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I have not found a nicer community than on Substack.
Nostr, for what it is, is great. And yes, Substack is a giant tech community.

But there are many people there discussing literature, from the classics, to modern novels, to poetry.

If you want to get back into reading hard books that will challenge you, this is the place. You can start with mine:

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il_lost_ · 1d
you're on a leadboard, congratulations
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This one photo is a collection of The Bloody Sonnets in various media.

On the left is the 1952 edition with its Soviet introduction, claiming the imperialists want war. The other book is the 2018 English version by John Minahane, which keeps them as English sonnets.

Then there is some pamphlets from the two-woman play produced last year by the Bratislava based theatre D.P.O.H.

And now in 2026, we have a new cassette. 😊

While you are waiting for the book, I still have the translations posted.

This one is my favorite and you can see me use a scythe: https://bitpunkfm.substack.com/p/the-bloody-sonnets-16

Classical Music · 2w
Sometimes I think it's hard to have real art without tragedy. A tree can't reach for the heavens without its roots deeply anchored in hell.
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They exist. 🥳

I talked with @No Good Kid this morning and we are happy with them!

The books are in Europe, I have the red cassettes, soon they will meet and I will get them shipped out.

Thank you for all those that preordered! In the spirit of keeping things analog, I am only accepting orders via post, which is still available.

A digital version, including audio, will be made available once the analog ones have been enjoyed.

I will be in the EU in March and can send some maybe with Paketa when I get there.

https://bitpunkfm.substack.com/p/welcome-wasted-blood

Bare Sounds Project · 2w
Who is your fav Irish poet?
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Yeats is of course the one I know the best, and he for sure had a way for words. He has a very contradictory life though. In his poem “on writing a war poem” he seems to say there’s no point in political poetry and then goes on to be a very political person. :)

More recently I’ve been drawn in by Oscar Wilde. I only knew him for his plays, but I discover he wrote some poetry earlier in life. The Picture of Dorian Gray for example is how I view the United States right for a while — we have an outward image but a dying soul painting in our attic. I also like his positions against tyranny.

Who would you suggest I read more?
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Bare Sounds Project · 2w
Leontia Flynn, and I do love Nick Laird though he’s moody.
Bare Sounds Project · 2w
Who is your fav Irish poet?
Bare Sounds Project · 2w
Great post