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terminallyinferiorpoet · 2 years

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i am constantly wanting people to love me despite my sins my ugliness i dont even let them know

“You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile, the world goes on.” - Mary Oliver

“If I showed you my teardrops, would you show me your own? And learn though we’re lonely, we’re never alone?” - Ernest Hemingway

“Hold my hand in yours, and we will not fear what hands like ours can do.” - Danny P. Jackson

“Tell me every terrible thing you did and let me love you despite it.” - Edgar Allen Poe

“I kneel into a dream where I am good and loved. I am good. I am loved. My hands have made some good mistakes. They can always make better ones.” - Natalie Wee

“Yes, there is a place where someone loves you both before and after they learn what you are,” - Neil Hilborn

“You love me despite the history of my hands, their mangled confession.” - Denez Smith

“Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? I wonder about that. If people could see me the way I see myself—if they could live in my memories—would anyone love me?” - John Green

“I don’t want your love unless you know I am repulsive and love me even as you know it.” - Georges Bataille

“In this space right here that we have made for each other, you can say anything and I will not abandon you. Unwrap the worst things you have done. Watch me hold them up to the light and not even flinch.” - Trista Mateer

“Do you love me enough that I may be weak with you?” - Alain de Botton

“I realized that we all think we might be terrible people, but we only reveal this before asking someone to love us.” - Miranda July

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ecoamerica · 23 days

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Watch the American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 now: https://youtu.be/bWiW4Rp8vF0?feature=shared

The American Climate Leadership Awards 2024 broadcast recording is now available on ecoAmerica's YouTube channel for viewers to be inspired by active climate leaders. Watch to find out which finalist received the $50,000 grand prize! Hosted by Vanessa Hauc and featuring Bill McKibben and Katharine Hayhoe!

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kabbalicgay · 5 years

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I got like , five books from BookDepository a while back and they arrived this week and I’m so !!!!! Excited tbh

#I've got one early work from Denez Smith and the rest are all Jooks (jew books) so uhhh #I'm happy lol #captain's log

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anansislibrary · 4 years

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Dark Academia Reading List for Black People/Allies (Including Queer Black Authors)

Reblog to support black writers!

Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe

The story of colonialism in Africa from the perspective of an indigenous African man.

Invisible Man: Langston Hughes

A coming-of-age tale told through the lense of a black man questioning his place in a white society.

Their Eyes Were Watching God: Zora Neale Hurston

a story that touches on topics such as femininity, marriage, gender roles, sex and sexuality, and growing up, through the lens of a black woman living in the south in America in the early twentieth century.

Don’t Call Us Dead: Denez Smith (Non-Binary/Trans) (Recent Publication)

This collection of poems is written by a really skilled Non-Binary trans and HIV positive poet expressing feelings on subjects like police brutality and death

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings: Maya Angelou

The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma

Giovanni’s Room: James Baldwin (Gay)

This book is about and features the experiences of a bisexual man, and his relationship with an Italian bartender named Giovanni in Paris, France.

An Unkindness of Ghosts: River Solomon (Non-Binary) (Recent Publication)

A story that analyzes the black experience through the lense of science fiction and space travel, and brings a black voice to an overwhelmingly white genre

Push: Sapphire (Bi)

The 1996 novel by famous bisexual writer, Sapphire also has a movie adaptation called “Precious” and both are both Massive critical successes for their dark telling of a black coming of age story about a girl escaping abuse and exploring themes of motherhood, love, abuse, and more.

Your Son Is Dead: R. Anansi (Trans)

(Yes this is my book 🙃) (Recent Publication)

A new collection of poems from a black, trans woman about her experiences in life with identity, love, and activism, that touch on these subjects in a way that is visceral, raw, at times painful, and at times inspiring.

I took part of this list from a larger video I’m doing on the topic on my YouTube channel Here!

