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A #poem: "The Drowning Man Dreams of Different Deaths" → https://fncll.org/the-drowning-man-dreams-of-different-deaths/
The Drowning Man Dreams of Different Deaths

Toppling from a tightropestretched between your bare knees Last fallen man in a dance contest Jumping from a plane wearing abackpack instead of a parachutedying, as they say, of laughter Stomach so stuffed with sweetsthe witch can barely cram youinto her glowing oven Of thirst, mouth too dry to form words So quickly from the...

FNCLL
Blackout: Lolita #1 – FNCLL

Oh also final point, I promise! My Grandad understood something that I think is a big part of my own philosophy too: that people are made up of two things - atoms and stories. When your atoms break down, what's left is stories.

My Grandad wrote his memoirs and sent them to all his grandchildren. We'll pass them down to the next generation, and that way everyone gets to hear about his amazing life and his love for Granny.

Tell your stories. They're precious.

Sent out the 100th #poem to the Daily(ish) Poem list today, with a fitting entry by Elizabeth Alexander. "Poetry / is where we are ourselves [...] are we not of interest to each other?" → https://dailyish-poem.wyrdbyword.xyz/ #poem #mailinglist
Wyrd by Word's Daily(ish) Poem

A daily(ish) short poem or poem-like thing by writers from around the galaxy. No advertising. No commentary. No tracking.

James Dickey: An Appreciation (1997) → https://fncll.org/james-dickey-an-appreciation/ #poetry
James Dickey: An Appreciation – FNCLL

I didn’t realize Norman Dubie died (just six weeks ago). What a poet. Anyone who loves poetry should at least have a copy of _The Mercy Seat_ (his collected poems from the late 60s - 2001). #poet #poetry #rip
Hours of testimony about the Oxford #Comma, committee strife, a ruling, and Vampire Weekend. The Seattle Council finally gets something done... → https://archive.ph/j3Ezz #OxfordComma #grammar
The time draws near when it will be too late to ever be of someplace else. Or has it already?

Speaking of #Gatsby, this confluence is fascinating:

- Florence Welch's #Broadway musical: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/florence-welch-great-gatsby-musical-1234684283/
- Another Broadway musical produced by Chunsoo Shim: https://gatsbyonbroadway.com/
- The Immersive Gatsby - https://www.immersivegatsby.com/

Florence Welch's 'Great Gatsby' Musical to Premiere Next Year

Artist’s interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel will come out ahead of the book’s centenary

Rolling Stone
A #blackout #poem using the final page of The Great Gatsby → https://fncll.org/blackout-the-great-gatsby-1/ #poetry
Blackout: The Great Gatsby #1 – FNCLL