Here is a list of some of my favourite poems and short stories. I've been trying to read more of them lately and collect ones that I find most interesting and inspiring. Please enjoy them :-)

poems

There is no Frigate like a Book - Emily Dickinson [my favourite, always]

Two Trees - Don Paterson [last line is insane here]

Introduction to Poetry - Billy Collins [I would beat a poem with a hose, tbh]

Habitation - Margaret Atwood

Wild Geese - Mary Oliver

Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen

Goblin Market - Christina Rossetti [legendary goblin poem]

Projections - Auzin [hehe]

A Complaint - William Wordsworth [beautifully bitter, this one]

Apricot Bath - Caitlin Bell

channel-surfing - Ariel Clark-Semyck ["a woman drops her tampon in the toilet like it’s a maraschino cherry" unbelievable line]

Intrauterine Elegy - Mollie O'Leary

Forgiveness - Christian Paulisich

Against Poetry - Diane Seuss

Old Habits - Tom Denbigh [a beautiful tribute to huge legend Paul O'Grady]

Excerpts from People to Run From - Diana Delgado

How My Grandma Broke Her Hip That Summer - Monica Wang

short stories

The Alien and Me - Chris Haven

Grogu Doesn't Need a Sippy Cup - Melissa Llanes Brownlee

Maybe Your Mother Fell In Love with Fire - Patricia Colleen Murphy

The World's Biggest Moron Stops Laughing - Kyle Seibel

Survival Tips: Toddler Birthday Party - Miriam Gershow

Mating Call - Phoebe Cramer [a gorgeous story about "lonely Bigfoot"]