks exploding above. Text at bottom reads, Winner of the Newberry award, author Ellen Raskin
April 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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I am, I really am
Tiny stuffed mouse with grey felt hood holding a tiny staff in one paw and raspberries in the other paw. Caption reads, I AM PLAGUED BY CONCEPTS
January 25, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Poets are beautiful. Hope to emulate this good energy walking into 2025
Terrance Hayes and Padma Lakshmi walking down a NYC sidewalk with clasped hands, tiny dog in orange coat on leash following between them. Padma is bespectacled and wearing cream leather knee-high boots. Terrance Hayes sweater is grey wool and his scarf is multi -colored in shades of blue, red, white, and gold
January 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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We lost our tree to tornado a year ago—in fall, the leaves would turn my bedroom orange when sun shone through the window. Over 100 years old. A hard loss. We’ve planted a new baby tree who thrives though so small!
January 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Bygone era
These pigeons look like they’re posing for an 80s/90s rap album (pic of five pigeons in foreground, pecking aggressively, two behind, backing up the pigeons rappers)
December 17, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Important
An historic moment: Santa Claus and Robert Smith reach an agreement that will allow Goths to celebrate Christmas (photo of the two shaking hands and smiling)
December 5, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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poets

H/t @blacklavendermilk
Still Scene from MIDSOMMAR with triangle house aflame in background, boyfriend jn bears it inside; May Queen in flower dress foregrounded— HOW IT FEELS TO BE A POET— landscape, burning building, smoke all also the poet
December 1, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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goals
A guy who lives on my street rang my doorbell and said, “are you the lesbian who saves the cats?” And I said, “Yes. That’s exactly who I am. Let me get my coat.” - @theheatherhogan
November 29, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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plums

h/t Katie Farris
Brown haired mustache man in purple plum suit: “we are the daughters of the plums that were in the icebox that you couldn’t eat”
November 22, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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Reminder
FLEABAG main character, wide-eyed looking directly, intently at someone in front of her — “Hair is everything”
November 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
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Peoria, Illinois (adding it up)
Street sign next to an office building and leafy tree reads: HONORARY VIOLENT FEMMES WAY
November 19, 2024 at 2:39 AM
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💚
November 15, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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evil
November 15, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 1:30 PM
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✊
Myriad pairs of black boots on the floor. Caption reads, “scenes from an anarchist baby shower”
February 7, 2024 at 12:25 AM
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“Vertigo” by Anne Stevenson. #SmallPoemSunday
Mind led body to the edge of the precipice. They stared in desire at the naked abyss. If you love me, said mind, take that step into silence. If you love me, said body, turn and exist. “Vertigo” by Anne Stevenson
February 4, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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When you’re landlocked, water can be scary #illinois
Text: I talk a lot of smack for someone who has to tiptoe in the 5 ft end of the pool or else I’ll drown… Credit: @crazybitchprobs
February 2, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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Samesies
Tiny green owl waving with caption, “Let’s review your mistakes!” and tag line, “My brain at 3am”
January 26, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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🐳
MOBY DICK’s white whale emerging above the waves & boat with Ahab standing. Caption (whale speaks) “I will get a restraining order.”
January 20, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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I don’t want to brag, but… *blushes*
A gravestone with inscription, “Poet, Philosopher, Failure.” Social media caption reads, “Find someone who can do all three.”
January 15, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Ouch.

Liana Fink, THE NEW YORKER
Woman stands in front of stove, cooking, whilst children and animals tug at her body for attention. She is harried. Man looks on, not helping. Says, “You’re not the carefree woman I married.”
January 12, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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Well, hell (literally)

Credit: @HWcalligraphy on TikTok
Young blonde girl in short-sleeved pink shirt with thumbs up, caption: day 1 of decreasing my 401k contribution every time I can comfortably wear just a t-shirt in December
December 29, 2023 at 8:53 PM
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Ya Ya! MONSTER MOVIE—A collection of linked poems looking at America through the movie camera’s lens, with a slippery sense of genre & a narrator who’s starting to sense this story may not have a happy ending www.laurabandy.org
Poetry collection cover with acid-yellow background color and threatening black birds swooping sideways, entitled MONSTER MOVIE by Laura Bandy
December 29, 2023 at 8:50 PM