ada ciganlija
@dorionniprock.bsky.social
england’s greatest one-armed poet
out for a walk.
(avi is a magnolia blossom, banner is a grey cat, seated on a yellow chair, behind a bowl of satsumas)
out for a walk.
(avi is a magnolia blossom, banner is a grey cat, seated on a yellow chair, behind a bowl of satsumas)
Pinned
how did montreal end up as a refuge for the confederacy
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
how did montreal end up as a refuge for the confederacy
in only one more day the most glamorous future engineer comes home for the hols and will hold the cat like a baby in her arms and sing mitski songs into his little stunned face
he is so excited that he is lodging himself in the xmas tree every chance he gets in an excess of festive anticipation
he is so excited that he is lodging himself in the xmas tree every chance he gets in an excess of festive anticipation
December 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
in only one more day the most glamorous future engineer comes home for the hols and will hold the cat like a baby in her arms and sing mitski songs into his little stunned face
he is so excited that he is lodging himself in the xmas tree every chance he gets in an excess of festive anticipation
he is so excited that he is lodging himself in the xmas tree every chance he gets in an excess of festive anticipation
if you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
December 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
if you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation
i’ve disliked chomsky since he came out as a genocide apologist during the bosnian war
man’s a sramota
man’s a sramota
December 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
i’ve disliked chomsky since he came out as a genocide apologist during the bosnian war
man’s a sramota
man’s a sramota
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A small poem by Adam Zagajewski to break your legs
For #smallpoemsunday
1969
Gombrowicz died. Americans walked on the Moon.
Have mercy, time. Have mercy, destruction.
For #smallpoemsunday
1969
Gombrowicz died. Americans walked on the Moon.
Have mercy, time. Have mercy, destruction.
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A small poem by Adam Zagajewski to break your legs
For #smallpoemsunday
1969
Gombrowicz died. Americans walked on the Moon.
Have mercy, time. Have mercy, destruction.
For #smallpoemsunday
1969
Gombrowicz died. Americans walked on the Moon.
Have mercy, time. Have mercy, destruction.
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Just lovely: “What had prevented my mum making the art she wanted to…?
The same stuff that stops…people fulfilling the more creative life they desire: a tiring full-time job, the concomitant extra job of being a good parent… a lack of self-belief rooted…in class & background & place.“
The same stuff that stops…people fulfilling the more creative life they desire: a tiring full-time job, the concomitant extra job of being a good parent… a lack of self-belief rooted…in class & background & place.“
I am choosing to keep this essay permanently unpaywalled. It's about the general idea of people reaching their artistic peak later in life, and the amazing art my parents have been producing in their 60s and 70s (much of which has made its way into my books):
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I'm reposting this piece I wrote a little while ago about my mum and dad's art, which some you might have seen, but many of you won't, since I also wanted to let you know about a few bi...
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December 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Just lovely: “What had prevented my mum making the art she wanted to…?
The same stuff that stops…people fulfilling the more creative life they desire: a tiring full-time job, the concomitant extra job of being a good parent… a lack of self-belief rooted…in class & background & place.“
The same stuff that stops…people fulfilling the more creative life they desire: a tiring full-time job, the concomitant extra job of being a good parent… a lack of self-belief rooted…in class & background & place.“
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You don't need anything other than your conscience to do the right thing
December 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
You don't need anything other than your conscience to do the right thing
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actually neither socialism nor justice requires you to demean yourself and if you really think about it they are about the opposite of that
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
actually neither socialism nor justice requires you to demean yourself and if you really think about it they are about the opposite of that
in the phase of being a mother in which i am become a safe harbour to return to and sail from as needed
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
in the phase of being a mother in which i am become a safe harbour to return to and sail from as needed
don’t fucking do this
you can criticise a terrible woman without sexually degrading her
and sex work is not sexually degrading, but that was the point of these posts
you can criticise a terrible woman without sexually degrading her
and sex work is not sexually degrading, but that was the point of these posts
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
don’t fucking do this
you can criticise a terrible woman without sexually degrading her
and sex work is not sexually degrading, but that was the point of these posts
you can criticise a terrible woman without sexually degrading her
and sex work is not sexually degrading, but that was the point of these posts
a high school xmas concert can absolutely *do* things to you
music i will never doubt your power
highlight: a boy in the choir who only sang with his head tilted back and eyes closed, i hope he lives forever
music i will never doubt your power
highlight: a boy in the choir who only sang with his head tilted back and eyes closed, i hope he lives forever
December 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
a high school xmas concert can absolutely *do* things to you
music i will never doubt your power
highlight: a boy in the choir who only sang with his head tilted back and eyes closed, i hope he lives forever
music i will never doubt your power
highlight: a boy in the choir who only sang with his head tilted back and eyes closed, i hope he lives forever
hard work to remain tender of heart isn’t it
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
hard work to remain tender of heart isn’t it
earnestly speaking, i find it distressing how many people willingly and eagerly engage in behaviours and attitudes which can do nothing but impoverish the spirit and render bleak the entire business of being alive just this one time
distressing!!
distressing!!
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
earnestly speaking, i find it distressing how many people willingly and eagerly engage in behaviours and attitudes which can do nothing but impoverish the spirit and render bleak the entire business of being alive just this one time
distressing!!
distressing!!
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time to see this again i love it
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
time to see this again i love it
at some point my user experience will be so smooth and frictionless that i will slide clean off the face of this good earth and into the black maw of space
okay i guess
okay i guess
December 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
at some point my user experience will be so smooth and frictionless that i will slide clean off the face of this good earth and into the black maw of space
okay i guess
okay i guess
today is consecrated to starlings, gleaners, and the waning moon
December 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
today is consecrated to starlings, gleaners, and the waning moon
never to early to start a list for the new year
i will have my longstanding item (be good) and also i want to learn at least one other poem by heart
i will have my longstanding item (be good) and also i want to learn at least one other poem by heart
December 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
never to early to start a list for the new year
i will have my longstanding item (be good) and also i want to learn at least one other poem by heart
i will have my longstanding item (be good) and also i want to learn at least one other poem by heart
visit 2 in a row where she gave no sign of knowing me, could not cajole her with photos of the cat, or my children when little, zero interest but at the end she looked at me and waggled her eyebrows and i did it right back and that’s something? isn’t it?
December 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
visit 2 in a row where she gave no sign of knowing me, could not cajole her with photos of the cat, or my children when little, zero interest but at the end she looked at me and waggled her eyebrows and i did it right back and that’s something? isn’t it?
today is consecrated to overwinterers, foragers and footpaths
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
today is consecrated to overwinterers, foragers and footpaths
’to train myself to find, in the midst of hell/what isn’t hell’
katie farris. why write love poetry in a burning world
katie farris. why write love poetry in a burning world
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
’to train myself to find, in the midst of hell/what isn’t hell’
katie farris. why write love poetry in a burning world
katie farris. why write love poetry in a burning world
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20