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"in·am·o·ra·ta [in-am-uh-rah-tuh, in-am-] Show IPA
noun, plural -tas.
a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover."

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Inamorata | Define Inamorata at Dictionary.com

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December 30, 2011

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"The poem is a form of texting … it’s the original text… it’s a perfecting of a feeling in language – it’s a way of saying more with less, just as texting is. We’ve got to realise that the Facebook generation is the future – and, oddly enough, poetry is the perfect form for them. It’s a kind of time capsule – it allows feelings and ideas to travel big distances in a very condensed form."

— Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy: ‘Poems are a form of texting’ The Guardian (via somethingchanged)

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September 09, 2011

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"I have to be more careful about my memories, I have to be sure they’re my own and not the memories of other people telling me what I felt, how I acted, what I said."

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Margaret Atwood, Surfacing (via blogut)

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September 03, 2011

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