#by taylor byron

[heartsleevemag]

GALLERY: Dermot Kennedy

Photos and words by Taylor Byron

Dermot Kennedy performed at Brighton Centre in Brighton and Hove, England, this past Monday. The show was all about Dermot's musical ability; it was very "Sonder" and reflective, the light production emphasizing that. The show felt intimate, and parts of it felt like the whole arena came together. No matter where you were in the arena, you had a clear view of the stage and could be part of the experience. Check out a few of our highlights below.

[zanephillips]

MINX 2.03 "It's Okay to Like It"

[burningvelvet]

being a romantic era poet: a quick how-to guide

walk around in nature contemplating Things. start hiking, swimming, sailing, rowing, shooting, riding, etc. for inspiration

be obsessed with the french revolution and related enlightenment-era figures like rousseau, voltaire, mary wollstonecraft, and madame de staël. be more disappointed by napoleon bonaparte than you are by your own father. 

speaking of fathers, your parents and most of your other relatives are all either dying or dead or emotionally abusive. if you have any siblings (full, half, step, or adopted) who DIDN'T die tragically already, then you may choose to be close to them. you also may end up being much TOO close to them. various circumstances may also ban you from seeing them. 

be at least slightly touched by madness and/or some other severe illness(es) including but not limited to: consumption, horrors, syphilis, deformities, lameness, terrors, piles, boils, pox, allergies, coughing, sleep abnormalities, gonorrhea, etc. — for which you must take frequent bed rest and copious amounts of Laudanum (opium derivation)

consider foregoing meat and adopting a vegetable diet instead to purify the spirits. you may also abstain from alcohol for the same reasons. alternatively, you may attempt the veggie diet, end up rejecting it, and becoming a rampant alcoholic instead. in romanticism there is no healthy medium between abstinence and excess.

reject, or at least heavily criticize, christianity. refuse to get married in a church and consider becoming a fervent champion of atheism. alternatively, you may embrace catholicism, but only on an aesthetic basis. eastern religions and minority religions are also acceptable, only because they piss off the christians. 

if you’re not a self-hating member of the aristocracy and instead have to work for a living, do something that allows you to benefit society, be creative, and/or contemplate life. viable options include, but are not limited to: apothecarist, doctor, teacher, preacher, lawyer, farmer, printmaker, publisher, editor. there is also the possibility of earning a few coins from your art. if you were cursed to be born a She, no worries. we believe in equality. you may choose from these occupations: wife, nanny, housekeeper, spinster, amanuensis (copy writer for a man), lady’s companion, divorced wife, singer/actress/escort, widow, regular escort, tutor, or housewife. 

speaking of sexist institutions, try rejecting marriage entirely. Declare your eternal devotion to your lover by having sex with them on your mother’s grave instead.

if you do get married — elope, and only let it be for necessary financial reasons, or to try and save a teenage girl from her controlling family, or out of true love with someone you view as your intellectual equal, or because your life is so racked with scandals and debt that you can only clear your name by matrimony to a wealthy religious woman as your last resort before fleeing the country.

After marriage, quickly assert your belief in the powers of free love and bisexuality by taking extramarital lovers and suggesting your spouse follow suit. If they cannot keep up with your intellectual escapades then consider leaving them. Later on, propose a platonic friendship with them following the separation, or beg them for reconciliation.

If your marriage is happy, try moving in with another bohemian couple to shake things up. Alternatively, you may die before the wedding for dramatic effect.

If you beget children (whether in or out of marriage, makes no matter), do society a favor by choosing to raise them with your beliefs. Consider adopting orphan children, or even non-orphan children. If their parents are poor enough they probably won’t mind. Try kidnapp— I mean adopting — children off the side of the road if you can. 

DIE but do it creatively. ideally young. ideas: prophecy your own death, lead an army into war and then die right before your first battle and on your deathbed curse everyone and demand to see a witch, write a will leaving money to your mistresses or some random young man you have an unrequited romantic obsession with, carry a copy of your dead friend's poetry and read it right before you drown so that your washed up corpse can only be identified by his book in your pocket, die while staring at your lover's shriveled up heart that you keep wrapped up in a copy of his own poetry and then be buried with it, die of the poet's illness (consumption) while your artist friend draws you and then be buried with your lover's writing, get mysteriously poisoned (by yourself) after a series of scandals and accidents and then have your family announce that you were killed by god, die from romanticizing poverty or receiving bad reviews from literary critics, die from walking or horseback riding in the cold and the rain while poeticizing, etc.

[maddie-grove]

I think you’ve lost the plot a little bit if you go on a whole thing about how Taylor Swift is more problematic than Lord Byron because rich people were not less likely to die of disease than poor people back then so really Lord Byron was just a regular guy. A: he was literally a baron and he treated women like shit in an era where the rich had even more systemic power over the poor and men had more systemic power over women. B: there are good reasons to criticize Taylor Swift but “unlikely to die of a fever due to modern medicine available to most people in the developed world” is a weird one. C: I know some people want her to be more active in politics but I don’t think that should involve commanding a unit in the Greek War of Independence (or any other conflict) despite lacking military experience. D: what???

[byronfucks]

National Portrait Gallery, London

Look at them having their own lil corner with all their buddies

[rendingrocks]

On Heights of Despair, Emil Cioran

[soundthebrokenbells]

She walks in beauty, like the night

Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that’s best of dark and bright

Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

Thus mellowed to that tender light

Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

- She Walks in Beauty, Lord Byron

just a bunch of stunning women who give me the same vibe lookswise

from left to right, top down.

Elizabeth Taylor

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey

Kacey Rohl

Phoebe Tonkin

Kaya Scodelario

Katie McGrath

Megan Fox

Kat Dennings

Alexandria Daddario

[glitterblossom]

Either Wildbow protagonists need to stop being so relatable, or we need to go to the therapist.

[ballumville]

'Here's a sigh to those who love me,And a smile to those who hate;And, whatever sky's above me,Here's a heart for every fate.'

[zukkaoru]

while i do agree some of taylor swift's lyrics are. ???. sometimes i see things pointed out and criticized that would not get any reaction at all if they came from any other artist

[femninedelusions]

Okay genuine genuine question do we think Taylor knows she’s releasing TTPD on Lord Byron’s death day?

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Giulia Carbonaro at Newsweek:

Trump has staged a historic comeback in his third presidential bid, overcoming multiple legal actions to become the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland won again in 1892. But after being elected as 47th and 45th presidents, he cannot run again. So who will step up to replace him, to fill the metaphorically giant shoes of a man who single-handedly transformed his own party? While much can change within the next four years, below is a list of possible Republican presidential candidates in 2028, based on the Republican primaries for 2024 and other factors.

With Donald Trump not eligible to run again in 2028, the Republicans will have a wide field to determine their nominee.

Some of the names that could take that leap of faith include:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Ohio Sen. and VP-elect JD Vance

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

recently converted Republican and 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Maybe a Trump family member runs, most likely either Lara or Donald Jr.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo

Florida Rep. Byron Donalds

South Carolina Sen. and 2024 Republican candidate Tim Scott

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt

2016 Republican candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley

2024 Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy

[rawsmackdownnxtdivas]

NXT celebrates and honors Black History Month

[burningvelvet]

thank you @houppellande for pointing out aaron taylor johnson as a potential lord byron fancast

[velvetkisses28]

I’m sorry but like many rich people who did horrible things have been tortured poets in the past

I'm sorry but there's a huge difference between "spreading syphilis and dying of tuberculosis" bad, and "destroying the environment (taylor's version)" bad.