#poe/poem

[pronoun-checks]

Hello there, may we please get a few checks?

Ambrosia

Rowan

Poetica

Tommy

Theseus

All names, interchangably.

All with the pronouns : He / Him / His / His / Himself They / Them / Their / Theirs / Themselves Hy / Hymn / Hymns / Hymns / Hymnself Poe / Poem / Poems / Poems / Poemself Thou / Thee / Thy / Thine / Thyself Write / Write / Writes / Writes / Writeself Quill / Quill / Quills / Quills / Quillself

I much appreciate it, thank you.

~ 🔏, @starry-fieldcollective

🔏 anon here, may you also add Tristan to the list of names? Thank you.

No problem!

Ambrosia

Wait a second, is that Ambrosia? I think I see Ambrosia over there! Do you see him? He’s the one sitting by himself with their headphones on. I wonder what they’re listening to? Anyway, you’ve met Ambrosia before, right? No? Well, you’ll have to meet them sometime; I think you’d get along nicely with hymn. I’ve only spoken with hymn once or twice, but hy seems pretty neat. Poe didn’t say much about poemself, though. You don’t see poem? Thou’s the one sitting by thyself on the red chair. I think the bag under thy chair is writes, but it might not be. Do you see write now? Yup, that’s Ambrosia! Oh, hey! Write’s looking this way now! I think quill’s waving at us? Yeah, quill’s definitely waving at us. Do you want to go meet Ambrosia? Sure, let’s go say hi to quill! Hey! Ambrosia!

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Rowan

Wait a second, is that Rowan? I think I see Rowan over there! Do you see him? He’s the one sitting by himself with their headphones on. I wonder what they’re listening to? Anyway, you’ve met Rowan before, right? No? Well, you’ll have to meet them sometime; I think you’d get along nicely with hymn. I’ve only spoken with hymn once or twice, but hy seems pretty neat. Poe didn’t say much about poemself, though. You don’t see poem? Thou’s the one sitting by thyself on the red chair. I think the bag under thy chair is writes, but it might not be. Do you see write now? Yup, that’s Rowan! Oh, hey! Write’s looking this way now! I think quill’s waving at us? Yeah, quill’s definitely waving at us. Do you want to go meet Rowan? Sure, let’s go say hi to quill! Hey! Rowan!

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Poetica

Wait a second, is that Poetica? I think I see Poetica over there! Do you see him? He’s the one sitting by himself with their headphones on. I wonder what they’re listening to? Anyway, you’ve met Poetica before, right? No? Well, you’ll have to meet them sometime; I think you’d get along nicely with hymn. I’ve only spoken with hymn once or twice, but hy seems pretty neat. Poe didn’t say much about poemself, though. You don’t see poem? Thou’s the one sitting by thyself on the red chair. I think the bag under thy chair is writes, but it might not be. Do you see write now? Yup, that’s Poetica! Oh, hey! Write’s looking this way now! I think quill’s waving at us? Yeah, quill’s definitely waving at us. Do you want to go meet Poetica? Sure, let’s go say hi to quill! Hey! Poetica!

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Tommy

Wait a second, is that Tommy? I think I see Tommy over there! Do you see him? He’s the one sitting by himself with their headphones on. I wonder what they’re listening to? Anyway, you’ve met Tommy before, right? No? Well, you’ll have to meet them sometime; I think you’d get along nicely with hymn. I’ve only spoken with hymn once or twice, but hy seems pretty neat. Poe didn’t say much about poemself, though. You don’t see poem? Thou’s the one sitting by thyself on the red chair. I think the bag under thy chair is writes, but it might not be. Do you see write now? Yup, that’s Tommy! Oh, hey! Write’s looking this way now! I think quill’s waving at us? Yeah, quill’s definitely waving at us. Do you want to go meet Tommy? Sure, let’s go say hi to quill! Hey! Tommy!

