The Two Kinds of Poets [by Adrienne Su]

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I have an informal, untested theory that when it comes to sustenance while writing, there are two kinds of poets: coffee poets and food poets. Coffee poets (who in some cases could be considered tea poets) can go half the day or longer without solid food; their focus is sustainable without the distraction and mess of eating. Coffee poets who are also capable of writing in public spaces are doubly blessed, as they can log many hours in a cafe without having to incur the expense of meals with their beverages, or the interruption of leaving for lunch. Bringing a thermos, they can bide their time in libraries, getting lost in the books they’re reading and writing, enjoying a communal version of a solitary activity.… Lês fierder

Blog Daam de Vries: Famke femke

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It wie juster in kostlike dei. Moai waar en myn persoanlike lockdown opheft. Oft jo al in kear as wat sa’n lockdown meimakke hawwe dan witte jo sawat wat jo te wachtsjen stiet. It giet yn fazen.

Earst tinke jo ‘it begjint wer’. Dêr is op himsels goed mei te libjen. Dan komt der in faze dat jo hjir en dêr stuollen delsette moatte sadat jo stipe sykje kinne foar bygelyks de reis fan de koken nei it húske. De auto moai ticht by de efterdoar, oft it droech en skjin is kinne jo dêr op sokken noch goed yn komme.… Lês fierder