#writing community #writblr #dark academic #dark acadamia aesthetic #dark academia #african american literature #books #book classics #romantic academia #black poetry #black voices #black lives matter #poetry #quotes #life quote

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wocinsolidarity · 7 years

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From QTPoC Mental Health Facebook Page:

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! [sparkly heart] While it's important for trans individuals to see ourselves and each other, and nice when people acknowledge us as existing, today it's crucial to recognize the dangers of visibility too. – "Those who are most visible have every right to demand the most protection." On the Privilege of Being Invisible, by b. binaohan – “When you deviate in any way from what our society treats as the default human being—if you are a person of color, trans, gender nonconforming, disabled, fat, mentally ill, a religious minority, and the list goes on—people will magnify that perceived deviation in order to justify fearing you.” 5 Biggest Drawbacks of Hypervisibility, by Jarune Uwujaren – “Media personalities asking inappropriate questions – even after being told that they wouldn’t answer any of them – and then having the audacity to be upset when people refuse to answer them mirror what the average trans woman goes through on perhaps a day-to-day basis. Unlike a famous person, though, it’s not an interview we can walk away from.” We can't let increased transgender visibility lead to more vulnerability, by Harmony Rodriguez – "What we’re observing is not a deep, enduring will to improve transgender lives, it’s the grasping of marketers and executives to ride the wave of trans visibility and monetize our struggles." Trans Visibility: Who Is It Good For?, by Aria Ehren – “Kids like Blake Brockington and Ash Haffner deserve answers. More than that, they deserve answers that don’t create more moments of self-congratulatory symbolism. They deserve to have their lives cared for and grow until fully affirmed adults who can later care for and affirm other trans kids and teens.” When Visibility Doesn't Translate into Support for Trans Teens, by Mychal Denez Smith – “This kind of visibility–trans people being seen as a target, a symbol, a topic of controversy, a good juicy 'theme' to make a movie about, without any follow-through when it comes to real-life poiltical support? That’s the worst of both worlds. It’s starting a fight on someone’s behalf, then ducking away once the fight begins in earnest." The dark side of “visibility”: How we [the cis] slept on trans people becoming the new scapegoats of the right, by Arthur Chu – "When wealthy people find out that their neighbors don’t have the resources they do, researchers find, they’re less likely to help them, or anyone else." The Dangers of Visible Inequality, by Alana Semuels – "Just be careful when you praise visibility, and remember that being more visible does not make us safer. Visibility is NOT the same thing as education, especially not good education, it is NOT the same thing as moving our political objectives forward, and it is NOT something we should pursue for its own sake." Trans Visibility is Dangerous, by Lucrezia Contarini [Photo credit: I Write Light Photography] #TransDayofVisibility #TDoV

(To donate to QTPOC Mental Health: paypal.me/qtpoc and patreon.com/qtpoc)

#qtpoc mental health #tdov #visibility #hypervisibility #trans day of visibility #lgbtqia

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alystayr · 7 years

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Playlist musicale 2017 (1/2)

Liste des chansons (playlist 2017 - part. 1)

Mise à jour : 1e juillet 2017

playlist 2019 (part. 1)

playlist 2018 (part. 2), playlist 2018 (part. 1)

playlist 2017 (part. 2), playlist 2017 (part. 1)

playlist 2016 (part. 2), playlist 2016 (part. 1)

playlist 2015

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A Perfect Circle - Judith (2000)

AC/DC - Thunderstruck (1990)

Jeanne Added - Miss It All (2015)

Alice In Chains - Voices (2013)

Antony and the Johnsons - Fistful of love (2005)

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (2010)

Archive - Feel It (2015)

Asaf Avidan - Your Anchor (2016)

Audioslave - Show Me How to Live (2002)

Awolnation - Sail (2011)

Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks Intro (1990)

Erykah Badu - Window Seat (2010)

Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine (1937)

Daniel Balavoine - Vivre ou survivre (1982)

Alain Bashung - Résidents De La République (2008)

Beastie Boys - Sabotage (1994)

