‘Let None Dare Call It Beauty’ by Adam Sedia
Let none dare call it beauty that commands Feigned praise from those whom fashion deems refined But deep revulsion from ...
Month: February 2019
Three Love Poems by Joseph Charles MacKenzie
Today the Wind for Elizabeth Today the wind through winter’s unclad bones Drowns in its woeful howl my soul’s discant; ...
‘Who Needs QU?’ and Other Poetry by Raymond Gallucci
Who Needs QU? It’s time to retire Q-U. K-W’s logical choice. What’s Q do that K cannot do? And U’s ...
‘The Oak’ by Martin King
Of unknown age, the great oak tree, initialed with past loves’ decree; Now stands alone on village green, a ...
‘Salesman of Salesmen’ and Other Poetry by Steve Cooke
Salesman of Salesmen Infectious spirit, everybody’s friend,Hypnotic and fascinating, a forceOf pushy power, broiling to transcendObjections fully, only to endorsePositions ...
‘Making Spirits Bright’ by Frank De Canio
“Jingle Bells, jingle all the way” I sang to her to break the spell of what appeared to be ...
Trump’s Border Wall Revives Frost’s ‘Mending Wall’ (and a Poet’s Response)
by Evan Mantyk As the border wall with Mexico that President Trump is building gains greater and greater attention, so ...
‘The Clockmaker’ by Benjamin Daniel Lukey
When I was young, I’d disassemble clocks So I could understand what made them go. With tools in ...
‘Withering Slights’ by Michael Glassman
I start to age ten minutes out of bed, More fragile now but not yet dead. My son-in-law hovers round ...
‘Reinigeadal, Harris’ and Other Poetry by Peter Hartley
Reinigeadal, Harris So many years ago it was, a child Tramped up from East Loch Tarbert’s rocky shore Across ...
‘Star Needles’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook
Star Needles A star is just a bauble stuck on what We view as sky. Lest it let winter in, ...
Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion (A Rhyming Poetry Translation)
. The Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion ( 蘭亭集序; Lántíngjí Xu), from the 4th century AD, ...
‘The Music of the Earth’ and Other Poetry by Martin Rizley
The Music of the Earth In walking home from church one winter's eve, I paused to hear the echoes ...
God Rest We Merry Gentlemen (An Essay)
by Gregory Spicer “Death and taxes” bemoan us now, as ever. Yet as I bask in the fading embers of ...
Announcing the 2019 Poetry Competition Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated! We have had more quality submissions this year than in any past year and ...
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.
