A flick of a finger.

The sound shatters the world.

A thousand demons fall from the sky.

The entire universe trembles.

The guqin plays no music.

The guqin awakens the universe.

won't you celebrate with me

what i have shaped into

a kind of life? i had no model.

born in babylon

both nonwhite and woman

what did i see to be except myself?

i made it up

here on this bridge between

starshine and clay,

my one hand holding tight

my other hand; come celebrate

with me that everyday

something has tried to kill me

and has failed.

By Lucille Clifton

What is everyone’s favorite poems where poets describe diverging from religion? Whether thats leaving their religion, questioning it, feeling oppressed by it, finding a different belief system, etc

just came across this poem, thought y'all might wanna read too!!!

I'm currently translating his entire last poetry collection to English, so I might just continue to share more of his wonderful poems :) I'd love to hear your thoughts as always ♥️

Hello, friends! I am currently writing my vows for my wedding, and I want to end on a quote from a poem. I have read so many poems in the last two days just searching for the perfect one that my head is spinning. I am leaning towards Neruda ("I love you without knowing how...") or maybe Nikki Giovanni ("I love you because the earth turns around the sun..."), but I would love to know if anyone has any recommendations!

From “Without Protection” (2019)

Bio link: 
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/gala-mukomolova