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who are your favourite poets, lately?

there’s some things online that just really bring out my inner “ackshually ☝️🤓” like a compulsion. usually a common misconception that drives me crazy. today it’s the old “chemical imbalance” theory of depression being treated as gospel when I thought we had moved on from that as a society but I guess not…. do y’all have any common misconceptions that make your eye twitch?

I'm really not into this city. Anyone else feel the same? I've been to some "cooler" places my friends who live here told me to go, and just no. Most of the galleries suck, all the plays are largely musicals too (I can't stand musicals). I never liked the English as a whole though, I only enjoy the company of individual people who just happen to be English. English food also sucks, and I don't feel like eating Indian lately. There's a good lebanese spot close to where I'm staying, at least. The club scene is probably fun and I know there are lots of events, but I've aged out of the party scene, so not interested.

There are some cute streets here and there, but nothing justifies the insane cost of living whatsoever. Also everyone has a perpetually dour expression that is somehow much worse than people in the PNW where I live. The vibe is truly off here - and it's not because I hate big cities, nor crowds. I LOVE NYC and never feel like I don't want to be there when I visit. London though? I'll probably never come back.

Anyone else feel like this?

At least I went to Tate Modern today and saw Tracey Emin's exhibit - really beautiful, connected deeply to it. Found it incredibly moving and also painful to take in.

I’m finding my first semester of my MFA, and while I do love it (and don’t even think it’s too much since it’s a low residency program), I’ve noticed that my output hasn’t been as strong the past few months. I’m definitely producing some work, but I find myself like really slow lately and feel like my poetry is actually getting worse LOL. Can anyone relate to this?

I was thinking today about how so much of Trump’s support amongst young men is simple because they think/thought his policies would lead to a world where it was easier to get laid. These guys are complete unfuckable losers which lead me to think about how the type of men to initially support Hitler and Mussolini were also the unfuckable losers of their time. Was looking to see if anyone had any articles or video essays about how the fascist movement coerces young men by promising to create a world where they can finally get laid. Thanks for any help!

wrote a thing on academia and rant that started as a post, but I'm going to be using substack more for longer writings / free ofc

People freaking out about Olivia Rodrigo’s baby doll dresses and outfits lately, who gives a fuck? They’re cute. I get so annoyed by the anger the faux moi types often engage in re: being the morality police with all sorts of issues, but their vitriol is rarely directed towards anything that actually matters.

Like, it would be nice if people shared the same reactivity/anger directed where it counted, such as everything capitalism has lead to the destruction of, mass wealth inequality, real injustice etc. Having to pay more (sometimes a lot more) than 50% of your income to rent for so many people, houselessness, poor mental health accessibility for the masses, a plethora of issues.

I also find the MET Gala recent freakout and celeb shaming very funny. Yes it was sponsored by Bezos, but various people who likely wouldn’t have had a chance to otherwise did attend (like Alysa Liu) and she’s getting a lot of hate. Let the nouveau riche live their lives!!! 🤭 Celebrities are often the targets of this which is hilarious, as they’re the ones who engage in so much wealth hoarding for the most part (there is nothing ethical about how the majority of them live, why would you waste your energy getting upset over their choices when you should expect nothing else)?

It’s really often the people who do the least locally re: political change who are the loudest morality police by far, and must for whatever reason make their views known online as often as possible. It’s mostly a way to distract from directing more anger towards what actually matters