Anna Cza
@globalpoetics.bsky.social
Global Poetics podcast (looking for a new home)
Art, books, poetry, boiling twigs in a pot of citrus rinds purely for divination purposes
Art, books, poetry, boiling twigs in a pot of citrus rinds purely for divination purposes
Do we all agree that there's an implicit badass ranking amongst letters? And that these are remarkably similar across alphabet systems?
Roman
1. Z
2. X
3. Q
Arabic
1. ق
2. ظ
3. ك
Purely here to ruffle feathers on this #SnowDay
#alphabet #alphabets #writingsystems #language #phonemes #poetry
Roman
1. Z
2. X
3. Q
Arabic
1. ق
2. ظ
3. ك
Purely here to ruffle feathers on this #SnowDay
#alphabet #alphabets #writingsystems #language #phonemes #poetry
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Do we all agree that there's an implicit badass ranking amongst letters? And that these are remarkably similar across alphabet systems?
Roman
1. Z
2. X
3. Q
Arabic
1. ق
2. ظ
3. ك
Purely here to ruffle feathers on this #SnowDay
#alphabet #alphabets #writingsystems #language #phonemes #poetry
Roman
1. Z
2. X
3. Q
Arabic
1. ق
2. ظ
3. ك
Purely here to ruffle feathers on this #SnowDay
#alphabet #alphabets #writingsystems #language #phonemes #poetry
palinode: i take it back!
Confess(ion): I’m starting to think I have an attraction to
impossibility – tonight, the sky is a punched-out molar,
& here I imagine a desire vast enough to bleed & float for –
when you text me i love you, i drift to sleep & leave you on seen
- @intifadabatata.bsky.social
Confess(ion): I’m starting to think I have an attraction to
impossibility – tonight, the sky is a punched-out molar,
& here I imagine a desire vast enough to bleed & float for –
when you text me i love you, i drift to sleep & leave you on seen
- @intifadabatata.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
palinode: i take it back!
Confess(ion): I’m starting to think I have an attraction to
impossibility – tonight, the sky is a punched-out molar,
& here I imagine a desire vast enough to bleed & float for –
when you text me i love you, i drift to sleep & leave you on seen
- @intifadabatata.bsky.social
Confess(ion): I’m starting to think I have an attraction to
impossibility – tonight, the sky is a punched-out molar,
& here I imagine a desire vast enough to bleed & float for –
when you text me i love you, i drift to sleep & leave you on seen
- @intifadabatata.bsky.social
#anamorphosis in poetry? a matter of looking
To'our bodies turn we then, that so
Weak men on love reveal'd may look;
Love's mysteries in souls do grow,
But yet the body is his book.
-The Ecstasy, J. Donne
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Anamorphic art by Thomas Quinn.
To'our bodies turn we then, that so
Weak men on love reveal'd may look;
Love's mysteries in souls do grow,
But yet the body is his book.
-The Ecstasy, J. Donne
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Anamorphic art by Thomas Quinn.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
#anamorphosis in poetry? a matter of looking
To'our bodies turn we then, that so
Weak men on love reveal'd may look;
Love's mysteries in souls do grow,
But yet the body is his book.
-The Ecstasy, J. Donne
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Anamorphic art by Thomas Quinn.
To'our bodies turn we then, that so
Weak men on love reveal'd may look;
Love's mysteries in souls do grow,
But yet the body is his book.
-The Ecstasy, J. Donne
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Anamorphic art by Thomas Quinn.
Reposted by Anna Cza
happy #smallpoemsunday
this is invite by melita matsinhe, translated by beth hickling-moore from mozambican portuguese :0 i think it's so beautiful and vital and mysterious and a real celebration of life on earth!
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
this is invite by melita matsinhe, translated by beth hickling-moore from mozambican portuguese :0 i think it's so beautiful and vital and mysterious and a real celebration of life on earth!
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
happy #smallpoemsunday
this is invite by melita matsinhe, translated by beth hickling-moore from mozambican portuguese :0 i think it's so beautiful and vital and mysterious and a real celebration of life on earth!
