‘Beauty’ by Valerie Dohren
I saw the face of beauty fixed Upon the rising sun Beyond all mortal compliment Her loveliness there shone Within ...
Month: September 2014
‘Suicide Nets’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath
Lamenting our Complicity in the Installation of Suicide Nets I met a “bum” outside an Apple store holding a sign ...
‘O, Scotland’ by Clide Abersuwe
"Breathes there a man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself has said, This is my own, my ...
‘When I First Heard the Learn’d Astronomer’ by I. E. Sbace Weruld
A counter to a Walt Whitman poem When I first heard the learn'd astronomer explain his proofs and figures, and ...
Poetry on Chinese Communism by Damian Robin
Chinese Cameo 1 Here’s a tale of friends and family— Near the founding of the CCP, Zhou Enlai and Sun ...
‘A Father’s Poem: a Ten-nos*’ by Bruce Dale Wise
I hope your life will offer you new opportunities, that you will find contentment in the choices that you ...
‘Bewintered’ by Jane Blanchard
When snow arrives As long forecast, It sets a scene That does not last; But for the while Snow ...
‘A Moon Poem’ by Evan Mantyk
For the Mid-Autumn, or Moon, Festival My Ford Explorer would ascend no higher: Stuck half-way up that driveway's first steep hill. ...
‘The Truth James Foley Stood For’ and Other Poetry by Cid Wa’eeb El Sur
The Truth James Foley Stood For, a Ten-nos* James Foley, searching for the truth, a photo journalist, was murdered ...
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.
This follow-up is meant to release the fuller version that vanished when posted.
