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richard siken’s new poem in the new yorker—at the link, you can hear him read it in full
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Car seat headrest // Richard Siken // Sotce // Larissa Pham // Amy Winehouse // Katherine Fabrizio // car seat headrest
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The Mountain Goats, “Heel Turn 2” // Topaz Winters, “battlefield” // Lilith Kerr (me) // The Mountain Goats, “This Year” // e.e. cummings // Tumblr user @girlroach // Angus & Julia Stone, “Make it Out Alive” // Gang of Youths, “Achilles Come Down” // Gloria Gaynor, “I Will Survive” // Mary Oliver // Dylan Thomas, “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” // Richard Siken, “Snow and Dirty Rain” // Lilith Kerr (me) // Lilith Kerr (me) // Gwendolyn Brooks, “To the Young Who Want to Die” // Lilith Kerr (me again; sorry, I was running out of material lmao) // Tumblr user @daisies-on-a-cup // The Mountain Goats, “Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1”
#rb#webs#theme: life#theme: this is me trying#theme: i have no choice but to live with this#the mountain goats#topaz winters#lilith kerr#@petrichor-moss-and-lightning#e. e. cummings#@girlroach#angus & julia stone#gang of youths#gloria gaynor#mary oliver#dylan thomas#richard siken#gwendolyn brooks#@daisies-on-a-cup
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THE HUNGRY EARTH
genesis 4:10-11, the contemporary torah — WE CAME FROM DIRT, edited by unknown — the tombs of atuan, ursula k. le guin — untitled (silueta), ana mendieta — landscape with fruit rot and millipede, richard siken — i know it’s over, the smiths — spirit becomes matter, henry staten — roots of houses, deborah foutch — isidor burakh’s diary (day 3), pathologic
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— richard siken, war of the foxes
— neck deep, in bloom
— t@gged, s3ep10: good night
— jaymes young, i’ll be good
— nora sakavic, the king’s men
— jennette mccurdy, i’m glad my mom died
— one direction, home
— barry jenkins, moonlight (2016)
— m.l.rio, if we were villains
— benjamin alire sáenz, aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe
— richard siken, war of the foxes
— taylor swift, mirrorball
— one direction, infinity
— eyewitness, ep3: bella, bella, bella
— m.l.rio, if we were villains
— eyewitness, ep3: bella, bella, bella
— richard siken, war of the foxes
— prettything_uglylie, but i stand in california with my toes in the sand.
— t@gged, s3ep10: good night
self portrait (inspired by @araekni)
#rb#webs#tag game#this is beautiful!!!#richard siken#neck deep#t@gged#jaymes young#(omg this SONG)#nora sakavic#jeanette mccurdy#one direction#moonlight (2016)#m. l. rio#benjamin alire sáenz#taylor swift#eyewitness#theme: of course we will hurt each other#theme: touch#theme: anguish#theme: anger#theme: the written word#theme: wanting to be wanted#theme: hungry but not for food#theme: look at me#theme: lgbt
as something holy
Danez Smith, The 17-Year-Old & the Gay Bar
Jorge Luis Borges, The Meeting in a Dream
Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body
Hozier, Take Me to Church
Radclyffe Hall, The Well of Loneliness
John Keats in a letter to Fanny Brawne, c. October 1819
Tosca, Ho Amato Tutto (trans. from Italian)
Richard Siken, Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out
Lord Alfred Douglas, Two Loves
Zolita, Holy
Ethel Cain, Sun Bleached Flies / @toothachebench
Mabel (2016–), Episode 22: Eternal Return
Fall Out Boy, Church
Sarah Kane, Phaedra’s Love
Sappho (attrib.)