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
this is invite by melita matsinhe, translated by beth hickling-moore from mozambican portuguese :0 i think it's so beautiful and vital and mysterious and a real celebration of life on earth!
@tomsnarsky.bsky.social
Don't catch a leopard by the tail, but if you do, don't let it go.
#Ethiopian proverb
sem-ena-werq
#Amharic: ሰምና ወርቅ
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08...
#Ethiopian proverb
sem-ena-werq
#Amharic: ሰምና ወርቅ
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08...
Wax and Gold and Gold by Mihret Sibhat
August 3, 2023 – “‘Remember the prostitute I was ministering to?’ I said.”
www.theparisreview.org
November 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Don't catch a leopard by the tail, but if you do, don't let it go.
#Ethiopian proverb
sem-ena-werq
#Amharic: ሰምና ወርቅ
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08...
#Ethiopian proverb
sem-ena-werq
#Amharic: ሰምና ወርቅ
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/08...
quipu / khipu : knot-writing, record keeping by knots
#inca #fabricpoetry #textilepoetry #knotwork #writingsystem #datasystem #poetry #poetrysky
Larco Museum, Lima, Peru
www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/158...
#inca #fabricpoetry #textilepoetry #knotwork #writingsystem #datasystem #poetry #poetrysky
Larco Museum, Lima, Peru
www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/158...
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
quipu / khipu : knot-writing, record keeping by knots
#inca #fabricpoetry #textilepoetry #knotwork #writingsystem #datasystem #poetry #poetrysky
Larco Museum, Lima, Peru
www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/158...
#inca #fabricpoetry #textilepoetry #knotwork #writingsystem #datasystem #poetry #poetrysky
Larco Museum, Lima, Peru
www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/158...
Reposted by Anna Cza
Am I the first law professor wanting to assign parts of this book to law students, esp. the Introduction by @johannawinant.bsky.social and @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Am I the first law professor wanting to assign parts of this book to law students, esp. the Introduction by @johannawinant.bsky.social and @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social
Waiting for this to show up in one of those “If you can identify these people, you’re as old as the hills!” buzzfeed clickbait quizzes.
#IDidntInhale #usedbooks #secondstorybooks #smallbookshops #smallbookstores #shopsmall #shoplocal #bookgifts #givebooks #resellbooks #bookresale #independentbooks
#IDidntInhale #usedbooks #secondstorybooks #smallbookshops #smallbookstores #shopsmall #shoplocal #bookgifts #givebooks #resellbooks #bookresale #independentbooks
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Waiting for this to show up in one of those “If you can identify these people, you’re as old as the hills!” buzzfeed clickbait quizzes.
#IDidntInhale #usedbooks #secondstorybooks #smallbookshops #smallbookstores #shopsmall #shoplocal #bookgifts #givebooks #resellbooks #bookresale #independentbooks
#IDidntInhale #usedbooks #secondstorybooks #smallbookshops #smallbookstores #shopsmall #shoplocal #bookgifts #givebooks #resellbooks #bookresale #independentbooks
As the clocks turn again, the old debate rears its stubborn head:
Should we abolish time?
#daylightsavings
Should we abolish time?
#daylightsavings
November 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
As the clocks turn again, the old debate rears its stubborn head:
Should we abolish time?
#daylightsavings
Should we abolish time?
#daylightsavings
October 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Limerence has become a demon in mental health chat in the last decade. Yes, limerence removes one from the wheel of capitalism & the social bonds deemed acceptable therein, oh no.
#Limerence also gives us humanity’s best art & a lens through which to view the most tangled aspects of the self.
#Limerence also gives us humanity’s best art & a lens through which to view the most tangled aspects of the self.
A neuroscientist explains how to break free from romantic infatuation — NPR
Academic and author Tom Bellamy, author of the book Smitten, explains how to recognize the signs of limerence, a romantic obsession characterized by extreme emotional highs and lows.
apple.news
September 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Limerence has become a demon in mental health chat in the last decade. Yes, limerence removes one from the wheel of capitalism & the social bonds deemed acceptable therein, oh no.
