#national poets day

[tswiftupdatess]

Today is National Poets Day! Don't forget to stream ''THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT'' from our favorite Poet! 🤍🖤

(August 21, 2024)

[uwmspeccoll]

National Poets Day

On this National Poets Day, August 21, we celebrate the work of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Tagore began writing poetry as a child and remained committed throughout his life to exploring the natural and spiritual world through poetry and prose. He was known as the “Bard of Bengal” and in 1913 became the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his collection of poetry Gitanjali.  

Within the Special Collections we hold the first edition of Moon, For What Do You Wait?, a collection of Tagore poems from his 1916 publication Stray Birds which consisted of 326 verses. Published in 1967 by Atheneum, Moon, For What Do You Wait? was edited by Richard Lewis, director of the Touchstone Center for Children in New York City, with illustrations by award-winning artist and author Ashley Bryan (1923-2022). Lewis manages to whittle down Tagore’s lines without losing any of the imbued wonder and delight present in the original publication. Accompanied by Bryan’s bold illustrations, readers are encouraged to let their eyes wander over the pages, getting lost in prose and imagery.  

View more poetry posts.

-- Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern

[taylornation]

It’s been torture not marching alongside our fellow poets! To celebrate National Poetry Day, we’re publishing an abridged version of our Chairman’s manuscript: THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | TS The Eras Tour Setlist chapter. Whether you’re missing tour or preparing to crash our party this fall, this is required streaming for all Department members. 🥁🤍

[dailytraingirl]

happy national poetry day to my favorite poets‼️

[todayontumblr]

Monday April 17.

National Haiku Poetry Day.

Sometimes less really is more. And other times a lot less is a lot more. Which is why today, this Monday April 17, we are joining in the celebrations for National Haiku Poetry Day, as devised and implemented by The Haiku Foundation back in 2012. Because things don't get a lot more more for a lot less less than the old art of Haiku, in which a frog leaping in a pond, the profundity of a drop of few, the light of a candle, a blooming poppy, a howling wind, or the taste of rain can be distilled and expressed with such compelling and elusive intrigue—and such economy of words. These are works which require very little time at all in the act of reading, but sit and linger and echo for a long time thereafter. They resonate, in the truest sense of the word. Tumblr being Tumblr, the writing community here is home to more than a few talented Haiku poets, as you can see for yourself over at #haiku poetry. 

And Tumblr being Tumblr, of course, this community is home to one particular talent notable in the art of Haiku: @the-haiku-bot, a bot which, in their own words: "Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up." This is a bot that can prise moments of poetry from even the most innocuous post, and, we would contend, makes the perfect way to celebrate #haiku poetry and today's national commemoration. Trans sex? 17 syllables? Your aunt? Long rants? The Turing test? There is nothing—nothing—this mysterious little bot cannot accomplish. 

[kiisuuumii]

@kiisuuumii (the other side)

[lesmisscraper]

The End of the Verses of Jean Prouvaire. Volume 4, Book 14, Chapter 5.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

[aaknopf]

[taylorvinyl]

Taylor Swift, Fearless, and 1989 RSD variants

[soulinkpoetry]

Happy October 1st! National Coffee Day! ☕️☕️☕️

.

.

[tswiftupdatess]

Tomorrow (April 16) is National Librarian Day!

''Considering this, you should probably be there…'' - Taylor Nation

[uwmspeccoll]

Voices of the Land

What better way to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day than to highlight this landmark anthology that commemorates the Indigenous Peoples of North America? When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, edited by Joy Harjo with Leanne Howe, Jennifer Elise Foerster, is a curated collection that features the poetry of 160 poets each showcasing a distinct voice from nearly 100 Indigenous Nations. This is the first edition from 2020, published by W. W. Norton & Company in New York.

The anthology is the first to provide a historically comprehensive collection of Native poetry. The literary traditions of Native Americans, the original poets of this country, date back centuries. The book opens with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize winner American Kiowa/Cherokee N. Scott Momaday (1934-2024) and contains introductions from contributing editors for five geographically organized sections. Each section begins with a poem from traditional oral literature and closes with emerging poets, creating a rich and diverse tapestry of Indigenous voices.

Joy Harjo, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is a prominent figure in the literary world. She is known for her work as a poet, musician, playwright, and author. In addition to her contributions to literature, Harjo is also a celebrated performer and has released several albums combining poetry and music. In 2019, she made history by becoming the first Native American United States Poet Laureate and only the second to serve three terms. Throughout her career, Harjo has been a vocal advocate for Indigenous rights and has used her art to shed light on the experiences of Native peoples.

The following is an excerpt from Harjo’s introduction to this work:

“The anthology then is a way to pass on the poetry that has emerged from rich traditions of the very diverse cultures of indigenous peoples from these indigenous lands, to share it. Most readers will have no idea that there is or was a single Native poet, let alone the number included in this anthology. Our existence as sentient human beings in the establishment of this country was denied. Our presence is still an afterthought, and fraught with tension, because our continued presence means that the mythic storyline of the founding of this country is inaccurate. The United States is a very young country and has been in existence for only a few hundred years. Indigenous peoples have been here for thousands upon thousands of years and we are still here.”

View other Indigenous Peoples' Day posts.

View other posts from our Native American Literature Collection.

-Melissa (Stockbridge-Munsee), Special Collections Graduate Intern

We acknowledge that in Milwaukee we live and work on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, and Menominee homelands along the southwest shores of Michigami, part of North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida, and Mohican nations remain present.

[yellowsugarwords]

𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚍𝚘 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝 𝚖𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚍? 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚜𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚋𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚖𝚎.

who's afraid of little old me? / taylor swift

[a-polaroid-of-us-jpg]

2024 The Eras Tour Surprise Song Tracker

Warsaw Night 1 ✨

🎸: mirrorball x Clara Bow 🩶🤍

🎹: Suburban Legends x New Years Day 🩵🖤

@taylorswift @taylornation

[lionofchaeronea]

Okay, I know I said I was taking a break, but today is National Coffee Day, and I couldn't resist sharing something I wrote to mark the occasion. Since so much of what I write is heavy and gloomy, this marked a nice change of pace. Enjoy.