Taylor Light

poet | PhD @SMU | insta: @ taylorlightwrites | poems in Ploughshares, The Missouri Review, Poet Lore, Poetry Ireland Review, etc.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the American poet Louise Glück “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.”

#NobelPrize

[On The Seawall @On_The_Seawall]

"We carry 'home' within us through our ancestors’ DNA. That goes for those whom we love as well – they’re always with us, even when they’re not": @PenceCharlotte in convo with @aliner about her poems in CODE @BlackLawrence / https://t.co/afBRgSbdcj

[Taylor Light @taylorlight__]

Where’s a moth when you want one

[Matthew Roth @MattRoth70]

Maybe not the best moment to contemplate the inevitable, but here are two poems from the current issue of the Northern Virginia Review. The second is a disobedient sonnet.

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@blakesmalls @B_rah17 @BanuelosJulian Only time will tell

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@BanuelosJulian said he’s never smoking cigarettes again, and to tweet this rn to mark his words.

[Ashley Rodgers @arodgers_photo]

In case you’re missing these South Plains sunsets happening @TexasTech, I’ve got you covered. ❤️🔥 It was a good one tonight.

[Victoria Chang @VChangPoet]

“No one wants to talk about the hilarity after death—“ -Danusha Laméris, Bonfire Opera

[Taylor Light @taylorlight__]

@jpoch @itsjojosiwa @TexasTechMBB @TheRealADB_3 @TTUHoopsFans I’m here for it.

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@kristin_jahnke @BrocJ @Seahawks Me🙋🏼‍♀️

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@kristin_jahnke It only took me about 5 minutes to figure out how to type one. Now, I know to look for the big blue button. I’d say today is a success.

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I haven’t typed a tweet in two years and @kristin_jahnke is probably freaking out

[J & B Coffee @JandBCoffee]

Bundle up! The holidays are here, nestled in a cup. — 📷: @taylor_119

[Taylor Light @taylorlight__]

"You must never trade honesty for relatability."

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@_kristinjahnke THIS.

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"The quieter you become, the more you can hear."

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@norahnewy amen !!!!

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@josiah_taylor FINE