#Limerence also gives us humanity’s best art & a lens through which to view the most tangled aspects of the self.
#Limerence also gives us humanity’s best art & a lens through which to view the most tangled aspects of the self.
If there's not eye liner and caviar sticks all mixed up with the highlighters in your desk organizer or pen cup, are you even alive? I ask.
September 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If there's not eye liner and caviar sticks all mixed up with the highlighters in your desk organizer or pen cup, are you even alive? I ask.
Reposted by Anna Cza
Our love for those homely animals was deep
and would figure in the knowledge that such bruises
aren't endless, and that our rib cages are not mere bones. One can die
from grief, so now we can describe loss and love as the Holy Twins.
Luci Tapahonso (b.1953)
Navajo Poet Laureate
#NewMexico
and would figure in the knowledge that such bruises
aren't endless, and that our rib cages are not mere bones. One can die
from grief, so now we can describe loss and love as the Holy Twins.
Luci Tapahonso (b.1953)
Navajo Poet Laureate
#NewMexico
September 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our love for those homely animals was deep
and would figure in the knowledge that such bruises
aren't endless, and that our rib cages are not mere bones. One can die
from grief, so now we can describe loss and love as the Holy Twins.
Luci Tapahonso (b.1953)
Navajo Poet Laureate
#NewMexico
and would figure in the knowledge that such bruises
aren't endless, and that our rib cages are not mere bones. One can die
from grief, so now we can describe loss and love as the Holy Twins.
Luci Tapahonso (b.1953)
Navajo Poet Laureate
#NewMexico
Overheard at a bookstore:
"Anyone can write a poem with the prompt 'what did the door of you childhood home sound like when it opened or closed? what season? what were you thinking? how did you feel? what were your dreams?'"
#creativewriting #poetrysky #poetsky #writingprocess #prompt #screendoor
"Anyone can write a poem with the prompt 'what did the door of you childhood home sound like when it opened or closed? what season? what were you thinking? how did you feel? what were your dreams?'"
#creativewriting #poetrysky #poetsky #writingprocess #prompt #screendoor
August 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Overheard at a bookstore:
"Anyone can write a poem with the prompt 'what did the door of you childhood home sound like when it opened or closed? what season? what were you thinking? how did you feel? what were your dreams?'"
#creativewriting #poetrysky #poetsky #writingprocess #prompt #screendoor
"Anyone can write a poem with the prompt 'what did the door of you childhood home sound like when it opened or closed? what season? what were you thinking? how did you feel? what were your dreams?'"
#creativewriting #poetrysky #poetsky #writingprocess #prompt #screendoor
Reposted by Anna Cza
Poetry is breaking out all over Pōneke tomorrow, and we’ll be announcing the winner of the National Schools Poetry Award and welcoming all the finalists to the IIML for a masterclass with poets Ruby Solly and essa may ranapiri! Find an event near you. www.nzbookawards.nz/national-poe...
Calendar of Events | New Zealand Book Awards Trust
www.nzbookawards.nz
August 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Poetry is breaking out all over Pōneke tomorrow, and we’ll be announcing the winner of the National Schools Poetry Award and welcoming all the finalists to the IIML for a masterclass with poets Ruby Solly and essa may ranapiri! Find an event near you. www.nzbookawards.nz/national-poe...
Speaking of #woodcuts …. 1551 German translation of Albertus Magnus’ Secrets of Nature Described in Six Booklets.
#earlybooks #printing #inutero #uterus #fetus #maternity #matrix #scienceillustrated #historyofscience #pregnancy #lightbulbs #wellcomecollection
wellcomecollection.org/works/s6tt67z2
#earlybooks #printing #inutero #uterus #fetus #maternity #matrix #scienceillustrated #historyofscience #pregnancy #lightbulbs #wellcomecollection
wellcomecollection.org/works/s6tt67z2
August 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Speaking of #woodcuts …. 1551 German translation of Albertus Magnus’ Secrets of Nature Described in Six Booklets.
