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Lyric-Scroll 004: P.B. Shelley : King of Kings and Zero Followers Left

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 013: One Art: When Elizabeth Bishop Made Losing Look Like a Hobby and Sound Like a Villanelle

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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.

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