So, a while ago, I saw a tiktok that invited people to share their comfort 'things' (eg. TV show, movie, character, object, etc.) So I thought it might be fun to talk about the parts of poetry that bring us comfort. Side note: don't think too much about whether your 'thing' fits the category exactly. This is all for fun and honestly, some of mine overlap! Pick multiple things for each category if you want!
Poet
Sarah Kay
Poem
Ode to Spring Awakening by Sabrina Benaim
Collection:
No Matter The Wreckage by Sarah Kay
Depression And Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim
Anthology
Courage: Daring Poems For Gutsy Girls
Spoken Word/Performance
If I Got Paid For All My Emotional Labour by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
To All The Boys Who May One Day Sate my Daughter by Jesse Parent
YouTube Video
The Universe May Stop Expanding In Five Billion Years by Savannah Brown
Line
Joy is coming
from To The Woman Crying Uncontrollably In The Next Stall by Kim Addonizio
I have been living myself back alive
from Ode To Spring Awakening by Sabrina Benaim
Poet: John Cooper Clarke
Poem: Bluebird - Bukowski
Collection: The Luckiest Guy Alive - Cooper Clarke
Line: Not all who wander are lost - Tolkien
I LOVE the idea for this thread. I’m going to spend some time thinking on this and post tonight!