Richard Siken, Saying Your Names
Dante Émile, After Abel
Mary Lambert, She Keeps Me Warm
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
Natalie Diaz, These Hands, If Not Gods
Danez Smith, The 17-Year-Old & the Gay Bar
#webs#web weaving#theme: religion#theme: love#theme: lgbt#theme: shame#mine#danez smith#jorge luis borges#jeanette winterson#hozier#radclyffe hall#john keats#tosca#richard siken#lord alfred douglas#zolita#ethel cain#@toothachebench#mabel#fall out boy#sarah kane#(i had to read thru the entire script sideways to find this part bc i don't have premium pdf editor. fear me)#sappho#but not really#dante émile#@orpheuslament#mary lambert#william shakespeare#natalie diaz
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i think i may be a bad person.
fyodor dostoevsky / pat the bunny / richard siken / trista mateer / clarice lispector / franz kafka
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Desire to be desired
mysterious skin, scott heim / stanzas, sexes, seductions, anne carson / life of the party, olivia gatwood / naked subject 2014, alejandro casanova / boot theory, richard siken / liquid smooth, mitski / fleabag: the scriptures, phoebe waller-bridge / alone together, maria kreyn
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Anger, freedom and other things...
1. Kaveh Akbar, from Calling A Wolf A Wolf: Poems; “Heritage” 2. Sophia Lorne 3. peonyprose, on tumblr 4. tealopossum, on tumblr 5. Alicia Ostriker, from The Imaginary Lover; “In the twenty-fifth year of marriage, it goes on” 6. Joy Harjo, from An American Sunrise: Poems; “Break my heart” 7. Caitlyn Siehl, Cut 8. Melissa Broder, Problem Area 9. Richard Siken, Black Telephone 10. Min Jin Lee, Pachinko
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I AM LESS OF MYSELF OUTLOUD.
franz kafka, edit unknown / rachelle toarmino / charlotte brontë / franz kafka / richard siken / nayyirah waheed
hello i adore your work so much!! i hope you’re having a lovely day. i’d like to request a web-weave on the intersection between love and fruit (like peeling oranges for someone or sharing a peach etc.)
Chaia Heller, After Language
Anne Carson, Decreation
Elvis Presley, I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell
William Adolphe Bouguereau, Les Oranges (detail)
Wikipedia definition of the Albanian word for ‘grape’, rrush
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
Richard Siken, Scheherazade
A vandalised Wikipedia article on mandarins (via @goopy-amethyst)
Nana Mouskouri, Love Tastes Like Strawberries
Lady Lamb, Bird Balloons
Ross Gay, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
Denis Sarazhin
Danusha Laméris, Small Kindnesses
Christopher Citro, Our Beautiful Life When It’s Filled with Shrieks
Haley Heynderickx, Jo
#webs#web weaving#theme: fruit#theme: food#theme: love#mine#requests#this one started in the notebook and then mutated wildly#chaia heller#anne carson#elvis presley#william adolphe bouguereau#madeline miller#richard siken#nana mouskouri#lady lamb#ross gay#denis sarazhin#danusha laméris#christopher citro#haley heynderickx#i took a few days on this one and i really like how it turned out#i was keen not to just do oranges despite how much i love them as an extended metaphor for love and happiness
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how will you ever forgive yourself for being the way you are?