The Beatles - Penny Lane (1967)

The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (1968)

Beck - Where It's At (1996)

Bénabar - Je suis de celles (2003)

Michel Berger - Le Paradis Blanc (1990)

Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven (1956)

Black Mountain - Old Fangs (2010)

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Rival (2013)

The Black Keys - Dead and Gone (2011)

The Black Keys - Too Afraid To Love You (2010)

The Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (from The Blues Brothers - 1980)

Blur - Song 2 (1997)

Tracy Bonham - The One (1996)

Benjamin Booker - Have You Seen My Son? (2014)

Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions (1962)

David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind (1976)

The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (1979)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wide Lovely Eyes (2013)

Tracy Chapman - The Promise (1995)

Louis Chedid - On ne dit jamais assez aux gens qu'on aime qu'on les aime (2011)

The Clash - Rock the Casbah (1982)

Joe Cocker (cover Wayne Carson Thompson) - The Letter (1970)

CocoRosie - Fairy Paradise (2010)

Coldplay - God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (2002)

The Commitments (cover Otis Redding) - Try a Little Tenderness (1991/1966)

Chris Cornell - You know my name (from Casino Royale - 2006)

The Cranberries - Dreams (1993)

Sheryl Crow - My Favorite Mistake (1998)

The Cure - Lullaby (1989)

Miles Davis - So What (1959)

Dead Meadow - What Needs Must Be (2008)

Depeche Mode - Where's the Revolution (2017)

Alela Diane - Rose and Thorn (2012)

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (1978)

The Dø - Slippery Slope (2011)

Peter Doherty - Kolly Kibber (2016)

The Doors - Roadhouse Blues (1970)

Nick Drake- River Man (1969)

Bob Dylan - Things Have Changed (from Wonder Boys - 2000)

Eels - Susan's House (1996)

Mylène Farmer - Je Te Dis Tout (2012)

Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1998)

Lee Fields and the Expressions - Faithful Man (2012)

Florence + The Machine - Drumming Song (2009)

Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen tons (1955)

Franz Ferdinand - Love Illumination (2013)

John Fullbright - Gawd Above (2012)

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (1986/1994)

Serge Gainsbourg - L'Eau à La Bouche (1960)

Serge Gainsbourg - La chanson de Prévert (1961)

Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains (1995)

Girls in Hawaii - Misses (2013)

Gossip - Eyes Open (2006)

Gotan Project - Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) (2001)

Gotye (feat. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used To Know (2011)

Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle (1987)

Johnny Hallyday - Noir C´est Noir (1977)

Anthony Hamilton & Elayna Boynton - Freedom (from Django Unchained - 2012)

Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today (1966)

Jacques Higelin - Champagne (1979)

Eddie Holman - I Love You (1969)

How To Destroy Angels - How Long? (2013)

Romain Humeau – Amour (2016)

IAM - Grands rêves, grandes boîtes (2017)

Izia - So Much Trouble (2011)

JBM - Winter Ghosts (2012)

Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl (2003)

Elton John - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word (2002/1976)

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Bag of Bones (2012)

Michel Jonasz - La boîte de Jazz (1985)

Norah Jones - Don't Know Why (2002)

Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues (1969)

Gary Jules (cover Tears for Fears) - Mad World (2001)

Kasabian - You're In Love With a Psycho (2017)

The Killers - Andy you're a star (2004)

The Kinks - You Really Got Me (1964)

Lake Street Dive - You Go Down Smooth (2013)

Bernard Lavilliers - Noir Et Blanc (1986)

Maxime Le Forestier - San Francisco (2002/1972)

Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown (1969)

The Libertines - You're My Waterloo (2015)

London Grammar - Rooting For You (2017)

Louise Attaque - Ton invitation (1997)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man (1973/2015)

M, Toumani Diabate, Sidiki Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara - Manitoumani (2017)

Paul McCartney - My Valentine (2012)

Marilyn Manson (cover Depeche Mode) - Personal Jesus (2004/1989)

Manu Chao - Me Gustas Tu (2000)

Massive Attack (Feat. Hope Sandoval) - The Spoils (2016)

MGMT - Time To Pretend (2007)

Eddy Mitchell - La dernière séance (1976)

Monster Magnet - Space Lord (1998)

The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (1967)

Morcheeba - Slowdown (2002)

Muse - Plug In Baby (2001)

Israel Nash - Rain Plans (2013)

Nazca - For the Braves (2016)

Nine Inch Nails - Burning Bright (Field On Fire) (2016)

Nirvana - Lithium (1991)

Noir Désir - Un Jour En France (1996)

Angel Olsen - Not Gonna Kill You (2016)

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay (1980)

Opeth - Windowpane (2003)

Pink Floyd - Time (1973)

Antonio Pinto - Warlord (from Lord Of War) (2005)

Placebo - Every You Every Me (1998)

The Police - Walking On The Moon (1979)

Pony Pony Run Run - Hey You (2009)

Iggy Pop (Feat. Kate Pierson) - Candy (1990)

Iggy Pop & Goran Bregović - In The Death Car (from Arizona Dream - 1993)

Portishead - Numb (1994)

The Pretty Reckless - Take Me Down (2016)

Denez Prigent (Feat. Lisa Gerrard) - Gortoz a ran (2000)

Public Enemy - Can’t Truss It (1991)

Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (1978)

Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister (2005)

The Raconteurs - Level (2006)

Gerry Rafferty - Get It Right Next Time (1979)

Rage Against The Machine - Killing In the Name (1992)

Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side (1972)

Renaud - C'est quand qu'on va où (1994)

Rival Sons - Tied Up (2016)

The Rolling Stones - Angie (1973)

Shaka Ponk - I'm Picky (2011)

William Sheller - Un Homme Heureux (1991)

Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (1964)

Skye | Ross - Light of Gold (2016)

Skunk Anansie - Brazen (Weep) (1996)

Patti Smith - Dancing Barefoot (1979)

Snow Patrol - Run (2003)

Soan - No Pasa Nada (2013)

Sonic Youth (cover The Carpenters) - Superstar (1994/1971)

Alain Souchon - La ballade de Jim (1985)

Soundgarden - Black Rain (2010)

Soundgarden - Blow Up The Outside World (1996)

Soundgarden - Superunknown (1994)

Regina Spektor - Small Bill$ (2016)

Spin Doctors - Two Princes (1991)

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (1975)

Fredrika Stahl - The World to Come (from Demain - 2015)

Sting - 50,000 (2016)

The Stranglers - Always The Sun (1986)

The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness (2011)

Stromae - Tous Les Mêmes (2013)

Didier Super - Comme un enfant au Brésil (Les enfants faut les brûler) (2008)

System Of A Down - Chop Suey! (2001)

T. Rex - Bang a Gong (Get It On) (1971)

Téléphone - Un autre monde (1984)

Kate Tempest - Europe Is Lost (2016)

Texas - I Don't Want A Lover (1989)

Thievery Corporation - Amerimacka (2016)

Tricky - Hell Is Round the Corner (1995)

U2 - With Or Without You (1987)

US3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) (1993)

Suzanne Vega - Crack In The Wall (2014)

The Velvet Underground - I’m Waiting For The Man (1967)

Tom Waits - Hold On (1999)

Weezer - Say It Ain't So (1994)

Jack White - Love Interruption (2012)

The White Stripes - Jolene (2004)

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (1971)

Woodkid - Iron (2011)

Wovenhand - Corsicana Clip (2014)

Shannon Wright - The Thirst (2017)

Shannon Wright - With closed eyes (2004)

The xx - Angels (2012)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date With The Night (2003)

Neil Young - Old Man (1972)

Zebda - Tomber La Chemise (1998)

#Musique #Listes #Playlist #2017

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