{"id":101320,"date":"2000-04-07T02:00:35","date_gmt":"2000-04-07T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=101320"},"modified":"2017-04-07T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T18:17:09","slug":"poets-writers-following-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/poets-writers-following-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Poets and Writers You Should be Following on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you love stories, novels, and poems, but can&#8217;t commit to a full book?<\/p>\n<p>Then following these writers on Twitter is the perfect way to get just the right amount of words, thoughts, and feelings as you scroll about your day.<\/p>\n<p>And just because it&#8217;s Twitter doesn&#8217;t mean anything&#8217;s watered down. After all, these are writers! They know how to get you, even in just 140 characters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Loneliness, when accepted, is a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t panic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014 <strong>@paulocoelho<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulocoelho\/status\/846742571279941632\">March 28, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulocoelho\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@paulcoelho<\/strong><\/a> Widely known for his novel, <em>The Alchemist<\/em>, Mr. Coelho continues to enrich our lives with bite-sized life lessons on Twitter. He also links us to his blog posts for stories longer than 140 characters. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>document the moments you feel most in love with yourself &#8211; what you&#8217;re wearing, who you&#8217;re around, what you&#8217;re doing. recreate and repeat \u2014 warsan shire (@warsan_shire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warsan_shire\/status\/467375045921095680\">May 16, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/warsan_shire\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@warsan_shire<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nWriter, poet, teacher, and activist Warsan Shire gives language to the thoughts, ideas, and feelings we could never find the words for. Her tweets are healing, inspiring, honest, beautiful. Follow, and feel.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">when i realized tht i am love, i stopped chasing love. started loving myself more. started attracting ppl who craved the kind of love i have<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reyna Biddy (@DearYouFromWe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DearYouFromWe\/status\/849841571063148545\">April 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DearYouFromWe\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@dearyoufromwe<\/strong><\/a> Reyna Biddy, author of <em>I Love My Love<\/em>, is the hardest softy we&#8217;ve ever seen. She is strong through her suffering, loving despite her heartache, and soaks in all the love and lessons around her to give it back tenfold. If her Twitter isn&#8217;t enough, luckily you can experience her spoken word via <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/biddy-jones\" target=\"_blank\">SoundCloud<\/a>. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\u2800 you deserve undivided love. don&#8217;t stay where you have to compete to be seen. don&#8217;t stay where love has to be earned \u2014 donte collins (@donte_thepoet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donte_thepoet\/status\/821546067552534528\">January 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donte_thepoet\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@donte_thepoet<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAt only 20 years old, Donte Collins has already taken the poetry world by storm. His work often centers around class, race, social justice, and sex &#8212; topics that he maturely and elegantly examines with his words, both written and spoken.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">*does a thing*<\/p>\n<p>*regrets doing thing*<\/p>\n<p>*does thing again*<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 melissa broder (@melissabroder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melissabroder\/status\/848727427576549378\">April 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/melissabroder\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@melissabroder<\/strong><\/a> Just the realest. Melissa is witty, honest, and refreshingly relatable. She has written about everything from sexting and Botox to mental illness and addiction with the perfect balance of sincerity and humor. Her Twitter is a sneak peek into her irresistible brain. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fb45dIjd4j\">pic.twitter.com\/fb45dIjd4j<\/a> \u2014 rupi kaur (@rupikaur_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rupikaur_\/status\/815213007995334657\">December 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rupikaur_\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@rupikaur_<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nRupi is the author of New York Times Best-Seller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rupikaur.com\/milkandhoney\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>milk and honey<\/em><\/a>, which was originally a self-published book. Her snowballing success and notoriety is well-deserved &#8212; the world is desperate for her ability to depict bitter, sweet, and bittersweet moments of life with creativity and grace.<\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Do you love stories, novels, and poems, but can't commit to a full book? 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