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I read “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins and it made me rethink how to approach and actually read poetry, to read poetry as is and let it wash over me instead of desperately trying to find meaning and missing the point of the experience. I read the first two poems from this and they’re really good, so hopefully this is a start of me appreciating the genre.
— Oct 01, 2026 02:54PM
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atlantis
is on page 69 of 86
Part III done.
Really good collection. I’m glad I started reading poetry with this one, there’s so many good ones in this. I’m trying to find more poets that write free verse like Shire because I like free verse done like this and not in the “instagram poetry” way. I found a few poems that are right up my alley but I need to dig more.
Will read more of her work after this because Warsan Shire is brilliant!
— Oct 07, 2026 03:30AM
Really good collection. I’m glad I started reading poetry with this one, there’s so many good ones in this. I’m trying to find more poets that write free verse like Shire because I like free verse done like this and not in the “instagram poetry” way. I found a few poems that are right up my alley but I need to dig more.
Will read more of her work after this because Warsan Shire is brilliant!
atlantis
is on page 55 of 86
Part II done.
‘Backwards’ is my favorite from this so far. The line “I can make us loved, just say the word” is so powerful and shoots an arrow straight to my heart. I’ll search out for Shire’s other collections after this because while not every poem is a banger, when it bangs it really bangs
— Oct 03, 2026 07:19PM
‘Backwards’ is my favorite from this so far. The line “I can make us loved, just say the word” is so powerful and shoots an arrow straight to my heart. I’ll search out for Shire’s other collections after this because while not every poem is a banger, when it bangs it really bangs
atlantis
is on page 37 of 86
Part I done. I like this so far, and I can see myself revisiting this often. There are a few poems I should reread later to better understand them
— Oct 02, 2026 03:27AM