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National Poetry Month: Day 13! ❤📖

Here is another favorite by Sandra Cisneros, called Vino Tinto. I love the lush imagery in this poem!

If you're wondering what book this is with poems I keep taking pictures of, it's a journal I put together years ago that is just filled with all my favorite poems. I printed them out and taped them all in there like a crazy person! 😂 It was very comforting to carry it with me!

#NationalPoetryMonth

Warning: I have a lot of thoughts about this collection, which I expected to love & didn‘t.

In her poetry collection, “Loose Woman”, Sandra Cisneros reveals that she‘s A MESS. And proud of it. To her, it seems to show that she‘s living. I‘m torn between thinking, “How brave of her to show that she‘s a mess. How free,” & “Girl, make better decisions” (especially about men), & “Alyisha, it‘s not cool to judge other women. Stop that right now.” 👇🏻

Last #poemsbeforephones check-in for this collection!

“Did you say duress or dress?”

#poemsbeforephones

Portrait of a woman getting reading for battle, i.e. starting her day. 😉

— from Sandra Cisneros‘ “My Nemesis Arrives After a Long Hiatus”

#poemsbeforephones

Another one-poem, messy morning for me. But we did it! We made it through January & I‘m proud to have clocked 31 straight mornings of #poemsbeforephones.

I‘ve been thinking, though (see above for real-time image): going forward, I plan to continue my daily reading but post *only* when something strikes me as particularly beautiful or poignant.

For those who‘ve joined me, THANK YOU! 😊 Feel free to continue posting, hashtagging, & tagging me!

I came THISCLOSE to skipping out on my #poemsbeforephones resolution for the first time today. I unexpectedly had to be at work an hour earlier than normal (long story, but: blame it on the snow). Since I commute, this significantly impacted my morning routine! At the last minute, I hurriedly crammed a single poem in before rushing out of the house like a bat out of hell! 🦇🔥 I *think* it was about morning glories? 🤷‍♀️🙈

4 poems this morning & I actually really liked one of them! It‘s titled “Cloud.” It‘s jam-packed with metaphors & similes, which is maybe a little much, but I loved the one pictured above.

It also started with a Thich Nhat Hanh quote: “If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper.” ☁️

#poemsbeforephones

#poemsbeforephones checkin:

3 poems this morning, which brought me to the end of the second (out of three) sections. I can‘t say I‘m upset about nearing the end of this collection. It‘s not that I‘ve vehemently disliked it...it just hasn‘t been my favorite.

3 #poemsbeforephones this morning.

I didn‘t love anything but I did learn the word “dimity.”

dim·i·ty
/ˈdimədē/
noun
a hard-wearing, sheer cotton fabric woven with raised stripes or checks.
"a nightcap in white dimity edged with lace"

I read 2 or 3 poems this morning before completely misplacing my book. I‘ve checked every place — logical & completely stupid — I could think of. Did I make it *into* the bed? Did I put it in the fridge when I got milk for my coffee? It‘s GONE. It‘s a neat trick that I did, I guess. 🤷‍♀️🎩🐇 Should I take it on the road?

#poemsbeforephones

#poemsbeforephones checkin:

7 poems this morning.
Sometimes I accidentally type #phonesbeforepoems & then have to laugh & erase it. 🤷‍♀️

The above lines also work for @Chrissyreadit ‘s #HappilyEverAfterSwap! I like the juxtaposition of fairytales & Texas; you‘re not in Denmark anymore, Princess!

I love the night madness/bat simile. 🦇

#poemsbeforephones checkin:
3 poems; 3 snoozes.

😴😴😴

Art by: naktis | redbubble

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Last night, I dreamt that I forgot to read any poems this morning & totally ruined my New Year‘s Resolution streak. But! Good news! It was just a dream! Oh, thank god. 😅 I‘m clearly lacking for drama in my life (not complaining).

I read 6 poems this morning. The most I can say for the collection is that the poems always have great titles. I wish I felt the same about the poems themselves. 😕

#poemsbeforephones:

I started a new poetry collection this morning by Sandra Cisneros. I just read & completely fell for “The House on Mango Street” (courtesy of @ladyneverwhere & #NewYearWhoDis), so I went into “Loose Woman” with high hopes. I read 10 poems this morning...but nothing has truly spoken to me thus far. My favorite was “Something Like Rivers Ran,” about sex & the dissolution of barriers (including language & binaries).

I listened to this book of poems as I hiked the Outer Mountain Loop in Big Bend National Park for #optoutside weekend.

I love Cisneros! And the audiobook was read by her.

This is a fun one! @LibrarianRyan

Really enjoyed this collection of poems!

First day of a little vacation to Traverse City, in Michigan! Lovely view of the Grand Traverse bay and Michigan lake, plus lots of bookstores, wineries, and yummy eats! 😄 I brought Sandra Cisneros with me to happy hour! 😁🍷

Today's #QuotsyJan18 is in honour of #TimesUp. The mind-body #Balance and #WhyWeWearBlack
@TK-421

I keep forgetting to post this! I went to hear Sandra Cisneros at a reading here at the University of Iowa on 9/11. It was wonderful!

I was too shy & the line to get my book signed was too long. But my wonderful friend got my book signed the next day! 💖💖💖

For today's challenge-- one of my favorite Chicana authors ❤️ #maybookflowers #mexicanamericanwriters

Callie says "Hooman box-gifting person put these in MY box."
#bookhaul from Powell's who had a buy 2 used get 1 used free so I'm adding these to my #favoriteauthors shelves.
I love @Powells #catsoflitsy

This poetry collection is incredible. Sandra Cisneros is a phenomenal writer and plays with language here in really interesting ways. I will definitely be reading this book again (and again). If you are looking for a great poetry collection for National Poetry Month, look no further. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Make love to me in Spanish. Not with that other tongue."

So I ran with the suggestion of @lemonlime799 and put together a feminist reading list with an emphasis on fiction. Please add your suggestions👇🏽. I know there are so many more. #imwithyou #weholdtheline #overthis