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The Last GrottoLastGrotto@hcommons.social
2025-12-15

New at Last Grotto: "The Basilica of the Little Flower" by Jacob Friesenhahn
A century-old San Antonio basilica speaks in the first person, bearing witness to the city's transformation—from nuns who transformed hunger into song, to McDonald's golden arches mimicking eternity. The poem navigates the tension between sacred endurance and urban decay, asking "How long do domes of faith / defy time's growing gravity?"
Originally published in Texas Poetry Assignment, now republished at Last Grotto.
lastgrotto.net/posts/basilica-
#poetry #contemporarypoetry #TexasPoetry #SanAntonio #ReligiousStudies #UrbanPoetry

The Last GrottoLastGrotto@hcommons.social
2025-11-30

New poem at Last Grotto: "November" by Jacob Friesenhahn, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴.
This last day of November brings us an elegy for a season and for the particular sadness of abandonment.

𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘨
𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘺
𝘴𝘬𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵
𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦...

Read the full poem: lastgrotto.net/posts/november/

#poetry #contemporarypoetry #AmWriting #PoetryMatters #LiteraryArts

The Last GrottoLastGrotto@hcommons.social
2025-11-23

New #poem by Jacob Friesenhahn captures the spirit of San Antonio's iconic Liberty Bar on Alamo Street—the second in a pair exploring this beloved landmark. The poem meditates on hunger and remembrance, set in a former convent where devotion lives on in the intimate rituals of table: lastgrotto.net/posts/liberty-b #Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #PoetryCommunity #PlacePoetics #AmericanLiterature #SanAntonio

The Last GrottoLastGrotto@hcommons.social
2025-11-22

A poem by one of our members, Jacob Friesenhahn: lastgrotto.net/posts/liberty-b
Look for more of Jacob's poems over the coming weeks. This one was published by us last week and is part of a pair of poems by the same name about the Liberty Bar, this one is about the original Josephine Street location
#poetry #literature #ContemporaryPoetry #SanAntonio

Kárpáti László Officialkarpatilaszloof
2025-09-27

📚 International Corner – Kaleidoszkóp’s window onto world literature
Discover contemporary world literature: original works in English & German, plus fresh translations 🌍
Join our community & submit your own original text: kaleidoszkop.folyoirat@gmail.com

خبرگزاری کوکچهkokchapress
2025-09-02

Poet Layli Ghazal unveiled her two new poetry collections, "Footprint of the Tree" and "Balkhineha," at a grand cultural ceremony organized by the Sokhan Cultural Association. The event celebrated her profound impact on contemporary Persian poetry, featuring readings, discussions, and a heartfelt book signing session. 🌿📖✨

kokcha.news/7868/poet-layli-gh

The Open Buddhist Universityobu@digipres.club
2025-07-05

🗣️ November (from *A Year*) (A free, 5-minute #poem from 2021)

Tags: #Memory #USA #ContemporaryPoetry #Feeling
buddhistuniversity.net/content

olgaolga@ravefmpoland.pl
2025-06-10

Translated poem from my poetry book called "Cluster" (2023)

#modernpoetry #poetry #literature #poezja #rave #contemporarypoetry

Debora Radicedeboraradice
2025-03-30

✒️English

Thoughts floating
Like by a violin
The notes
Carried by the wind.

-Debora Radice

✒️Italian

Pensieri che fluttuano
Come d'un violino
Le note
Portate dal vento.

-Debora Radice

A blue and light blue sky with flully clouds.
Annette C. Boehmferngirl@det.social
2025-01-22

Listen to Latif Askia Ba's poem "22 septembre" here: soundcloud.com/brooklynpoets/l
His collection The Choreic Period is out now in Milkweed Editions' exciting new Multiverse series.
#disabilityPoetics #poetry #literature #cerebralPalsy #reading #contemporaryPoetry #brooklynPoetry @writingcommunity

22 septembre (poem by Latif Askia Ba) In the six o'clock evening. I am waiting outsidesun. Someday my prince. Inflected. The man lifts me. With a crank. Into the accessaride. A brand new room. Full of sitting down. Sometime in college I started reading myself. In beautiful compiler code. Hooking my chair into place. In case we flipover. I can dangle from the roof. Like a monkey. I watch as he takes three dollars out of my wallet. He counts each one out loud.
WythDryden / Jonathan WendtWyth@mastodon.art
2024-12-28

Laser Limited Editions are back! The series returns with #12, "Mistook Your Mind." Each black anodized aluminum card features my laser-etched art on the front and poetry on the back. Individually numbered, these limited cards come in custom laser-engraved sleeves. Pre-order ends Jan 11 for $15 at Wendt.Art/product/mistook-your 🖤🙏

#MastoArt #Lasers #FernsAndFolklore #SurrealistPoetry #NatureInspiredDesign #Poetry #Collectible #ContemporaryPoetry #Surreal #BlackAndWhiteArt #BlackAndWhite #BnW

A striking laser-etched design on a black anodized aluminum card. The front depicts a surreal composition: the silhouette of a human profile blends seamlessly with an intricate pattern of ferns, as if the foliage is growing from their thoughts. The background is textured with organic swirls resembling woodgrain, reinforcing themes of nature and mind intertwining. This visual allegory suggests the mystery of thought, creativity, and connection to the natural world—perhaps hinting at how one's inner consciousness mirrors the complexities of earth and sky.A minimalistic black surface engraved with silver text in a flowing, handwritten style. The poem reads: "Ferns stitching patterns no one can read, as if the earth mistook your mind for its sky." The layout is simple yet evocative, with the handwritten font lending a personal touch. The engraving reflects light, creating a dynamic visual experience. The poem deepens the artwork's narrative, evoking themes of unreadable complexity, the relationship between human thought and nature, and an almost celestial perception of the mind.
WythDryden / Jonathan WendtWyth@mastodon.art
2024-12-28