#earlybooks #printing #inutero #uterus #fetus #maternity #matrix #scienceillustrated #historyofscience #pregnancy #lightbulbs #wellcomecollection
wellcomecollection.org/works/s6tt67z2
#earlybooks #printing #inutero #uterus #fetus #maternity #matrix #scienceillustrated #historyofscience #pregnancy #lightbulbs #wellcomecollection
wellcomecollection.org/works/s6tt67z2
Print is alive and well in #NewMexico this morning.
#printing #blockprinting #broadside #lithograph #woodblock #copperplate #inkball #printingpress #smallpress #poster #posterart #indigenous #indigeneity #pueblo #humanrights
#printing #blockprinting #broadside #lithograph #woodblock #copperplate #inkball #printingpress #smallpress #poster #posterart #indigenous #indigeneity #pueblo #humanrights
August 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Print is alive and well in #NewMexico this morning.
#printing #blockprinting #broadside #lithograph #woodblock #copperplate #inkball #printingpress #smallpress #poster #posterart #indigenous #indigeneity #pueblo #humanrights
#printing #blockprinting #broadside #lithograph #woodblock #copperplate #inkball #printingpress #smallpress #poster #posterart #indigenous #indigeneity #pueblo #humanrights
Sister-in-law’s coffee table.
August 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sister-in-law’s coffee table.
Dolores Veintimilla de Galindo (d. 1857)
Sin él, para mí el campo placentero
en vez de flores me obsequiaba abrojos
[Without him, for me the pleasant countryside
instead of flowers gave me thistles]
#ecuador #spanishpoetry #poetrysky #SouthAmerica
Sin él, para mí el campo placentero
en vez de flores me obsequiaba abrojos
[Without him, for me the pleasant countryside
instead of flowers gave me thistles]
#ecuador #spanishpoetry #poetrysky #SouthAmerica
July 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Dolores Veintimilla de Galindo (d. 1857)
Sin él, para mí el campo placentero
en vez de flores me obsequiaba abrojos
[Without him, for me the pleasant countryside
instead of flowers gave me thistles]
#ecuador #spanishpoetry #poetrysky #SouthAmerica
Sin él, para mí el campo placentero
en vez de flores me obsequiaba abrojos
[Without him, for me the pleasant countryside
instead of flowers gave me thistles]
#ecuador #spanishpoetry #poetrysky #SouthAmerica
Reposted by Anna Cza
July 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"I will defend myself
....
Powerless, I drown."
Anna Świrszczyńska (d.1984) aka Anna Swir on #maternity
The Polish-English collection (trans. by #CzelawMilosz).
....
Powerless, I drown."
Anna Świrszczyńska (d.1984) aka Anna Swir on #maternity
The Polish-English collection (trans. by #CzelawMilosz).
July 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"I will defend myself
....
Powerless, I drown."
Anna Świrszczyńska (d.1984) aka Anna Swir on #maternity
The Polish-English collection (trans. by #CzelawMilosz).
....
Powerless, I drown."
Anna Świrszczyńska (d.1984) aka Anna Swir on #maternity
The Polish-English collection (trans. by #CzelawMilosz).
Good morning, did the metaphyical poets anticipate the discovery of #microchimerism?
I need to know. In any language. In any part of the world.
#JohnDonne #MetaphysicalPoetry #EarlyModernPoetry
I need to know. In any language. In any part of the world.
#JohnDonne #MetaphysicalPoetry #EarlyModernPoetry
July 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Good morning, did the metaphyical poets anticipate the discovery of #microchimerism?
I need to know. In any language. In any part of the world.
#JohnDonne #MetaphysicalPoetry #EarlyModernPoetry
I need to know. In any language. In any part of the world.
#JohnDonne #MetaphysicalPoetry #EarlyModernPoetry
Reposted by Anna Cza
July 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM