The full poem “The Break” by Anne Sexton.
My bones are loose as clothespins,
as abandoned as dolls in a toy shop
and my heart, old hunger motor, with its sins
revved up like an engine that would not stop.
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The Best WW2 Historical Fiction Books
My favorite WW2 Historical Fiction books, set during World War 2, including All The Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and many more.
A List of the Best Charles Bukowski Quotes
My list of the best Charles Bukowski quotes from the poet laureate himself. Bukowski quotes about life, love, drinking, writing & more.
The Dead Woman by Pablo Neruda
my feet will want to walk to where you are sleeping, but
I shall stay alive,
because above all things
you wanted me unconquerable…
The Best Love Poem Ever Written
This is the best love poem ever written, Pablo Neruda’s XVII aka Sonnet 17. “I do not love you as though you were a salt-rose, or topaz, or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off…”
The Best Anais Nin Quotes
My list of the best Anais Nin quotes, from her various novels, essays, and erotica. Her writings are full of passion, overwhelming heart, and beauty.
Roll the Dice by Charles Bukowski
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.” Complete poem ‘Roll the Dice’ by Charles Bukowski. Featuring the video ‘All the way’ by Willem Martinot Charles, based on the poem by Bukowski.
A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf
A very short story by Virginia Woolf titled “A Haunted House.” Found in the movie “A Ghost Story.” Beautiful.
Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
The famously beautiful full poem ‘Annabel Lee’ by Edgar Allan Poe. “We loved with a love that was more than love…”
Dinosauria, we | poem by Charles Bukowski
Poem “Dinosauria, we” by Charles Bukowski. We are born into this.
Eighteen Days Without You by Anne Sexton
The full poem “Eighteen Days Without You” by Anne Sexton- my favorite winter, December poem.
Books I Fell in Love with This Year
In 2015, I made an effort to dedicate more time to reading. This is a list of a few books I fell in love with in 2015.
You Write Many Poems about Death by Charles Bukowski
and remember this:
the page you are looking at
now,
I once typed the words
with care
with you in mind
under a yellow
light
with the radio
on.
Variations on the Word Sleep
“I would like to be the air that inhabits you for a moment only. I would like to be that unnoticed and that necessary.” – Margaret Atwood
Alone With Everybody by Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski’s poem Alone With Everybody. “..we are all trapped
by a singular
fate.
nobody ever finds
the one.”
