#poetrymatters #whittle
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#junespecials #flag #pride
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

❤️ I'm looking forward to showing my solidarity at the No Kings Rally!
🧡 After the rally, we all proceed to UP Pride Fest! 🤩
💛 The #haikuhive makes me smile each and every day. I love our hive!
💚 I'm looking forward to our Midsummer Festival next weekend! 🥰
💙 It's been a crazy month already, but MisterinBlue has been incredibly and has kept me sane!
#5joysfriday @debinhawaii

#junespecials #sewing
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #white
@thespineview

Inspired by my bestie since childhood. 💓
#haikuaday
#haikuhive

#poetrymatters #whisper
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#junespecials #beautifullife
@eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I'm in an alliterative phase, apparently. 😅 😉
#haikuhive #haikuaday

I love this version of Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose." It's on repeat this week.

https://youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?si=fVXtH4Oq2uiAAWSh

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

💙 I pre-ordered the collector's edition of the tagged book. I want it to match my copy of the first book. 😉
💙 I don't pre-order a lot, but I'd say it's pretty equally split between stand alone and series.
#two4tuesday @thespineview

#junespecials #icedtea
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #whisker
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#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@jari-chan
@itchyfeetreader
@kristy_k
@debinhawaii
@mimi28
@thebookhippie
@jenlovesjt47
@reggie
@vivastory
@eggs
@jdiehr
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@cbee
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@bellabella
@booksandcoffee4me

I learned a lot from this one about non-binary gender identity and asexuality. Kobabe does an excellent job of conveying the confusion and isolation e felt as e was coming of age. The art is beautiful.
#withthebanned @jadams89 #queerbc @PuddleJumper

What an utterly exquisite book of poetry. Vuong's poetry is visceral and poignant. The metaphors are utterly brilliant. I'll be spending a lot more time with these poems.

#poetrymatters #whisk
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#junespecials #darkandstormy
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@eggs
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@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
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@anncrystal
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@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

Edmund White died on Tuesday. I first read The Beautiful Room is Empty in college. It was profoundly moving, and I learned a great deal from it. Recently I've been looking forward to reading his recently published “sex memoir.“ He was a great writer and an icon for many.
#queerbc

The Guardian had a beautiful piece to remember him:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/04/edmund-white-remembered-colm-toibi...

#junespecials #worldenvironment
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #whine
@TheSpineView

Just a fun one for @eggs. 😂
#haikuaday
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@dabbe
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@bellabella
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@anncrystal
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@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

Just a fun one for @eggs. 😂
#haikuaday
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@dabbe
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@debinhawaii
@bellabella
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@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

Wow. Just... Wow. This book was dark, unsettling, and dystopian. But it was also fascinating, philosophical, and deeply human. This is among the best speculative fiction I have ever read.

This is my favorite book so far this year. There aren't enough characters to expound on my love, but here's a few highlights:
💛 This has been compared to early Didion and Patti Smith (and I would add Erica Jong), and given the late 1970s setting, this appears deliberate & brilliant.
💛 Kushner plays with pacing to accentuate themes of speed and time. It's fascinating.
💛 There were jaw-droppingly exquisite passages that I had to stop & re-read.

Smythe portrays the behavior of Greek gods and goddesses in exactly the way I imagined when I first learned about them. This was a refreshing #palettecleanser.

#junespecials #cheese
@eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #whimsical
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#haikuaday
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@dabbe
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@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

#haikuaday
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@dabbe
@thebookhippie
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@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

#junespecials #rockyroad
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #whim
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To be clear: There aren't wildfires near me. But the smoke from Canada is causing some beautiful sunsets and moonscapes. It's strange how something so destructive can also cause such beauty.
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
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@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

#poetrymatters #wheeler
@TheSpineView

Another catch-up post. The rest got a little dark, so I'll keep those in my journal. 🤣😉
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
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@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
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@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

8/100 😭 😭 😂 😂
I don't think Peter Boxall and I share many literary pursuits, though *some* of the ones I haven't read are on #mounttbr
💙All Quiet on the Western Front was a “Whoa“ book for me.
💙Just remembering Pippi Longstocking gives me so much joy. I should re-read.
💙I do appreciate that these lists venture outside the usual canon.
#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

#poetrymatters #wheat
@thespineview

Had a long weekend with my niece (and sister and brother-in-law). I'll have to do some catch-up posts!
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
@thebookhippie
@thespineview
@kristy_k
@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

This is too funny. I thought that the 1700s would be my worst showing, and my scores would improve by the 1900s. But the 1700s were my best score, and they've gotten progressively worse. If I'm 100% honest, I don't know about some of these titles. 🫠 My only thought besides shame after this quiz is that I would like to read more Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf. 😉😏😂
#tlt #threelistthursday @dabbe

#haikuaday
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@dabbe
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@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

#bibliophile #zintitle
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #wept
@thespineview

#weirdwordwednesday #uxorious
@cbee

#bibliophile #authorwithpseudonym
@eggs @@alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#poetrymatters #welt
@thespineview

#haikuaday
#haikuhive
@dabbe
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@jenlovesjt47
@debinhawaii
@bellabella
@julieclair
@anncrystal
@booksandcoffee4me
@vivastory
@reggie
@cbee
@jdiehr

💙Chinese. The logograms in their writing system are fascinating.
💙💙I haven't read The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna in English or in Finnish. It's hard to find it in translation (it's out of print), and my Finnish is nowhere near good enough! But I long for the day that I can do it, and I'm back to practicing my Finnish!

#two4tuesday @thespineview

#poetrymatters #wellworn
@TheSpineView

#bibliophile #robot
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks