#historical poetry

[brainssteww]

My love's a radium wristwatch,

Sparkling toxicity,

I swallow glowing dials,

He moves on to better things

#history #poetry #radium #radium girls #romance #heartbreak #historical fiction #historical poetry

[carpenoctemzine]

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Previewed art by @ajramseyart

#vampire zine #vampire art #original art #original fiction #original poetry #vampire poetry #historical poetry #historical fiction #aftersales #store closing soon

[thedrowningtsarevna]

Joséphine

I am Emperor of France, I am Apollonian, even as death takes Me, Violets still they grow upon My grave, and my enemies will Whisper my name; Napoleon Gunpowder, O’ Minuit, gunpowder Crying out the name of our Republic Louder and louder, we carry the weight Of our legacy on uniformed shoulders We are the beholders of conquest Victory sings, for us I was nothing once, just a man with A gun and a name and a…

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#Historical poetry #History #mythology #Napoleon #Poetry #spilled ink #writblr #josephine #empress josephine #vio #violet

[shamboligans]

#poetry #poems #history #historical poetry

[samanthajameswriter]

Anne Boleyn: A Queen's Tragic Fall - A Poem Written By Samantha James

Anne Boleyn’s life was led by a fierce determination to succeed in a world dominated by men, and her marriage was the culmination of effort and sacrifice. Anne’s rise to the throne was a triumph; However, her reign was short-lived, and her fall from power was just as dramatic as her rise. Continue reading Untitled

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#Anne Boleyn #Court intrigue #Executed queens #famous women in history #Henry VIII #Historical poetry #history #poems about anne boleyn #Queen of England #ROYAL HISTORY #Royal scandal #tudor history

[9htfw]

Empress

De facto, the successor

Draped in silken gold, she rejects

the notion of a dowager, the notion of her sons

with their lecherous smiles and twitching fingers

escaping the traps exacerbated by their tugging.

She sat behind the painted paneled screen

mountains and clouds and rivers hiding

the slow steady snakes of smoke from her gilded pipe

sneaking through his nostrils, 

as his hands brushed the hem of her robe, a false sort of shyness. 

She was a warrior, glamour edged in steel, 

though she wielded no sword or spear.

Could parchment achieve a livelier death 

draw more blood and secrets

with the thin kind of thousands? 

Smooth or pale, she chose both crimson and jade

As her stepping stones, wishful scepter or not.

So what if she was ruthless? So what if she was cruel?

She wrote that the rivers flowed with blood

and prayed the rain a flood of sin and good.

#poetry #wu zetian #history #historical poetry #original poem

[yesterdaysprint]

St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Missouri, August 11, 1931

#1930s #vintage #history #newspapers #poetry #historic #st louis #missouri #1931 #the sea

[poetryincostume]

The Saddest Girl In The World

Edwardian-ish ribbon corset with beading, 2023

Silk ribbon, cotton taffeta ribbon, Czech glass beads

#project: crown prince kiriona #project: ribbon corset #project: historical sewing #cosplay #media: the locked tomb #tlt #the locked tomb #historical costume #Edwardian #Nona the ninth #historical sewing #costume #poetry in costume #beading #excuse the iffy lacing I used what I had on hand which is too wide and I didn’t want to unlace Helga #EDIT: upsetti #I captioned it something sensible rather than WHITHER THE HAMBURGER??? #there’s time #not sure why this has broken 1000 notes but it is releasing all the brain chemicals

[anitha-witchlady]

massa

Anitha-witchlady

crack! crack! crack!

the whip hits my back

ugly welts of blood cascade down

he is here: massa.

massa with that demonic smile

that I can see back turned.

massa with that blood lust

that I can feel surge in him.

massa with that savage glint in his eyes

gazing at me like a predator.

then the crack of the whip stops,

I don't dare look back.

massa backs away hissing

"Go!", massa rasps.

and then I amble away,

bleeding all over.

#tw racism #tw racial violence #racial oppression #tw slavery #lowercase poetry #free verse #my poetry #my post #poets of color #tw physical violence #historical poetry #slavery #tw physical abuse #tw graphic #tw blo0d #did you know that slavery continued after the civil war for convicts? #tumblr poet

[youinmysleepdarling]

The Burning of Paper Instead of Children - Adrienne Rich

#poetry #dark poetry #reading #books #historical poetry #history #poem #bookblr #adrienne rich #old poems #literature #metaphors #free verse poetry #free verse poem #excerpts #dark academia #light academia #academia

[bebs-art-gallery]

Anguish | The Orphan. A Memory of Auvergne

— by August Friedrich Schenk

#painting #art #art history #oil on canvas #oil painting #classical art #classic academia #dark academia #spilled heart #spilled feelings #spilled emotions #grief poetry #grief journal #historical painting #historical art #artist #artblr #art community #goth #gothic #artists #art gallery #angst

[shellsnroses]

Comic for “The Ruin” a poem written by an unknown author in the 8th or 9th century

How wondrous, this wall stone,

Shattered by fate.

Castles are smashed,

The work of giants, crumbled.

Ruined are the roofs,

Tumbled the towers.

Broken the barred gates.

Frost in the plaster,

Ceilings a-gaping.

Torn away, fallen,

Eaten by age.

#the ruin #history #poetry illustration #roman ruins #historical illustration #digital art #digital painting #artists on tumblr #art #my art #Roman #myth #dark ages #medieval

[theworldofwars]

Canadian machine gunners on Vimy Ridge. 1917

#1917 #historical photos #world war 1 #canadian history #history #circa 1917 #world war i #vimy ridge #vimy #world war 1 stories #ww1 #ww1 poetry #ww1 stories #ww1 art #ww1 history #wwi #world war one #The Great War #The First World War

[historical-kitten]

Ancient Roman Poets on a Modern Date

Catullus (Gaius Valerius Catullus)

If you meet him before Lesbia, he will be charming, eloquent, and happy to go wherever you like, although his funds could be limited. Even so, he'll make sure you both enjoy yourselves. Theater or concert tickets in the plebian--nosebleed--section, for instance. If you meet him after Lesbia, there is a possibility he will spend the entire time trauma-dumping about his ex. If you also have one to complain about, this could be cathartic.

Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro)

He takes you out to his beehive dressed in full bee-keeping gear to introduce you to his bees and then goes inside, where you sample different varieties of honey drizzled over fruit. He is sweet, but does talk about fields and bees a lot.

Ovid (Gaius Valerius Catullus)

Let's be honest. This might be more of a Tinder or Grindr hookup than a date. However, it's possible you met at a theater, race track, parade, or seaside resort. If you are aro/ace, run away. If you aren't and you are interested in seeing if he truly is proficient as a teacher of love, stick around. Don't expect him to be faithful, however. And although his manners are perfect, remember that it's an art and a game to him, so guard your heart.

Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus)

He'll take you out for a night of expensive dining and pay for it solely because the friend of a friend that owns the place owes him. He is charming company and can get you into any exclusive club or private experience you want to go to, but will expect reciprocated favors. Also, he turns on the charm, but absolutely expects to be complimented in return.

Sulpicia

She plays hard to get initially, not wanting to be too obvious with her affection. The first date will be YOUR choice. Pick well and she'll follow that with a candlelit dinner and eternal devotion. She does have expensive taste, however, and she would absolutely report you to her scary uncle if you break her heart.

Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis)

He takes you on a picnic. Despite this being in the country, he'll opt for fine wine and gourmet food. He's easy to talk to, funny, and catty with his gossip. However, he'll also go on about his childhood in the country and how he went hunting and fishing and how he misses the simple country life. (All while sipping from an expensive goblet.)

Livy (Titus Livius)

He takes you to a museum and acts as your tour guide throughout the entire thing. Who knew that your date would double as a living and breathing audio tour? You're supposed to eat at the museum cafe, but you may not make it there before it closes... If you're a fan of history, you're in for a treat.

Iullus Antonius

Iullus is a huge romantic and just as charming as his famous father. He will show up with flowers and take you on a date in a small, undiscovered restaurant and to a lot of cute places that are off the beaten path. Whether you hit it off romantically or not, he's the kind of guy who could be your ride or die. (Spoiler alert, when he says he's your ride or die, he's extremely serious. 💀)

Albius Tibullus

When he falls, he falls hard. He takes you on a date in an orchard. This includes picking grapes and then tasting wines. If the date is before he was entranced with one of the lovers he wrote about, all is well. If not, he might get a little teary eyed about his past love(s). He is polite, sweet, attentive, and apologetic though.

Juvenal (Decimus Junius Juvenalis)

He takes you to an expensive restaurant and makes it clear he is only paying for HIS meal. The entire time he criticizes everyone else in the restaurant for being posers and judges them based upon appearance, status, and gender. His date is not a safe place for anyone who doesn't fit his definition of traditional values. Definitely talks about kids these days and the degradation of society.

#inspired orginally by @just-late-roman-republic-things #ancient rome #ancient roman memes #classics memes #ancient roman poets #okay yes I added Iullus because I feel bad for him and Julia and I wish some of his poetry had survived #and yes some scholars believe sulpicia isn't actually a real historical figure or did not write the poems but I wanted representation #and personally Iullus or Virgil for first choices #tho I love catullus and would also pick him #national poetry month

[missygoesmeow]

ive been listening to john sinclair: demon hunter and so i just picture raphael running around with a gun most of the time tbh which is endlessly entertaining (its really good though i recommend!)

and this is the ref i used

#my-art #pew pew #john sinclair #bg3 raphael #(not really but sorta) #hahahh #mr wincott's voice is just very sajkhjdjksadhaksjhdaksjdhkjhdajskdhakdhajd #u know? u know. #would listen to that man read the phonebook #though I wish he had more softer things #need more poetry/sonnets or some historical fiction #please and thank u <3

[uwmspeccoll]

National Poets Day

On this National Poets Day, August 21, we celebrate the work of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Tagore began writing poetry as a child and remained committed throughout his life to exploring the natural and spiritual world through poetry and prose. He was known as the “Bard of Bengal” and in 1913 became the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his collection of poetry Gitanjali.  

Within the Special Collections we hold the first edition of Moon, For What Do You Wait?, a collection of Tagore poems from his 1916 publication Stray Birds which consisted of 326 verses. Published in 1967 by Atheneum, Moon, For What Do You Wait? was edited by Richard Lewis, director of the Touchstone Center for Children in New York City, with illustrations by award-winning artist and author Ashley Bryan (1923-2022). Lewis manages to whittle down Tagore’s lines without losing any of the imbued wonder and delight present in the original publication. Accompanied by Bryan’s bold illustrations, readers are encouraged to let their eyes wander over the pages, getting lost in prose and imagery.  

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-- Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern

#National Poets Day #rabindranath tagore #moon for what do you wait #poets day #ashley bryan #richard lewis #atheneum #tagore #stray birds #poems #poetry #children's books #Historical Curriculum Collection