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Theseus

Wait a second, is that Theseus? I think I see Theseus over there! Do you see him? He’s the one sitting by himself with their headphones on. I wonder what they’re listening to? Anyway, you’ve met Theseus before, right? No? Well, you’ll have to meet them sometime; I think you’d get along nicely with hymn. I’ve only spoken with hymn once or twice, but hy seems pretty neat. Poe didn’t say much about poemself, though. You don’t see poem? Thou’s the one sitting by thyself on the red chair. I think the bag under thy chair is writes, but it might not be. Do you see write now? Yup, that’s Theseus! Oh, hey! Write’s looking this way now! I think quill’s waving at us? Yeah, quill’s definitely waving at us. Do you want to go meet Theseus? Sure, let’s go say hi to quill! Hey! Theseus!

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Tristan

Wait a second, is that Tristan? I think I see Tristan over there! Do you see him? He’s the one sitting by himself with their headphones on. I wonder what they’re listening to? Anyway, you’ve met Tristan before, right? No? Well, you’ll have to meet them sometime; I think you’d get along nicely with hymn. I’ve only spoken with hymn once or twice, but hy seems pretty neat. Poe didn’t say much about poemself, though. You don’t see poem? Thou’s the one sitting by thyself on the red chair. I think the bag under thy chair is writes, but it might not be. Do you see write now? Yup, that’s Tristan! Oh, hey! Write’s looking this way now! I think quill’s waving at us? Yeah, quill’s definitely waving at us. Do you want to go meet Tristan? Sure, let’s go say hi to quill! Hey! Tristan!

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Ambrosia/Rowan/Poetica/Tommy/Theseus/Tristan

Wait a second, is that Ambrosia? I think I see Ambrosia over there! Do you see him? He’s the one sitting by himself with their headphones on. I wonder what they’re listening to? They also go by Rowan, Poetica, Tommy, Theseus, and Tristan, so you might know hymn by one of hymns other names. Anyway, you’ve met Rowan before, right? No? Well, you’ll have to meet hymn sometime; I think you’d get along nicely with poem. I’ve only spoken with poe once or twice, but poe seems pretty neat. Thou didn’t say much about thyself, though. You don’t see thee? Poetica’s the one sitting by writeself on the red chair. I think the bag under thy chair is writes, but it might not be. Do you see write now? Yup, that’s Tommy! Oh, hey! Quill’s looking this way now! I think quill’s waving at us? Yeah, quill’s definitely waving at us. Do you want to go meet Theseus? Sure, let’s go say hi to Rowan! Hey! Tristan!

@starry-fieldcollective

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

[joytri]

If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul, you haven't experienced poetry.

Edgar Allan Poe

[thatsbelievable]

[xxrrisxx]

All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire.

Edgar Allan Poe

[derangedrhythms]

Was it not Fate (whose name is also Sorrow),

Edgar Allan Poe, The Penguin Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; from 'To Helen'

[thoughtkick]

We loved with a love that was more than love.

Edgar Allan Poe

[deadliterarysociety]

in english we say: "I love you."

but in poetry we say: "Tell me every terrible thing you ever did, and let me love you anyways."

[fallen-faerie]

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

[sunkissed-summerdaze]

Hey,

Our souls keep missing each other. Soon, they'll meet up and synchronize.

-E.S. Tues, April. 23rd / 2024 5:36a.m. @sunkissed-summerdaze

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Poe - art by Greg Hildebrandt (1986)

[embeccy]

"If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul, you haven't experienced poetry."

- Edgar Allan Poe

[uwmspeccoll]

Publishers' Binding Thursday

This week we're sharing a book with a beautiful cover and beautiful illustrations. This is The Bells and Other Poems by American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) with illustrations by French-British illustrator Edmund Dulac (1882-1953). It was published by Hodder and Stoughton internationally circa 1912. Poe is best known for his Gothic short fiction and poetry while Dulac was known mainly for his illustrations for books like Jane Eyre, The Tempest, various fairy tales and more—many through an association with Hodder and Stoughton.

The cover features a pattern featuring bells and flourishes stamped in gold that matches the endpapers. The illustrations are dark and ethereal, sometimes to the point of creepiness, and really bring out the gothic elements of Poe's poems.

I wanted to post something I really like for my last post here at UWM Special Collections and this book fits the bill! I love a gothic vibe and some beautiful decoration! I am also sad that I won't get to work with materials like these as often and that I will be leaving all the wonderful folks here. But I have very much enjoyed my 8 and a half years here and sharing all of the amazing things in our collections with our friends on social media!

Signing off,

-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

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