Poetry Analysis: ‘Death Be Not Proud’ by John Donne
Death Be Not Proud Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not ...
Month: January 2013
‘Instead of Sominex’ and Other Poetry by Meryl Stratford
Instead of Sominex Write a sonnet tonight before you go to bed. Just fourteen lines before you fall asleep. Something ...
‘Quids Pro Quo’ and Other Poetry by Lynn Veach Sadler
Quids Pro Quo Does beauty matter? You, of all, know why: it skirts the edge of my and your decay. ...
‘On Cancer, Guns, and Hit ‘n Runs’ and Other Poetry by Javeed Chida
On Cancer, Guns, and Hit 'n Runs The chemo sessions wore him down, He so despised the sterile smells, The ...
‘Sonnet—To a New Yorker, Evan Mantyk’ by Bruce Dale Wise
"every where the trace of men" —William Cullen Bryant In Thomas Cole's The Catskills and Lake George, that ...
‘Dogfight Sonnet’ and Other Poetry by Julia Gordon-Bramer
Dogfight Sonnet Demon snarl curdles into a roar doubled with the counter-howl of defense. Darkened winter street was quiet before ...
‘All Such Poets Emit Great Delight’ and Other Poetry by Lacey Longpre’
All Such Poets Emit Great Delight. All such poets emit great delight. In such darkness they radiate light. Though despite ...
‘Alabaster (The Statue)’ and Other Poetry by Jennifer Morgan
Alabaster (The Statue) I see the fineness And sense divineness From smoothest feet to marble brow A curve of lip ...
‘The Wu Wei-ter’ by Damian Robin of England
A meeting round a social platter Seduced me in a human game. I sensed the moral tone go flatter But ...
‘Apprenticeship’ and Other Poetry by Catherine Wald
Apprenticeship The poem will prove a stern and daunting master to those who pussyfoot around the truth and, weaving daisy ...
Studio Incamminati Celebrates Decade of Teaching Realist Painters
NEW YORK—Studio Incamminati, a school for contemporary realist painters, celebrated their 10th anniversary at The National Arts Club in Manhattan ...
‘Chancellorsville to Culloden’ by Kerry Dexter of Tallahassee, Florida
I hear you in the silence of the trees The Wilderness, they called it once, found in many places. Walking ...
‘Cancer’ by Yakov Azriel of Israel
I. It's not an easy thing to die, it's not An easy thing to make believe I cling To hope ...
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‘The Dream’ and Other Poetry by Judah LoVato
The Dream I dreamed a dream of two parades so different, yet the same, And I could not place the ...
‘Feathers of Disenchantment’ and Other Poetry by Enriqueta Carrington
Feathers of Disenchantment Pastors preached of birds as models of love, so sweet, so proper. Then parbleu, we heard sad ...
A Reading of ‘The Riddles Of Merlin’ by Alfred Noyes
Review By Christopher Nield / Image by Liza Voronin/The Epoch Times The Riddles of Merlin As I was walking Alone ...
‘In Praise of Formal Poetry’ and Other Poetry by Wayne Lee
In Praise of Formal Poetry Whether it’s ridiculous or sublime, we need the reassurance of meter, the familiar recurrence of ...
‘Wild Roses’ by Linda Kendrick
The roses clamored wildly. I confessed it, smiled mildly. Profusely rambling everywhere, The crimson blooms were sweetness rare. Entwined with ...
‘Bless with Children’ and Other Poetry by Carol Kanter
Bless with Children Sent, Amen! to fill the world with wonder they come in trust, brim-full of possibility, a soul ...
‘To the Skeptic Who Denies God’ and Other Poetry by James Sibert
To the Skeptic Who Denies God You want me to prove to you my God exists. “The burden of proof ...
Ringling Art Museum, a Treasure to Cherish
Featured Image: “Rest on the Flight into Egypt,” circa 1570, by Paolo Veronese, oil on canvas, bequest of John Ringling ...
‘Light of Dawn’ by Camilla Marx
There is no battle like the break of light And yet the world still sleeps, still unaware, And day has ...
‘Birth’ and ‘Bullfight’ by Duane Carr
Birth Yes, I recall that January night when, ushered from your room into the hall, and restless for the nurse’s ...
‘Sunset,’ ‘Sunrise,’ and Other Poetry by Elena Sichrovsky
Sunset Daylight shines with the glow of the first morn Glittering rays of laughter soft and warm There's no end ...
‘Ars Poetica for Shaky Times’ By Robert Sonkowsky
Ars Poetica for Shaky Times (Apologies to Auden and Horace) This little poem is in sonnet form; a ...
‘Structured Verse’ and Others Poems by Glenn Meisenheimer
Structured Verse Is structured verse so surely dead? Has it nothing left to say? Have the rhyme and rhythm petered ...
‘Silver Night’ by Sheila B. Roark
Up in the inky, velvet sky on this cold winter night the sky is lit with diamond chips that glow ...
2012 Poetry Competition No Longer Accepting Submissions
Happy New Year! Thank you everyone for your submissions! We have received approximately 600 submissions to the First Annual Society ...
Dear Mary Jane, Thanks for your kind comment. The syllabic overlap between my poem and tanka is just a coincidence;…
When Napoleon had to deal with rioting mobs in Paris, he issued this order to his troops: "Give them a…
A tremendously transcendent meditative piece, with scenic motion skillfully presented by the poet as though he were conducting an orchestra.…
Couldn’t help smiling—with glee, now that those innocent juveniles stand to be tried as terrorists.
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