Ashe Vernon's Blog, page 125
December 3, 2015
I am in love with your work. I wish I didn't relate to it as much as I did but it's beautiful. You're a beautiful soul.
I always have mixed feelings when people tell me they relate to my work. Because on the other hand, that’s the whole point. I want people to be able to relate to my work. But on the other hand, I write such sad poetry most of the time. I hate that so many people have hurt like this. But I’m so, so glad we can all be there for each other. All my love, little bumblebee.
Hi Momma Ashe! I'm sorry it's been so long. I went on my first date with an angel tonight and I think I maybe on fire. How do people handle the burning? But I understand some of your happier poems now and they're adding to this heavenly fire.
Oh gosh, baby, I just caught fire myself, I know how wild it gets.
I’m so happy you’re happy. Give that angel a kiss for me.
A girl with the tumblr name woman1924 stole your poetry and is saying it is hers. She did this with another girls, and she has stolen many, many peoples photos and claimed them as her own. Just thought you might want to report her.
It’s so gross that people do this?? Thank you for letting me know, I’ve reported them. I understand that there is inherent risk in posting my work online but I honestly don’t understand the mentality that goes behind taking someone else’s work. Every note and comment and “I loved that poem” you get is cosmically worthless. Like??? Does it really boost your self esteem to have someone congratulate you for someone else’s work??
What the fuck, man.
Anyway, thanks for giving me a heads up.
12 poetry books of 2015
January: Whispering bones - Drew Hairgrove @whisperingbones
February: This is how we find each other - Fortesa Latifi @madgirlf
March: Healing old wounds with new stiches - Meggie Royer @writingsforwinter
April: Mouthful of forevers - Clementine Von Radics @clementinevonradics
May: Chloe - Kristina Haynes @fleurishes
June: The dogs I have kissed - Trista Mateer @tristamateer
July: Other than sadness - Kharla Mae Brillo @pouvoires
August: Shaking the trees - Azra Tabassum @5000letters
September: Belly of the beast - Ashe Vernon @latenightcornerstore
October: I wanted to be the knife - Sara Sutterlin @pissbb
November: I eat crow / Blue collar at best - Amanda Oaks / Zach Fishel @amanda-oaks
December: Letters from Medea - Salma deera @writingwillowsThis was my excuse to buy a new book every month, to support self published authors and to discover some new ones.
The belly of the beast by Ashe Vernon was the best poetry book I read in 2015,
The dogs I’ve kissed just won an award and
Trista came to see me in London so I feel like I’ve gushed about that enough but they are worth buying.
Fortesa Latifi recently published a new book I will get for xmas and I am excited to see how she has developed because her first book was really very good.
I’ve just finished reading Letters from Medea and it was a fitting book to round up this years poetry list with because I felt it contained a lot of what has been the theme for this years poetry; messy hearts, women with wars in them, strong women who break, weak women who rise, myth and flesh all woven together.
These are poets and poems that shake the foundation of what it means to be women, non binary, othered, lovers, lost ones, people with so much heart they are bursting, they speaks of wars both metaphorically and very real ones.Confessional does not cover it, but since no one is paying me to be a book critic I’ll be as cliche as I want;
These books have reminded me throughout a heavy year that I am not alone in having a heart that is bursting with messy emotions, and that too me have been worth more than the money I could have spent on these words.
So many amazing books on this list! Ahhhh! Such good company <3 Thank you so much for your support of my work & the poets at @wordsdancemag, be still my heart! <3333
December 2, 2015
"So come here. Let me love those bruises out of you. We’ll love like children with a box of bandages-..."
- Ashe Vernon, from “Robin’s egg heart(break)”
"I was writing about you
before I even knew you existed.
Now,
I look back at all the old poetry
and..."
before I even knew you existed.
Now,
I look back at all the old poetry
and it doesn’t look
like anyone else.”
- LONELY POET TURNS SPARKS INTO HOUSE FIRES by Ashe Vernon
I relate to your poetry so much I wish I didnt. I wish I didn't know about or have to feel heartbreak, or sadness. But it's a part of living I guess. it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Even if he didn't love me back.
Love is so brave. And you learn something every time you love someone, even (and maybe especially) if that person doesn’t love you back. I know it hurts, but it won’t always hurt.
And god, “how lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” [to quote Winnie the Pooh]
"Maybe someday, I will call him
growing pain.
Maybe someday, everything will crash
through my fingers..."
growing pain.
Maybe someday, everything will crash
through my fingers and I will feel
belly up
in the face of the way going without–
without him, without his kisses,
without the gentle of his touch–
leaves so much
empty.
But for now–
for now,
I am all giddy child and he
is all firework sparkler
and there is so much light.
There is so much light.”
- untitled, by Ashe Vernon
December 1, 2015
Hey, friends! So it’s officially the holiday season, and that...
Hey, friends! So it’s officially the holiday season, and that means that some of you are looking for Christmas presents! My newest book, Wrong Side of A Fistfight, is available on amazon AND qualifies for prime shipping! Check it out!
