A Quiet Journey through Literary Depths
A Poem Where Death Picks You Up Like a Gentleman and Drives You to Eternity (Very Slowly) ABS Believes:Death doesn’t always knock. Sometimes he arrives in a buggy and waits politely.In Dickinson’s world, mortality was not a monster—but more of a misunderstood Uber driver. Emily Dickinson: Poet in Slippers, Queen of the Quiet Dismantling Emily […]
Victorian Romance, Religious Decline, and the Saddest Beach Trip in English Poetry ABS Believes:When faith retreats like the tide, at least bring someone who won’t ghost you in the surf.Nothing says “love poem” like historical despair and light military metaphors. Matthew Arnold: Poet, Professor, and the Victorian Vibe-Checker Matthew Arnold was the guy who looked
A Poem About Grief, Gothic Interior Design, and One Emotionally Unavailable Bird ABS Believes:If your emotional support animal only says “Nevermore,” maybe it’s time for therapy.Poe didn’t just write horror—he wrote poetic burnout in iambic trochees. Edgar Allan Poe: Master of Mood, King of Midnight Meltdowns When it comes to gloom, no one decorates despair
Shelley’s Warning That Your Statue and Your Startup Will Both Be Dust ABS Believes:Poetry isn’t here to flatter the powerful—it’s here to mock their broken souvenirs.If your legacy can be tripped over in the sand, it probably wasn’t eternal. Ozymandias: The Original Influencer Who Got Unfollowed by History Once upon a time—before Instagram, before hashtags,
Lyric-Scroll 004: P.B. Shelley : King of Kings and Zero Followers Left Read More »
Eternal Beauty, Frozen Lovers, and the Most Poetic Third-Wheeling in History ABS Believes:Some art moves you. Some just stares back and says, “You’ll die. I won’t.”Beauty may be truth, but it sure doesn’t help you kiss the girl. John Keats: Romantic, Brilliant, and a Little Obsessed with Ceramics John Keats—poet, dreamer, and certified fan of
Lyric-Scroll 014: Ode on a Grecian Urn: When John Keats Got Jealous of Pottery Read More »
The Art of Pretending It’s Fine While You Quietly Lose Your Mind (and Keys) ABS Believes:Not all disasters explode—some sip tea, rhyme politely, and fall apart in tercets.Loss, when done in style, still counts as a breakdown. Elizabeth Bishop: The Queen of Composed Chaos Elizabeth Bishop didn’t write confessional poetry. She wrote poetic poker faces.
A Poem That Walks in Rhyme, Laughs in Rebellion, and Stares You Down While Wearing Heels ABS Believes:Some poems whisper empowerment. This one struts it.If dignity were a dance move, Still I Rise would be the encore. Maya Angelou: The Voice That Didn’t Just Speak—She Rose Poet, memoirist, performer, and quiet destroyer of nonsense—Maya Angelou
Seven Dropouts, One Pool Hall, and a Poem That Ends Before They Do ABS Believes:Coolness is temporary. Consequences are permanent.When you live for the vibe, you often miss the epilogue. Gwendolyn Brooks: Poet, Prophet, and Master of Minimalist Mic Drops Born in 1917 and sharper than your syllabus, Gwendolyn Brooks didn’t need 400 stanzas to
Sylvia Plath’s Silent Psychologist Tells You the Truth You Didn’t Ask For ABS Believes:Sometimes poetry doesn’t speak. It reflects.And sometimes the scariest part of your house isn’t the attic—it’s the bathroom mirror. Welcome to the World of Reflective Horror Sylvia Plath didn’t write poems. She wrote precision instruments. And in Mirror, she gave us a
Lyric-Scroll 010: Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who’s the Most Existential of Them All? Read More »
Marriage, Metaphors, and the Art of Looking Fierce in Embroidery ABS Believes:If you can’t roar out loud, stitch your rebellion into fabric.Some women wear strength. Others sew it—and let it outlive them. Meet Aunt Jennifer: The Quietest Rebel in the Yarn Aisle Adrienne Rich gave us poetry that raged. But Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers doesn’t
Lyric-Scroll 009: The Embroidered Roar: When Feminism Hid in Wool and Still Bit Back Read More »