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Here from Martyr! because Kaveh Akbar reached into my soul and turns out that’s his job i guess
Cried reading the first poem ever because holy shit it’s the first poem ever
Poetry as prayer as meditation as in thinning the partition between a person and a divine
This collection “exists in opposition to the colonial impulse.” :)
— Feb 10, 2026 09:58AM
Cried reading the first poem ever because holy shit it’s the first poem ever
Poetry as prayer as meditation as in thinning the partition between a person and a divine
This collection “exists in opposition to the colonial impulse.” :)
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There he comes out / there from the enchanted house, / I come out from there.
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