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Poetry Tweets

O Swallow, Swallow, if I could follow, and light
Upon her lattice, I would pipe and trill,
And cheep and twitter twenty million loves.
—Lord Alfred Tennyson

Every morning I tweet bits from Poetry to 865 loves. Our trills are here. The posts are mostly unrequited, but sometimes we get a little love back. When we do, we invariably wonder what other Poetry tweets are out there, cheeping. See for yourself:

02.27.09 PERMALINK | COMMENTS (3)

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3 Comments for “Poetry Tweets”

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Perhaps there will be a resurgence of poetry written for children as well as by them, that would be a pretty song.

Posted By: Paul on February 27, 2009 at 4:39 pm
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What is a tweet and/or a trill? Why do I feel incredibly behind the times?
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Posted By: Roberto Planos on February 28, 2009 at 1:52 am
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Tweeting poetry, or lines from a poem, or just poetic lines in general, kinda teaches you about conservation, brevity, lots o’ things. Or if you’re tired of learning, its a nice distraction. Fun way to make someone who talks a lot into a person of few words….. or turn a mr/mrs talk a lot into an obsessive tweeter. Either or.
No idea what a trill is. Is that an abbreviation for a trillion dollar bill? The new name for a tip drill?
Dunno. It sounds dirty.

Posted By: Michael Martin on March 2, 2009 at 7:08 am