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No Explosions by Naomi Shihab Nue
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this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2026
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Poetry
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A community to celebrate published and OC works of poetry.
Welcome to !poetry
Guidelines & Community Rules
In addition to the general rules of lemmy.world:
Published Poetry
1a: Poetry posts should include the title and the author, when the author is known.
O.C. Poetry
2a: Sharing original poetry is encouraged, but it must be preceded by the tag "[OC]."
2b: If an [OC] post is requesting feedback, it should also follow with the "[FB]" tag. It would look like the following example:
[OC] [FB] Nothing Gold Can Stay
Feedback
All feedback should be given in good faith.
3a: All [FB] requests should be met with comments constructive in nature. It is okay to dislike parts of a poem, but make sure to explain why you feel that way.
3b: Feedback does not need to be extraordinary in nature. Simply expressing how a work makes you feel is often enough.
3c: Use the honor system. When you receive good feedback, return it in kind to another author. Everyone appreciates knowing their work is being read and appreciated.
As this community develops, these guidelines may be adjusted.
Formatting Help
Work in progress
To create a line break, use two spaces at the end of a line.
To create empty space, type .
Use four of these at the beginning of a line to create a standard indent.
UPDATE:
Some methods of access do not format markdown correctly. I am currently testing various apps and web interfaces to see what does and does not retain formatting.
In the interim, it is encouraged to post text poetry as you normally would, but to include a link at the beginning or end of the post with access to a website or image that retains the formatting as intended.
Other Poetry Communities
Poetry lovers unite! In the style of the fediverse, multiple poetry communities have arisen, and will continue to rise. I will try to keep a list here of communities across instances that are worth checking out!
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I... what? This is nonsense. Fireworks in imperial China were used in many festivities, and they weren't "created to celebrate the winter solstice". They were created when the accidental discovery of gunpowder was combined with a more ancient technique of throwing bamboo onto fire to create loud noises.
Where on Earth did you hear this?
I don't even understand how this misinformation fits into the context of the post, given it's clearly talking about someone with PTSD who becomes retraumatized by the sounds of the explosions.
Edit: Sorry, I still can't get over how puzzled I am at the cooked-up notion of people of the Song dynasty thinking "yes, we will celebrate Dongzhi, the 22nd of 24 solar terms, by inventing fireworks as a way to, uhhh... show how much we achieved by surviving another year. Lunar New Year? The fuck is that? Send it early."