on poetry & being human

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Happy Monday!

Today’s newsletter is a long one:

  • Housekeeping

  • Quotations

  • Tweets


Housekeeping:

Snag 5 books for $30

on my website. I will send u my darlings. U.S. only.

buy here!


I have some art out this week.

Twitter avatar for @itsdboutsDespy Boutris @itsdbouts
cover & interior art in my dream journal 🥺 endless thank yous to the @BlueEarthReview editorial team! 💘
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June 5th 2022

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I also have a teeny tiny poem out:

Twitter avatar for @itsdboutsDespy Boutris @itsdbouts
super oldie in the wonderful @CiderPressRev! grateful to be included ❤️
Telescope of My Heart by Despy Boutris – Cider Press Reviewbit.ly

June 6th 2022


Quotations:

O stupid

O boy

O touch

O tentacle

O please not now

-Brendan Constantine


This body is A Body and also The Body.

-Nora McKinnon


Being seen is being safe. Being seen is being legible.

-Nora McKinnon


A body that hasn’t been seen isn’t a body yet. A body isn’t yet until seeing.

-Nora McKinnon


White smoke flowers up from the mouths

of bottom-heavy smokestacks. In West Virginia,

by god, I feel the boundary of dense green

woodland, willowy fingers on my gasping throat.

-Amy M. Alvarez, Appalachia


I’ve stumbled

upon another animal merely being

itself and still cuffing me to grace.

-Geffrey Davis, “West Virginia Nocturne”


Your loneliness is no pathology. How else to feel,

with the sky hung so close, the heavens peeled

raw? How else could you take the open sky, the dark

save for the cold, pockmarked moon gauzed in clouds,

the shards of northern lights?

-Jessica Tanck, “Ode to Wisconsin”


O the brilliance of a bonfire against

vast night. O the warmth of a garage, balm of lamplight

after the drive—salt-bleached tires, your hands

white-knuckling the wheel as your eyes comb shadows

for whitetails who wait to charge the chapel of a midnight road.

-Jessica Tanck, “Ode to Wisconsin”


at school / i am constantly looking for my image / i see a boy with coated nails & vaseline as lip gloss / we sit at the love garden to share our wounds

-Ugochukwu Damian Okpara, “Notes on Desire”


please promise me this will end / the sound of desire is so loud /

-Ugochukwu Damian Okpara, “Notes on Desire”


Oh that ardent belief

in the virginal,

the yes-but-not-yet

touched.

-Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers, “Notes on the State of North Carolina”


& inside of us the bees kept dying despite everything

[…]

& tried to understand desire

[…]

& saying please

& saying please don’t leave me

-Leslie Harrison, “Parable of the maps”


Listen. The rug is wet because

I stood here. Because

it started pouring. Because

your door was open and I was

under a tree. Because

it was raining. Because the rain

and tree both

were in your backyard. Because

so was I. Because you

weren’t home. Because I knew

you were bowling. Because

I walk your road. Because your road

goes by your house. Because

I felt like a walk. Because

it was going to rain. Because your door

is never locked.

-Jill Osier, “Small Town”


Elation rises like blush at sunset, punch red leaking across sky, staining clouds churned meat pink.

-Brandon Andre Logans


Future, oh sweet future, is there a place for me in your retina?

-Brandon Andre Logans


I don’t know where I end because I am still in the sick of things. If I sand my body down into a shape, would I become more legible?

-Brandon Andre Logans


I have tried thinking about living, but light tells me my primary concern should be survival first.

-Brandon Andre Logans


I wonder if thriving and emotional stability might be a pubescent wet dream.

-Brandon Andre Logans


Time is a construct, like all things, even power, so be assured someday you will persevere and thrive.

-Brandon Andre Logans


those shadows of clouds in summer

slowly darkening the asphalt before

the rain darkens it more

-Aaron McCollough


I know so

Little concretely

Except sidewalk.

