Poetry & Verse

Hey everyone,

I've been trying to find references for the Spencerian script to get started but there are so many different versions that I'm getting confused on which one to follow. Does anyone know of a standard Spencerian alphabet that I can follow as a beginner?

I also wanted to know the difficulty level of Spencerian and your experiences with mastering it. How would you rate it on a scale of 1 to 10?

whether subways, buses, ferries, light rails, maybe even commuter bikes or scooters... or various ways in which we move around cities and the greater environment. do you have any recommendations for poems that touch on transit? or take place on transit?

i'm interested in what moves you! thanks for sharing a bit of your world in advance. cheers!

For the last 250 years lady liberty has worn the ole red,

White and blue, symbolizing the glory of freedom,valar

And virtue,where our four fathers built this nation on blood,

Sweat and tears,having faith,having faith over fear,for the

Last 250 years the old red,white and blue has been flown

For me and you,the threads of tattered flag has stood the

Test of time,threads of a tattered flag at home or behind

Enemy lines....

Threads of a tattered flag just as vibrant today as the day

It was made,threads of a tattered flag in all its splendor

And swag,flying high like a beackon of hope and true

American pride,from the Atlantic to the Pacific side,from the

Gulf shores to the mountains high,well the threads of a

Tattered Flag still touches the sky in all its splendor and

Swag,threads of a tattered flag,threads of a tattered flag...

Just like it was 250 years ago when George Washington

Came to Betsy Ross with the sketch and the idea of the

Strips and stars and hence thereafter has lived in every

American heart,in the good times and when things seemed

To be falling apart the U.S.A. never lost its way even

When things got a little dark,just like it was 250 years ago

When George Washington came to Betsy Ross with nothing

But a sketch and an idea of the strips and stars....

Threads of a tattered flag,just as vibrant today as it was

The day it was made,threads of a tattered flag in all its

Splendor and swag, flying high like a beackon of hope and

True American pride,from the Atlantic to the Pacific side

From the Gulf shores to the mountains high,the threads of

A tattered flag still touches the sky in all its splendor and swag

Threads of a tattered flag,threads of a tattered flag!

\\#9 from the songbook collection "Nitty Gritty"

Had a poetry recital for one of our class outputs and it made me realize how enjoyable it was to not only be able to recite poems, but also learn them by heart. They have a soothing effect somehow, even when I'm only reciting them to myself.

That being said, are there any poems you have learned by heart recently that have made you feel the same? Do you have any thoughts on learning poems by heart itself? I'd like to hear your thoughts and suggestions! :)

I have a brand new pen, hardly been used, but as of yesterday the ink FEATHERS badly. Horrendously. I have cleaned and cleaned and cleaned the entire pen and used the included nibcleaning tool, nothing. Still feathers terribly even on cold pressed arches paper. what gives?!?! I have spent so much money WHY after this much in sank costs can I not achieve a crisp, straight line that doesn't BLEED and ruin every single surface? What is the point of these pens if they're this fickle and require this much pointless maintenance that doesn't fix the issue?

No exaggeration, scrolling through this subreddit rn every second poem is by Langston Hughes. An amazing poet for sure, and he’s written some of my favourite political poems, but that’s a lot. It’s been like that for a few days, and it’s multiple people posting.

Is there some kind of event going on?