Laser Limited Editions are back! The series returns with #12, "Mistook Your Mind." Each black anodized aluminum card features my laser-etched art on the front and poetry on the back. Individually numbered, these limited cards come in custom laser-engraved sleeves. Pre-order ends Jan 11 for $15 at Wendt.Art/product/mistook-your 🖤🙏

#MastoArt #Lasers #FernsAndFolklore #SurrealistPoetry #NatureInspiredDesign #Poetry #Collectible #ContemporaryPoetry #Surreal #BlackAndWhiteArt #BlackAndWhite #BnW

J. M. Smigjmsmig@musicians.today
2024-12-26

Now available at @applebooks and other #eBook distributors. Coming soon to @amazonkindle and @barnesandnoble.

This is an assortment of blog posts, lyrics and unpublished verse that covers the spectrum from fact to fiction. Some of it is tongue in cheek, some in character, some is me as I really am. I will leave it to the reader to discern the truth from the bullshit.
#book #poetry #prose #freeverse #socialcommentary #contemporaryauthor #contemporarypoetry

books.apple.com/us/book/throwi

The Open Buddhist Universityobu@digipres.club
2024-11-27

🗣️ An Excerpt from *Gates* (A free, 5-minute #poem from 2020)

Tags: #ContemporaryPoetry #Places
buddhistuniversity.net/content

Andrew ShieldsAndrewShields@mas.to
2024-10-11

Terrance Hayes’s poem "Do Not Put Your Head Under Your Arm”, PechaKucha, proper names, and Isamu Noguchi. #111Words #TerranceHayes #SoToSpeak #ContemporaryPoetry #IsamuNoguchi #PechaKucha #FranzKafka #WhitneyHouston #DionneWarwick #HenriMatisse #PabloPicasso #AlfredHitchcock #Vertigo #Literature #Poetry #Painting #Sculpture #Film #DoNotPutYourHeadUnderYourArm andrewjshields.blogspot.com/20

Maese Sonoro ⁂alfonsorimada
2024-10-01

Elipse

rimada.es/elipse/

Jonathan Gerhardsonhighvizghilliesuit@newsie.social
2024-08-30

There's a David Antin bit where he talks about the aboriginal Australians moving from one place to the next as they drained small aquifers that he cleverly, in his style, compares to Los Angeles. Anyone know what I'm talking about, or which of his books it's from? #poetry #contemporarypoetry #DavidAntin #Antin

T.F. Burke poetrytfburkepoetry
2024-08-27

Help me earn money by buying my merch or my book! Either will make you happy! 😊 Links in bio

WythDryden / Jonathan WendtWyth@mastodon.art
2024-06-28

Laser Limited Editions: 11, "Gravity Yields to Grace". Pre-orders will end on July 12th, at 9am!
Pre-order @ wendt.art/product/gravity-yiel

"Flicker of a forgotten star-
Tracing light's transient curve,
And straining against
Time's implacable current.
When surrender becomes flight,
Gravity yields to grace."

#MastoArt #Lasers #Poetry #Collectible #Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #Surreal #BlackAndWhiteArt #BlackAndWhite #BnW

A laser-etched artwork on a black anodized aluminum card depicts a dynamic, surreal image of a figure in motion. The figure appears to be reaching upward, embracing or straining against an unseen force, embodying a powerful sense of struggle and grace. The intricate details of the laser etching capture the flow of movement, adding depth and intensity to the composition. The background features subtle abstract elements, enhancing the surreal and dreamlike quality of the artwork.The reverse side of the card features a laser-etched poem in flowing handwriting. The poem reads: "Flicker of a forgotten star- Tracing light's transient curve, And straining against Time's implacable current. When surrender becomes flight, Gravity yields to grace." The text is silver against the black background, creating a striking contrast that emphasizes the contemplative and profound nature of the poetry.
WythDryden / Jonathan WendtWyth@mastodon.art
2024-06-14

Laser Limited Editions: 10, "Forgotten Summers". Pre-orders will end on June 28th, at 9am!
Pre-order @ wendt.art/forgotten-summers

"Stigmas in the skin's mosaic,
Roots-made cracks and
Eyes heavy with forgotten summers;
The burden of bloom and decay."

#MastoArt #Lasers #Poetry #Collectible #Poetry #ContemporaryPoetry #Surreal #BlackAndWhiteArt #BlackAndWhite #BnW

The front side of the card features an intricate, surreal artwork laser-etched onto black anodized aluminum. The composition centers on a cracked and weathered human face partially concealed by a dense array of blooming flowers and leaves. The interplay of organic elements and the face suggests a deep connection between nature and human decay, evoking themes of growth, beauty, and the inevitable passage of time. The meticulous detail in the etching highlights the textures of both the floral elements and the weathered skin, creating a striking contrast between life and erosion.The back side of the card displays a poem in elegant, handwritten script, also laser-etched onto the black anodized aluminum. The text reads: "Stigmas in the skin's mosaic, Roots-made cracks and Eyes heavy with forgotten summers; The burden of bloom and decay." The poem complements the front artwork, emphasizing themes of aging, the passage of time, and the bittersweet nature of memories. The signature of the artist, is prominently displayed below the poem, adding a personal touch to the piece.

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