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"The quilt's a ragtag syzygy
of everything I've been or done,
a knotted spell in every seam,
the stuff that pricks and pulls."

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The Quilt by Abigail Parry from Jinx (2018 @bloodaxebooks) tinyurl.com/59ecekbn & tinyurl.com/yc4tp2kw

Phone screenshot of the poem "The Quilt" by Abigail Parry shown on The Guardian web site, with a colourful quilt on the page header
Handwritten version of the poem "The Quilt" by Abigail Parry, from Jinx (Bloodaxe Books) sits on a two-page spread newspaper article about quilts
Close-up of part of the handwritten version of the poem "The Quilt" by Abigail Parry, sitting on a two-page spread newspaper article about quilts

Poem of the week: The Quilt by Abigail Parry

A life’s trials, tribulations, lovers and lessons are stitched together in this week’s poem
Carol Rumens (The Guardian)
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in reply to Vicki Ziegler

ccrebolder
ccrebolder
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I think I've read it four times already, just perfect, no notes. How does one go about the rest of their day after this?? 😅
in reply to ccrebolder

Vicki Ziegler
Vicki Ziegler
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@ccrebolder This is why I love transcribing work like this. You get to spend that extra time with the words, as well as reveling in the poem's structure and other intriguing features.
@ccrebolder
in reply to Vicki Ziegler

Rob 🏳️‍🌈 RMiddleton.Art
Rob 🏳️‍🌈 RMiddleton.Art
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@ccrebolder
I appreciate seeing how others too build personal rituals around poetry. I have taken to consulting poetry when I feel uninspired, particularly first thing in the morning when the social media stream often derailed me before I even got going. I never kept a poetry notebook -- I'm a talker. (Abstract painting began as counterbalance to my verbal fixations.) I include poetry reading within my live video streams. Poetry helps me. Thank you for this one.
@ccrebolder
in reply to Rob 🏳️‍🌈 RMiddleton.Art

Vicki Ziegler
Vicki Ziegler
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@RMiddleton @ccrebolder You're very welcome, Rob. I'm glad to hear poetry is part of your regular routine, and a counterbalance to what the world gets ready to throw at us every morning ...
@Rob 🏳️‍🌈 RMiddleton.Art @ccrebolder
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