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Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman (Poetry) | Walt Whitman

Closing out #bannedbooksweek with a poem from my favorite.

"I Sing the Body Electric": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45472/i-sing-the-body-electric

#poemadayish #poetrypals #letfreedomread @dabbe @cuilin

lil1inblue Guide to the classics: Walt Whitman‘s Leaves of Grass and the complex life of the ‘poet of America‘: https://theconversation.com/guide-to-the-classics-walt-whitmans-leaves-of-grass-....
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Cuilin Perfect 😍 1mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin 💓 1mo

dabbe This one. 💚💚💚 Have you seen the ending of the original movie FAME with this song? We also sang it in high school. 1mo

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lil1inblue

Untitled | Unknown

Your Revolution by Sarah Jones: https://youtu.be/xRgIGMwZd2o?si=IaFa7DtLj10XYO_I

Prohibited Poetry: 13 Poems That Faced Banning Attempts: https://www.freedomforum.org/banned-poems/

Full Lyrics: https://genius.com/Sarah-jones-poet-your-revolution-annotated

#poemadayish #poetrypals #bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread @dabbe @cuilin

Cuilin Thanks for the link. I did not expect Ovid to be on the list. 😣 1mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin So sad. 😥 1mo

Cuilin @lil1inblue Feeling disappointed in mankind so much lately. 🫩 1mo

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lil1inblue @Cuilin The angry-sad-disappointed cycle is exhausting. 🫂 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue Ovid? Shakespeare? Chaucer? WTF? @Cuilin: your comment reminds me of a PEANUTS comic strip where Linus says: “I love humankind. It's people I can't stand!“ Such truth in that. 🧡💜💛 1mo

kspenmoll @dabbe Perfect Linus! 1mo

lil1inblue @dabbe It just hurts my heart! 💔 1mo

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lil1inblue

The Bean Eaters | Gwendolyn Brooks

Poem: https://poets.org/poem/we-real-cool
Poetry's Place in the History of Banned Books: https://poets.org/text/poetrys-place-history-banned-books

#poemadyish #poetrypals #letfreedomread #bannedbooksweek @dabbe @Cuilin

dabbe Such a powerful poem ... again misinterpreted by people who probably didn't pay attention in high school English. #oytotheultimatevey 🧡💜💛 1mo

Cuilin Fabulous 🧡 1mo

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lil1inblue

Snowbound Books | Marquette, MI (Bookstore)

#bookhaul #indiebookstore

📚 Seven Social Movements That Changed America by Linda Gordon - Impulse Buy
📚 Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi - on #mounttbr
📚 Women Who Run With Wolves - an easier to read used copy for $10
📚 The Shadow of Quetzalcoatl by Merilee Grindle - Impulse Buy
📚 Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman - because 3 copies is not enough and it's pretty
📚 We'moon 2026 calendar - because I get it every year

lil1inblue #readingispolitical #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub #readingisresistance #bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread 1mo

AnnCrystal 📚👏🏼🥳💝. 1mo

lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 💖 💖 💖 1mo

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This Book Is Dangerous: A Reading Journal: For Those Who Refuse to Be Told What They Can - Or Can't - Read | Nicole Lintemuth

#haikuadayish #haikuhive #bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread

lil1inblue @jari-chan @dabbe @itchyfeetreader @kristy_k @debinhawaii @mimi28
@thebookhippie @jenlovesjt47 @reggie @vivastory @jdiehr
@cbee @julieclair @anncrystal @bellabella @booksandcoffee4me @susanita
@kelli7990 @vivastory @the_book_ninja 1mo

JenlovesJT47 Yes!! 🙌🏻💚🩷💚 1mo

Jari-chan 👏👏👏 1mo

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Deblovestoread 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 1mo

CBee So many beautiful books banned for ridiculous reasons 😡😢 1mo

dabbe Oh, how I L📚VE this one! 📚🎯📚 1mo

AnnCrystal Perfection 👏🏼🐝👌🏼📚✊🏼🥳✊🏼📚🐝💝. 1mo

lil1inblue @jenlovesjt47 @jari-chan @deblovestoread @cbee @dabbe @anncrystal 💙✊🏼 💙 1mo

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A Light in the Attic | Shel Silverstein

This poem is one of the reasons that this book was often banned in the 90s. Sigh.

