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'Make of me a piecemeal mound' — poetry by Matthew Gustafson
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'the fever always holds' — poetry by Abbie Allison
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'the fever always holds' — poetry by Abbie Allison
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'those petty midnights' — poetry by Zoë Davis
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'those petty midnights' — poetry by Zoë Davis
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'my dear vesuvius' — poetry by jp thorn
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'my dear vesuvius' — poetry by jp thorn
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'In the doom tunnel' — poetry by Melissa Eleftherion
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'In the doom tunnel' — poetry by Melissa Eleftherion
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'Love me as a wilderness' — Ruth Martinez
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'lost in the  rapture of man' — poetry by Ian Berger
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'lost in the rapture of man' — poetry by Ian Berger
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'Stop trying to write something beautiful' — poetry by Diana Whitney
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'Stop trying to write something beautiful' — poetry by Diana Whitney
Mar 9, 2026
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'I am a devotee' — poetry by Patricia Grisafi
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'I am a devotee' — poetry by Patricia Grisafi
Mar 9, 2026
Mar 9, 2026
'come enflesh  our feast' — poetry by Haley Hodges
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'come enflesh our feast' — poetry by Haley Hodges
Mar 9, 2026
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'noonday I dive' — poetry by Karen Earle
Mar 9, 2026
'noonday I dive' — poetry by Karen Earle
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'To eat dying stars' — poetry by Juliet Cook
Mar 9, 2026
'To eat dying stars' — poetry by Juliet Cook
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‘same spectral symphony’ — poetry by Julio César Villegas
Jan 1, 2026
‘same spectral symphony’ — poetry by Julio César Villegas
Jan 1, 2026
Jan 1, 2026
'I think I know why I am looking at roses' — poetry by Stephanie Victoire
Jan 1, 2026
'I think I know why I am looking at roses' — poetry by Stephanie Victoire
Jan 1, 2026
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'All the trees are you' — poetry by Barbara Ungar
Jan 1, 2026
'All the trees are you' — poetry by Barbara Ungar
Jan 1, 2026
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'girl straddles the axis  of ancient  and eternal' — poetry by Grace Dignazio
Jan 1, 2026
'girl straddles the axis of ancient and eternal' — poetry by Grace Dignazio
Jan 1, 2026
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'Talk light with me' — poetry by Catherine Graham
Jan 1, 2026
'Talk light with me' — poetry by Catherine Graham
Jan 1, 2026
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'How thy high horse hath fallen' — poetry by Madeline Blair
Jan 1, 2026
'How thy high horse hath fallen' — poetry by Madeline Blair
Jan 1, 2026
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'a paradise called  Loneliness' — poetry by Adam Jon Miller
Jan 1, 2026
'a paradise called  Loneliness' — poetry by Adam Jon Miller
Jan 1, 2026
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'Tell me I taste like hunger' — poetry by Jennifer Molnar
Jan 1, 2026
'Tell me I taste like hunger' — poetry by Jennifer Molnar
Jan 1, 2026
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'I prayed to be released from my longing' — poetry by Michelle Reale
Jan 1, 2026
'I prayed to be released from my longing' — poetry by Michelle Reale
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'Resurrection dance, a prelude' — poetry by V.C. Myers
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'It is noon and the sun is ill' — poetry by Raquel Dionísio Abrantes
Jan 1, 2026
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Jan 1, 2026
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'every moon rolling fat through the night' — poetry by Zann Carter
Jan 1, 2026
'every moon rolling fat through the night' — poetry by Zann Carter
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'The light slices the mouth' — poetry by Aakriti Kuntal
Jan 1, 2026
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'quiet grandfathers  in dark tuxedos' — poetry by Scott Ferry
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'quiet grandfathers in dark tuxedos' — poetry by Scott Ferry
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'made a deal / with Azrael' — poetry by Triniti Wade
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'The birth of a body that never unraveled' — an excerpt by Hillary Leftwich
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'Time's metronome blank' — poetry by Rehan Qayoom
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These Valentines Are Hilariously Weird & Strange

February 14, 2018

BY JOANNA C. VALENTE

These will make you rethink how you romance and serenade people. Or you know, make you laugh because they're brilliant, ultra goth, and/or cringeworthy. 

1. Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog valentines https://t.co/CG7XqyQWEF #lastminutevalentines pic.twitter.com/29zX6HtBIc

— Andrew R. Secret Society (@aschrock) February 14, 2016

2. Nicholas Cage

look up Nicholas Cage valentines cards you won't be disappointed pic.twitter.com/dplDV22tCf

— emmy center (@emmycenter) December 16, 2014

#CreepyGiftsFromYourValentine

A Nicholas Cage valentines card that says you’re my national treasure ❤️ pic.twitter.com/uPmvUXx7yq

— Justinnnnn💋 (@fivefortweeting) February 10, 2018

3. Twin Peaks

#TwinPeaks #valentines for @Kyle_MacLachlan #CoopLovesCards @lauradern #michaelcera #wallybrando #dalecooper #DrAmp #twinpeaksvalentines pic.twitter.com/FqybNCfQu9

— Honolulu Mom (@Honolulu_Mom) February 14, 2018

More #TwinPeaks #valentines for @Kyle_MacLachlan #cooplovescards #woodsman #theexperiment #agentjeffries #robertbroski @robertbroski pic.twitter.com/gi1EbvuQN4

— Honolulu Mom (@Honolulu_Mom) February 14, 2018

This is the water
And this is the well
Be my Valentine
Or I'll send you to hell

Happy Valentines's, Peakies!#TwinPeaks 🍒 ☕️ 🌲❤️ pic.twitter.com/oknEGboiML

— Jess ⚓️ bettyoctopus (@bettyoctopus) February 14, 2018

Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m celebrating with these incredible #TwinPeaks valentines by @mattlineham 👍🏻☕️🍩🚬🍒 pic.twitter.com/dy24njaqhw

— chris dotson (@chris__dotson) February 14, 2018

4. The Addams Family

via GIPHY

5. The Munsters

via GIPHY

6. Depeche Mode

It’s almost February! New Wave valentines are available at mlinehamart.com. Here’s one from 2016. #valentinesday #depechemode #newwave #martingore #davegahan ----------------------------------------- I'll be reposting my favorite valentines up until the 14th. Please feel free to repost and make sure to tag me @mlinehamart !

A post shared by Matthew Lineham (@mlinehamart) on Jan 29, 2018 at 7:43pm PST

7. Grace Jones

New Wave valentines are available at mlinehamart.com. Here’s one from 2016. #valentinesday #gracejones #newwave ----------------------------------------- I'll be reposting my favorite valentines up until the 14th. Please feel free to repost and make sure to tag me @mlinehamart !

A post shared by Matthew Lineham (@mlinehamart) on Jan 19, 2018 at 6:43pm PST

8. Siouxsie Sioux

All Valentines are now available at mlinehamart.com! 🖤 #valentinesday #siouxsiesioux #siouxsieandthebanshees #mlinehamart

A post shared by Matthew Lineham (@mlinehamart) on Jan 17, 2018 at 5:49am PST


Joanna C. Valente is the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, Xenos, and the editor of A Shadow Map: An Anthology by Survivors of Sexual Assault.  

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