-Adam Strauss


a white writer said

i was lucky to have all this culture to write about

i was a performance piece to him

i was art

-Anthony Fangary


I want to speak

but my body must forage

& feel another skin before it charts

the unkempt sprawl

to be transfigured

-Ben Meyerson


all we hear are hours and days

tickling our nostrils like ragweed

at the tangled border of an endless fi eld

compressing pollen to wax in our ears –

and then some chatter from underwater

from the bedded stones and the pine droppings

some mute chorus

scraping us into light.

-Ben Meyerson


Tweets:

Twitter avatar for @itsdboutsDespy Boutris @itsdbouts
ik it's important to follow submission guidelines. but consider this: what if those guidelines are stupid

June 3rd 2022

20 Likes
Twitter avatar for @girlofswordstrannibal lecter @girlofswords
I think it's a bit weird when women go online to complain about having a boyfriend like date a girl then lol?

June 3rd 2022

2 Retweets36 Likes
Twitter avatar for @itsdboutsDespy Boutris @itsdbouts
can't believe a journal dared 2 reject me, a gay person, during pride month. shocked and confused

June 3rd 2022

6 Retweets77 Likes
Twitter avatar for @nathanielrNathaniel Rogers @nathanielr
only straight ppl would think it's beautiful to never acknowledge gayness.

DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm

Noah Schnapp on The Duffers’ approach to Will’s sexuality in #StrangerThings “I feel like they never really address it or blatantly say how Will is. I think that’s the beauty of it, that it’s just up to the audience’s interpretation.” (Source: https://t.co/Va3tTzKmoP) https://t.co/NRKFDWlNty

May 31st 2022

18,886 Retweets203,609 Likes
Twitter avatar for @MakeItRayn_James Ray ☭ @MakeItRayn_
Same-sex marriage is illegal in Israel. Israel recognizes same-sex marriages done abroad (to facilitate settler movement) but does not allow it for those living in the country. Cool flags though.

Blake Flayton @blakeflayton

Tel Aviv today. My heart bursts. https://t.co/9iCayfTKd1

May 31st 2022

25,143 Retweets171,407 Likes
Twitter avatar for @fayemikahfaye @fayemikah
kamala harris after putting trans women in mens prisons
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May 30th 2022

175 Retweets2,842 Likes
Twitter avatar for @fiImgalbethany @fiImgal
so you agree, his character is pointless https://t.co/6y7WM0sNqW

GQ Magazine @GQMagazine

.@DominicFike says #Euphoria creator Sam Levinson didn’t want him to feel trapped on the show: https://t.co/FVcGCB6l8h https://t.co/kZUDPWtMZx

May 31st 2022

9,398 Retweets176,114 Likes
Twitter avatar for @tristehomo⋆ @tristehomo
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May 30th 2022

22,804 Retweets160,980 Likes
Twitter avatar for @lae_laetaLaura @lae_laeta
Cishets will give you holiday tips like 'you should go to X! The beaches are unspoilt and the mountains are beautiful, the locals are so friendly and the food is unbelievable and gay people are publicly flogged and locked up and given shock treatment, you and your wife should go'

May 31st 2022

50 Retweets572 Likes
Twitter avatar for @remembrancermxYonah (they/them/elle) @remembrancermx
I was fired from Riot Games for vaguely tweeting I was tired of fake trans allies after an ally in the inclusion channel said it's ok to consider my pronouns optional.

Riot Games Careers @RiotCareers

#Pride2022 is here! This is a time to come together, celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities, recognize the progress we’ve made, and continue working toward creating inclusive spaces for all people. Here's how Riot Games is showing up for this month: https://t.co/5n3XzdFMyY https://t.co/nu43Y4Tvyh

May 31st 2022

14,949 Retweets61,479 Likes
Twitter avatar for @ChaosIsMelMel, pride edition™ @ChaosIsMel
she locked trans women in men's prisons and denied them health care.

Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris

My message to LGBTQ+ Americans: We see you. We hear you. And we celebrate you. Happy Pride!

June 1st 2022

111 Retweets619 Likes
Twitter avatar for @AFABRockyknown gaslighter @AFABRocky
ppl love to tell women to be more curt in our emails. ok. how about men be a little faggy with theirs. give me another exclamation point sissy boy

June 2nd 2022

3,262 Retweets44,666 Likes
Twitter avatar for @jazzhott96miss jazz hott @jazzhott96
Happy pride month to her only.
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June 2nd 2022

3,000 Retweets26,559 Likes
Twitter avatar for @CRABRANG00NSLUT╔═*.·:·.✧𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝒶✧.·:·.*═╗ @CRABRANG00NSLUT
Men…It’s time to get out the slutty 5 inch inseam shorts. Do something good for society😮‍💨😮‍💨
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June 1st 2022

6,278 Retweets50,241 Likes
Twitter avatar for @jewish_activistTheo ✡︎ טוביה ☭ 🇦🇹🏳️‍🌈 @jewish_activist
Pride fact: Kamala Harris blocked trans people in California jails from receiving trans-affirming healthcare. https://t.co/8DrFBPrhXe

Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris

My message to LGBTQ+ Americans: We see you. We hear you. And we celebrate you. Happy Pride!

June 1st 2022

10,653 Retweets56,504 Likes
Twitter avatar for @_yok0unouno 🔪 @_yok0uno
jennifer laude, a filipina trans woman, was brutally murdered by lcpl. joseph scott pemberton of the united states marine corps. jennifer was drowned to death in a bathtub. pemberton used a "trans panic" defense to downgrade his sentence from murder to homicide.
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U.S. Marines @USMC

Throughout June, the USMC takes #Pride in recognizing and honoring the contributions of our LGBTQ service members. We remain committed to fostering an environment free from discrimination, and defend the values of treating all equally, with dignity and respect. #PrideMonth #USMC https://t.co/MOyvFmyJiB

June 1st 2022

11,163 Retweets36,332 Likes
Twitter avatar for @MJFINESSELOVER𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊. @MJFINESSELOVER
Not her bringing out her new boyfriend.

TODAY @TODAYshow

Queen Elizabeth II makes her first appearance at the #PlatinumJubilee with her cousin Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. https://t.co/2VuV4q6I5P

June 2nd 2022

20,221 Retweets257,202 Likes
Twitter avatar for @jzuxtrash jones @jzux
workers in europe: i will be taking the summer off because i need a little suntan workers in america: i will be using one of my 3 paid vacation days to undergo open heart surgery

June 1st 2022

18,434 Retweets166,595 Likes
Twitter avatar for @kristabellerinakristabellerina @kristabellerina
Had a repairman over for a quote, and as I was explaining the issue, my husband walked in, and suddenly the repairman couldn’t see or hear me. But that’s okay, he had a nice conversation with my husband and I hired someone else to do the job.

June 1st 2022

12,931 Retweets209,808 Likes
Twitter avatar for @itsdboutsDespy Boutris @itsdbouts
as a gay person, i spend a lot of time trying to get pussy. that’s why, for pride month this year, im teaming up with fancy feast,

June 6th 2022

9 Likes
Twitter avatar for @RespectfulMemesRespectful Memes @RespectfulMemes
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June 4th 2022

151,959 Retweets1,173,925 Likes
Twitter avatar for @MediumSizeMeechMeech @MediumSizeMeech
When it’s supposed to be a girls brunch and someone brings their boyfriend
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June 5th 2022

37,474 Retweets421,258 Likes
Twitter avatar for @princessashtraymaya rubee @princessashtray
when you live in portland oregon and you ask your room mate to pay for their utilities:
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June 4th 2022

7,982 Retweets145,981 Likes
Twitter avatar for @SteveHofstetterSteve Hofstetter @SteveHofstetter
14 people were shot on Philadelphia’s South Street last night. I don’t understand how this could happen, as I just spent a week being told that the cause of mass shootings is doors.

