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  • Poetry After Midnight ? a Poet?s Strange & Beautiful Habit

    From MummyChunk@3:633/10 to All on Mon Sep 21 17:20:39 2026
    There?s something different about poetry written late at night, when the distractions are gone and ordinary thoughts start taking unexpected turns. Do you find that your best lines come at a particular time of day, or does inspiration arrive whenever it feels like it?


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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Tue Sep 22 08:04:57 2026
    MummyChunk wrote in article
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    There?s something different about poetry written late at night,
    when the distractions are gone and ordinary thoughts start
    taking unexpected turns. Do you find that your best lines come
    at a particular time of day, or does inspiration arrive
    whenever it feels like it?

    You know, I don't think I've ever tried. Every time I've had the
    urge to write a poem, the sun has been up.

    Maybe I should try nighttime poetry.

    What about you? Do you do your best work in the night?


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  • From John Ames@3:633/10 to All on Tue Sep 22 07:52:13 2026
    On Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:20:39 -0400
    mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:

    There?s something different about poetry written late at night, w
    hen
    the distractions are gone and ordinary thoughts start taking un-
    expected turns. Do you find that your best lines come at a particular
    time of day, or does inspiration arrive whenever it feels like it?

    I can't focus on complex constructive tasks when I'm not reasonably clear-headed, but I've definitely had times of half-waking in the early
    morning with a strong *image* in mind and an accompanying mood. If I'm
    really lucky, I'll actually *remember* by the time I'm properly awake
    :/


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  • From MummyChunk@3:633/10 to All on Tue Sep 22 15:07:35 2026
    The True Melissa wrote:
    MummyChunk wrote in article
    <nMmcnWqWG7KRPCz3nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d>:


    There?s something different about poetry written late at night,
    when the distractions are gone and ordinary thoughts start
    taking unexpected turns. Do you find that your best lines come
    at a particular time of day, or does inspiration arrive
    whenever it feels like it?



    You know, I don't think I've ever tried. Every time I've had the
    urge to write a poem, the sun has been up.

    Maybe I should try nighttime poetry.

    What about you? Do you do your best work in the night?


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    The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
    United States of America - North America - Earth
    Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
    Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos




    In the morning before the ?waking up? feeling disappears


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