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“Away! away! for I will fly to thee,
Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards,
But on the viewless wings of Poesy,”
― Ode to a Nightingale
Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards,
But on the viewless wings of Poesy,”
― Ode to a Nightingale
“Harlem
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?”
― The Collected Poems
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?”
― The Collected Poems
makena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at makena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
891 books
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795 friends
497 books
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205 friends
663 books
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532 friends
719 books
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303 friends
297 books
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335 friends
464 books
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52 friends
832 books
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115 friends
547 books
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135 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Music, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Romance, Science fiction, and Suspense
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