Two Poems I Read Recently and Liked Quite a Lot

"Greta Gerwig cried onscreen and it seemed real"
by Stephen Tully Dierks

"Bone Woman"
by Carrie Lorig

I'm blogging these poems here because I've noticed people on Tumblr don't really "give an eff" when I post poems or about poetry.

boys and girls and google

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Blagentine's Day

Every year for Valentine's Day, I put together a mix of songs that are about the opposite of Valentine's Day in order to help people keep perspective.
Here it is.
Tracklist:
"Sorry" by The-Dream (intro)
"Whatever Happened to Us" by Loudon Wainwright III
"When You Were Mine" by Dump
"I Never Learnt to Share" by James Blake (segue)
"Don't Fall in Love" by Still Corners
"To Love Somebody" by Nina Simone
"What Can I Say" by NRBQ
"My Marriage" by Woody Allen (segue)
"Wishing He Was Dead" by The Like
"Guest House" by Ghostface Killah featuring Fabolous
"You Lie You Cheat" by Spiritualized
"The Mermaid Parade" by Phosphorescent
"Girl Don't Come" by Sandie Shaw
"Femme Fatale" by Aloe Blacc
"You're Breaking My Heart" by Harry Nilsson (segue)
"Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" by Prince
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by St. Etienne
"I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" by Giorgio Moroder (segue)
"What Goes Around Comes Around" by Tony! Tony! Toné!
"Thousand Dollar Wedding" by Gram Parsons
"Can't You See" by J. Dilla
"Non Non Non" by Les Sultans