the dogs i have kissed, trista mateer / to be so lonely, harry styles / dfactory (flickr) / little beast, richard siken / i wish i was, the avett brothers / talking to myself, yohji yamamoto / organs, of monsters and men [art: heavensghost] / x / prodigy, marie lu / x
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Virginia Woolf to Vita Sackville-West (c. October 1928)
Phoebe Bridgers, Moon Song
Franz Kafka (misattributed)
Leo Brynielsson, The Moon Has Fallen
Mitski, Happy
Richard Siken, Anyway
Richard Monckton Milnes, Lady Moon
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Hymn to the Moon
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) dir. Frank Capra
Rumi, Some Kiss We Want
George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Margaret Atwood, Owl and Pussycat, Some Years Later
#webs#web weaving#theme: the moon#theme: love#mine#virginia woolf#phoebe bridgers#franz kafka#(yes. i'm giving it to him mostly but i did link My Ordeal so people know what i mean)#leo brynielsson#mitski#richard siken#richard monckton milnes#lady mary wortley montagu#it's a wonderful life (1946)#(why do i keep using this film. i haven't rewatched recently or anything)#rumi#george r. r. martin#(i just love this as a pet name. like. the ROMANCE of it all)#(and yes i know the irony of me saying that about khal drogo but. let me have this)#margaret atwood#in conclusion: the moon is about love
Anonymous asked:
could you make a web weave about a relationship represented materially? like owning things that belonged to someone you loved
Jennifer’s Body (2009) dir. Karyn Kusama
A post from r/GriefSupport
Bones (2005–2017), 4x18: The Doctor in the Den
Brokeback Mountain (2005) dir. Ang Lee
Ed Sheeran, Photograph
Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Richard Siken, Straw House, Straw Dog
Daniel Handler, Why We Broke Up; illustrated by Maira Kalman
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008), 1x06: Imprisoned
Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow
A selection of the tokens left with children surrendered to The Foundling Hospital in London in the 18th century, in the hopes that one day the families might be able to return for the child and identify them via their token. 391 tokens remained unclaimed to this day.
Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
Joan Didion, Blue Nights
Aanchal Malhotra, Remnants of a Separation
Jennifer’s Body (2009) dir. Karyn Kusama
#webs#web weaving#theme: love#theme: of course we will hurt each other#theme: memory#theme: grief#theme: nostalgia#theme: i don't know where to put it#mine#requests#i went down a lot of rabbit holes for this one but i'm v happy with the end result#jennifer's body (2009)#(for the bff necklace and the parallel bc i'm evil and enjoy suffering)#reddit#bones#brokeback mountain (2005)#ed sheeran#haruki murakami#richard siken#daniel handler#maira kalman#atla#amor towles#the foundling hospital#(aka the thing the entire web was built around)#rick riordan#joan didion#aanchal malhotra
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thinking about my siblings a lot lately
1. This Is Where I Leave You (2014) dir. Shawn Levy // 2. Rabbi Joseph Teluskin, Jewish Literacy // 3. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) dir. Wes Anderson // 4. Richard Siken, You Are Jeff // 5. Jenny Han, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before // 6. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) dir. Wes Anderson // 7. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) dir. Wes Anderson // 8. Kieran Culkin, talking about Succession // 9. Sam Levenson // 10. Natalie Diaz, A Brother Named Gethsemane // 11. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) dir. Wes Anderson // 12. Radical Face, Always Gold // 13. Fleabag (2016–2019), 2x06 // 14. John Corey Whaley // 15. Joan Tierney, The Elektra Complex // 16. Toni Morrison, Dance of Freedom and Desire // 17. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) dir. Wes Anderson // 18. Little Women (2019) dir. Greta Gerwig // 19. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) dir. Wes Anderson // 20. Dan Pearce // 21. Elizabeth Fishel // 22. Holly Warburton, Sisters // 23. Belle and Sebastian, I Don’t Love Anyone // 24. The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) dir. Rob Bowman // 25. Erica E. Goode // 26. Maurice Sendak // 27. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) dir. Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton // 28. Supernatural (2005–2020), 5x16: Dark Side of the Moon // 29. Supernatural (2005–2020), 15x20: Carry On
#rb#webs#friendly reminder to always add sources to your webs#theme: siblings#theme: family#theme: love#theme: dysfunction#theme: grief#this is where i leave you (2014)#joseph telushkin#the darjeeling limited (2007)#richard siken#jenny han#kieran culkin#sam levenson#natalie diaz#joan tierney#toni morrison#little women (2019)#dan pearce#elizabeth fishel#holly warburton#belle and sebastian#the x files#erica e. goode#maurice sendak#little miss sunshine (2006)#supernatural#radical face#fleabag
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love is sunlight
ursula k. le guin, laurent parcelier, mary oliver, richard siken, william-adolphe bouguereau, taylor swift, andrea gibson, greta van fleet, ron hicks, carole king, hanya yanagihara