Annie Lennos performing at the Hope & Anchor, London
1978
Advice to Young Poets
No one
wants to
hear how
miserable
you are
but tell
them anyway.
Category Archives: poems & short jabs
advice to young poets
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leap of faith
Leap of Faith
America:
You’ve just
jumped from
the frying
pan into
the fire.
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their loss
Their Loss
Eventually they’ll
beat you
into silence.
This is
their loss,
not yours.
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cell power
Cell Power
Death is
your cells
heading
out the door.
Where is it
they’re
off to?
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immortality
Immortality
You won’t
live forever
but live
as if
you will.
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the-all-encompassing mind
The All-encompassing Mind
A mind that
can’t handle
contradictions
turns paranoid.
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