Madiyah

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

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[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken what questions do you have that you wish you had the answers to?

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken Yay! This is such great news! Thank you so much I am soooo looking forward to it 🤩

[Richard Siken @richardsiken]

New Audio

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken Thank you for taking the time to share this with me!!! I am going to be saving this and religiously checking the site!! Sending lots of love 💗💗💗💗

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken would you ever host an in person reading again?

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken Thank you Mr Siken I hope you have the best day ever!!!! I will go to bed with the biggest smile on my face you have no idea how happy this made me and how much I am looking forward to it! Thank you for all that you to do and for your beautiful work 💗💗💗

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken Is it my birthday and I have no idea 😭😭 thank you thank you thank you for doing this my heart is so full. Any spoilers on a potential release date? No worries if not, I’m happy enough hearing this! 🥰

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken This is the best news ever! Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. It’s been an absolute dream of mine to attend one. I will make sure to book tickets WAY ahead of time. Sending tons of love from Dubai. Thank you for making my day with this! I cannot wait!! 🥹🥹💗💗

[Richard Siken @richardsiken]

I think this one slid under the radar. There is also another one called "Bed." https://t.co/0iyOphGEYd

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken I am so happy to see that A&W by Lana and Fiona Apple are on here

[Bianca Stone @biancastone]

"For poems are not, as people think, simply emotions (one has emotions early enough)--they are experiences."

Good morning from Rilke's The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Bridge (Mitchell translation)

[excerpts @godlessbot]

Falsely yours,
Charles Bukowski.

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

@richardsiken I am always so mindblown by your wisdom. This is everything I needed to hear. Might take me some time to fully internalize. Will keep coming back to this. I cannot thank you enough. I appreciate this so much 🤍

[Madiyah @madiyah08]

Mr Richard Siken how do I deal with the fact that people will one day die? Your work has been a source of great comfort and my companion for years. You being here is the best thing that happened to me and the thought that one day you will stop responding to questions terrifies me

[Richard Siken @richardsiken]

"Attachment is the root of all suffering. He wants to be a movie star, to be gigantic and perfectly lit, and I am no stranger to suffering. The wide smile, the low-down glow. The way he’s looking at me now will make him famous." https://t.co/fZFG3sLDC8

[Richard Siken @richardsiken]

@spooky_rain_xo Destroying yourself for the the things you love is self-imposed martyrdom. It isn't impressive. Take care of yourself first. People who love you will let you put yourself back together. You can do it. That's how we learn. Love isn't about taking turns being the savior.

[Richard Siken @richardsiken]

@femmmest IDK. How does one deal with anything? You have to go through it.

[Richard Siken @richardsiken]

@orlandoinwaves Prayer is passive, determination is active. Part of the deal is being powerless. We are powerless on a variety of scales. Powerless in the face of chance, accident, hardship, illness, death. A lot of the deal is learning how to lose gracefully. >