#poemadayish #poetrypals #bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread @dabbe @cuilin

Deblovestoread Brought a smile to my face. I‘d rather dry the dishes than go to the store every time. 😂 1mo

dabbe Beyond my comprehension that this book would ever be banned. Sigh. L🖤VE the poem! 💛💜🧡 1mo

AnnCrystal Seriously?!? A crazy ban!

👏🏼📚✊🏼💝. 1mo

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lil1inblue @Deblovestoread It's such a fun little poem! 😅 1mo

lil1inblue @dabbe Right?!?!?! Shel's poetry was one of the things that got me excited about reading and poetry when I was young! 1mo

lil1inblue @AnnCrystal They really will ban anything. 😭 1mo

dabbe @lil1inblue 🖤🎯🖤 1mo

AnnCrystal @lil1inblue ✊🏼😢✊🏼📚💝. 1mo

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Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems | Phyllis Cole-Dai, Ruby R. Wilson

https://phylliscoledai.com/the-title-of-this-poem-has-been-censored/

#poemadayish #poetrypals #bannedbooksweek #letfreedomread

@dabbe @cuilin

Cuilin The writing over the redacted title is powerful. Fabulous. 1mo

dabbe What @Cuilin said. I actually got chills reading it. 🖤🩶🖤 1mo

AnnCrystal Incredibly Powerful, Wow! 👏🏼📚✊🏼. 1mo

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lil1inblue @cuilin @dabbe @anncrystal The link is from the author's blog, where she explains how the poem came about. The last paragraph is interesting: "I consider that empty space at the poem‘s end as merely the beginning. It represents the place where you and I choose either to speak up or be silent on behalf of a free and inclusive society -- ⬇️ 1mo

lil1inblue where we choose either to act or do nothing in defense of those who would be punished for merely being and expressing who they are." 1mo

AnnCrystal @lil1inblue that's lovely, thank you for sharing this extra bit of info. This gives a whole new dimension to that last line ✊🏼🥲💙. 1mo

lil1inblue @AnnCrystal 💙🩵💙 1mo

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Cinfhen

Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison

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WHOA! I was not prepared for the BRUTALITY of this book nor the extremely graphic sexual abuse depicted. Just heartbreaking. Absolutely gutted by this book. I can‘t say I “enjoyed” reading this one, but it‘s definitely a powerful piece of writing. Does this belong in a classroom? I‘m not sure it‘s right for every student but it certainly is the RIGHT place to explore the themes of poverty, inequality, cruelty and damaging beliefs.

Cinfhen #LetFreedomRead #BannedBooksWeek #TitlesAndTunes 2y

CarolynM Great review💔 Hope you are well, Cindy😘 2y

Cinfhen All good @CarolynM how are you??? How are your parents doing??? 2y

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Reggie There is a passage about a sofa in here and what it means to that family that I always think about. It‘s a rough book but my god, her writing! 2y

CarolynM We‘ve had a hard few weeks, but today was a good day. It‘s an emotional roller coaster💙❤️ 2y

Cinfhen 💯 @Reggie and I know the passage you are referring to. Can‘t believe this was her first novel!!! 2y

Cinfhen @CarolynM thank God for the good days ❤️ 2y

TrishB I‘ve yet to get to this one! 2y

TrishB @CarolynM sending virtual hugs ❤️ 2y

CarolynM Thank you Trish. I need them today💙. @TrishB 2y

Cinfhen It‘s really a difficult read @TrishB but im glad I finally picked it up. 2y

TrishB @CarolynM ♥️ it‘s so hard. Thinking of you and the family. 2y

Centique This is the most brutal book ive ever read but i do think an experience like that needs to be captured by an amazing author - and Morrison is exactly the right author to make it horrifying but also human. 🙌 2y

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Cinfhen

The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison

Another book that seems fitting to read for #BannedBooks #TitlesAndTunes #Blues
#LetFreedomRead #BannedBookWeek

@BarbaraBB please add Beautiful Scars by Merry Clayton to our playlist

BarbaraBB I will! And I‘ll share it later today! 2y

Cinfhen XX @BarbaraBB 2y

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2y

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