June 5th 2022

15,826 Retweets102,834 Likes
Twitter avatar for @WinterAlex Winter @Winter
MenToo is no different from AllLivesMatter; it's a reactionary and disingenuous middle finger in the face of the marginalized. It's designed to silence, not to support.

June 4th 2022

8,828 Retweets66,167 Likes
Twitter avatar for @pennsymollyMolly Sheehan @pennsymolly
There was a tragic mass shooting on South Street, one of the most heavily policed (& surveilled) blocks of the city. Of 3 shooters, one was 10-15 ft from an officer when the shooting started. All got away, nobody knows who did it or why. These police take 15% of our city budget.

June 5th 2022

6,162 Retweets27,916 Likes
Twitter avatar for @elissa_rizzoelissa @elissa_rizzo
as a lesbian woman with adhd, i know what it’s like to get nothing done… and that’s why this pride month im partnering with the u.s. government-

June 2nd 2022

7 Retweets41 Likes
Twitter avatar for @Amariariigay cartoon consumer @Amariarii
As a nonbinary person its been hard to find quality binders and that's why this pride month im partnering with Staples..

June 3rd 2022

7 Retweets56 Likes
Twitter avatar for @RealDJCthulhuDJ Cthulhu 🌻🐙🎧 @RealDJCthulhu
As a lesbian, I’m used to being unable to tell what is and isn’t a date. Consequently, this pride I’m partnering with Microsoft Excel

June 4th 2022

16,557 Retweets165,759 Likes
Twitter avatar for @DrPsyBuffyBuffy the Psych Prof ☮️ @DrPsyBuffy
I’ve been a college professor for over 20 years. In all those years, there’s rarely been a semester when my conservative students weren’t the most dominant voice in the classroom. They’re not afraid to speak, they’re just mad they get pushback now when they do

June 5th 2022

11,360 Retweets134,877 Likes
Twitter avatar for @byjoelandersonJoel D. Anderson @byjoelanderson
Kyle Rittenhouse looked all over our pitiful, racist land and decided he’d be most at home at Texas A&M lol

June 5th 2022

2,287 Retweets33,510 Likes
Twitter avatar for @RyanSheadRyan Shead @RyanShead
13 people shot, 2 dead after gun shots rang out in Center City, Philadelphia tonight. This is the second mass-shooting I have reported on today.

June 5th 2022

1,050 Retweets2,389 Likes
Twitter avatar for @chismosavirusmegan @chismosavirus
i clicked on your spotify link and listened to the whole song. i love you btw

June 3rd 2022

16,455 Retweets132,624 Likes
Twitter avatar for @SugarBombCharCharlotte☁️✨ @SugarBombChar
Problems in the LGBT+ community rn: L: are he/him lesbians valid G: we still can’t donate blood B: just because my relationship looks hetero doesn’t mean I am T: there is an active effort to genocide us and we fear for our lives

June 4th 2022

3,926 Retweets28,777 Likes
Twitter avatar for @mooninfirst𝗺𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 @mooninfirst
discovering my queer identity was huge for me, and i’ve learned many things, like taking a hand up my ass. that’s why this pride month i’ve partnered with The Muppets,

June 5th 2022

177 Retweets1,422 Likes
Twitter avatar for @starfaderChase @starfader
I kinda like it when couples look the same,,,, very much a "hell YEAH i would fuck me!" vibe which I literally have to respect

June 2nd 2022

10 Retweets170 Likes
Twitter avatar for @itsdboutsDespy Boutris @itsdbouts
joan retallack
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June 6th 2022

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That’s all I have for you today!

& as always, I hope you’ll consider buying some books or art or zines or giving me attention on Instagram. No pressure, though.

See you soon—

-Despy Boutris

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