We spend a lot of time on Twitter. (We’re Tweetspeak Poetry, right?) In fact, we figure we read thousands of tweets every month. One of the things poetry and Twitter have in common (when done well) is an economy of words. Sometimes, it so happens we read a tweet and say to ourselves, “That’s poetry.” Maybe it’s not a poem, but it’s a poetic thing. A way of using words well.
We want to take notice.
Here are ten of the top poetic tweets we’ve seen in the last few weeks:
1.
I’m not saying I’m crazy, I’m just saying that if I can’t find my favorite mug I will burn this house down. #nbd
— Amanda Nelson (@deadwhiteguys) July 12, 2013
2.
I love watermelons. Hate the state you get into eating a slice. Want someone to invent watermelon but like an orange. Not too much to ask. — Barbara (@chicaderock) July 12, 2013
3.
Have you ever been to an office meeting where the best part of the meeting is the donuts? — HarperCollins 360 (@Harper360) July 12, 2013
4.
relent relent do I have to tie up those feelings in a bed not big enough for your beauty ..#museinlove — S.E.Thompson (@dreamersteve_99) July 15, 2013
5.
MOONNDDAAAYYYY *transforms Monday into a trampoline, bounces on its face* — Amanda Nelson (@deadwhiteguys) July 15, 2013
6.
robin’s egg blue- color of the morning sky- your eyes — Kathleen (@everettpoetry) July 15, 2013
7.
Trolls: 1. If want to argue with me, please realize I’m a Latin Argument Professor (good luck) 2. Hummer Limos expose you as a fool. — Alice Anderson (@AlicePoet) July 15, 2013
8.
Who can explain the difference to me between laundry and the heads of Hydra? 140 characters or less preferred. — Thea Lawson (@thealawson) July 14, 2013
9.
THIS SONG IS THEOLOGICALLY INACCURATE #thingsweyellwhenwatchingveggietales
— Amanda Nelson (@deadwhiteguys) July 12, 2013
And for number 10, we offer three-in-one: a preview of all the fun we saw yesterday for Take Your Poet to Work Day (stop by tomorrow when we feature some of the best poet adventures):
T.S Eliot keeps asking me where my receipts are. Keeps trying to balance my checkbook. Dude… #takeyourpoettoworkdayproblems @tspoetry
— Heather Eure (@heathereure) July 17, 2013
During Lunch… T.S. Eliot: “Do I dare eat a peach?” Me: “YES. For the fifth time…It’s organic.” #takeyourpoettoworkdayproblems @tspoetry
— Heather Eure (@heathereure) July 17, 2013
@anniecardi Office Eliot is so cute! So it’s actually Bring Your Poet and his Cat to Work Day??
— Jill Gallagher (@looksnbooks) July 17, 2013
Photo by Chiara Cremaschi. Creative Commons via Flickr.
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Maureen Doallas says
Crazy State
I will burn this big house
down for watermelons,
for the fifth time dare
to eat donuts out of spoons,
bring a blue egg to bounce
on the heads of Hydra
at the office. Argue the state
of Monday if you want. Expose
me for saying I’m not crazy
to like a slice of organic orange
in bed, invent a song if you ask
me to explain those feelings.
The bet part of the morning
is to relent and color your eyes.
Maureen Doallas says
I mistyped that second to last line. It should read:
The best part of the morning
L. L. Barkat says
i don’t know. It might be a bet. Sometimes our typos surprise us with something we would have otherwise missed 😉
Donna says
Dude….. Haha!! 😀 That cracks me up!
R.K.Singh says
unashamed my son
sits tight over his trousers–
smiling mother
–R.K.Singh