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Staying Alive
Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times | Neil Astley
9 posts | 4 read | 5 to read
Staying Alive includes many of the great modern love poems and elegies, but it also shows the power of poetry in celebrating the ordinary miracle, taking you on a journey around many of the different aspects of everyday life explored in poems.
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SomedayAlmost
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When things get crazy, I need poetry & the sea. #reread #poetry #beachpeace

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merelybookish
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This poem! 👆 A perfect description of lying awake at night, ruminating...

Leftcoastzen Argh , been there! Well captured. 6y
gradcat Is the author referring to a cat coming in at 5 am...and staring icily down at her? (edited) 6y
merelybookish @Leftcoastzen Yes! @gradcat I read it as her thoughts just keep getting bigger and bigger, harder to ignore. 6y
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SomedayAlmost
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“Or the open asking hand held out and waiting.” -Carl Sandburg in “Choose.” #nationalpoetrymonth #poetry #poets

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heikemarie
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I‘ve been radio silent dealing with a grave emergency on my part and especially on my husband‘s part - I don‘t put his business out on the internet but I am back and hopefully we are in the clear. I will be catching up with everyone and everything over the next few days, so please excuse my delay there too... I‘d appreciate your positive vibes as much as possible. :)

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quietlycuriouskate
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@Natasha.C.Barnes is hosting a #poetrychallenge ! (Sorry, the screenshot cropped your name out.)
Having suggested a few poets, I now want to join in! It's going to be hard to decide which twelve I want to focus on, though. Can't wait to see everyone else's choices!

Cathythoughts I think I would like this too. Sounds lovely ❤️✨✨ 7y
quietlycuriouskate You've a fine ear for the poets, @Cathythoughts : I know I'd enjoy your posts! 😊 7y
Cathythoughts This is very exciting! I‘ve put forward a few poets & I guess we wait & see how it works. Will a poet be decided for each month ? & 7y
Nute Excited to participate in this. 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes Oh yay! I'm so excited other people are into this! 7y
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SomedayAlmost
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Happy Birthday, Emily Dickinson! #poetry #legendary #femalepoets

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SomedayAlmost
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"Real Poems for Unreal Times" is the subtitle, and how right it is. One of my favorite anthologies. Many great poets on love, family, loss & politics. 5 stars! #poetry #evocative #greatread

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sarahgreatlove
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Feeling all the feelings today as my precious grandmother is living her last days. She gave me this book and marked this poem.

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