Poems for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2020, by Daniel Magdalen
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival and corresponding to the Harvest Moon in the West, falls this ...
Month: September 2020
‘Postponement’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson
Postponement I disappoint some folks of whom I’m fond, But I, in turn, am irritated by The nebulous assurance ...
A Poem on Toxic Masculinity: ‘Our Worthy Sons’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant
Our Worthy Sons dedicated to Samuel Our worthy sons should never be ashamed Of who they are and who they’re ...
‘Odyssey of Theodicy’ and Other Poetry by Peter Venable
Odyssey of Theodicy It is a strange fact, clearly biblical— In this case God’s will is most puzzling: At ...
‘Reflections of an Aging Moon’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook
Reflections of an Aging Moon Great brassy stalks of varicolored horns Blow notes to keep the bees awake at noon. ...
‘The Winds of Time’ by David Paul Behrens
The winds of time will cease to blow, The shining moon will cease to glow, As history comes to ...
‘Dreams on the Horizon’ and Other Poetry by Dave Irby
Dream on the Horizon I sail the ocean toward the setting sun to find my dreams that hide within ...
On Troublemakers: Two Translations from Phaedrus, by Terry L. Norton
On Troublemakers: Two Translations* from the Latin Poet Phaedrus, Freedman of Augustus (first century A.D.) Translator’s Prologue These little tales ...
‘Castles in Our Heads’ and Other Poetry by Talbot Hook
Castles in Our Heads The old Italians once long held The mind as ordered hall; And in their arm-chair ...
A Poem on Trump’s Reaction to Ginsburg’s Death, by Susan Jarvis Bryant
A Lesson Learned from Trump “We are all equal in the presence of death.” ---Publilius Syrus (100 BC) Today ...
A Poem on the Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020), by Joe Tessitore
Supreme Farewell As every king and peasant must, A justice stands before the Just. We bid farewell to Sister Ruth, ...
‘In the Midst of Life We Are in Death,’ a Poem by Cynthia Erlandson
“In the Midst of Life We are in Death.” --Book of Common Prayer, The Burial of the Dead In ...
‘At the Supper Table of a Progressive’ and Other Poetry by Alec Ream
. . At the Supper Table of a Progressive They understood riots and death and what's more, "Adore them all ...
Ekphrastic Economy: A Review of Memoirs of a Witness Tree, by Randal A. Burd, Jr.
Memoirs of a Witness Tree, by Randal A. Burd, Jr. Kelsay Books, 2020 by Andrew Benson Brown Reading Aristotle’s Poetics ...
‘Feeding Time’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie
Feeding Time Chickens feed on chicken feed. Birds on birdseed, yes-indeed! Cattle feed on cattle feed, Twitters feed on ...
A Poem On Nancy’s Visit to a Salon, Violating Covid Restrictions, by Sarban Bhattacharya
There’s no age bar on titivating hair, Apart from putting rouge on wrinkled cheek. A Speaker has the right ...
‘The Church is Locked on Easter Day’ and Other Poetry by Benjamin Thomas Cepican
The Church is Locked on Easter Day a rondeau The Church is locked on Easter Day Despite the stone ...
A Poem on the Laundering of Drug Money, and Other Poetry by Rod Walford
Lucrative On the Laundering of Drug Money As commodities go, you are harmless enough Whether tendered in coin or ...
‘To Those Who Condemn Coleridge for Using Opium’ by Joseph S. Salemi
Weave a circle round him thrice, __And close your eyes with holy dread, __For he on honey-dew hath fed, And ...
‘Logos, Rising’ by Michael Witcoff
When Logos lived within the heart of man, Then beauty bloomed and flowered forth at will--- And every house ...
Three Summer Senryu by Matt O’Hays
July 4, 2020 A monument falls Rioters have no remorse What happened this fourth? Summer 2020 Sunny ...
‘London’s Docklands, Pre-Gentrification’ and Other Poetry by Peter Austin
London’s Docklands, Pre-Gentrification from a sonnet by Wordsworth Earth has not anything to show more foul Unless it be ...
‘Losing It’ and Other Poetry by Jeff Eardley
Losing It He staggered round his living room in stunning disbelief As for the very umpteenth time, he’d gone ...
‘Remember 9/11’: A Rondeau by Susan Jarvis Bryant
They tried and failed. They’re trying still To steal our freedom; break our will--- The terrorists who torment days ...
A Poem on the Real Definition of Fascism: ‘Misdirection’ by Russel Winick
Misdirection Some dictionaries and encyclopedias still define “fascism” as a far-right system of rule. They need to look again. ...
A Poem for Nantes Cathedral, by Margaret Coats
For Nantes Cathedral Ravaged by Arson in July 2020, a Tribute This holy place, where the enthusiasm of builders was ...
A Poem on the Earliest Known English Poet, Caedmon, by Philip Rosenbaum
. Poet's Note: The Venerable Bede tells us that in the 7th century Caedmon, “having lived in a secular habit ...
Poetry on the Passing of the Poet’s Wife, Part II, by Peter Hartley
No Longer There I wonder if a change has come about. No longer do I feel that she is ...
‘To a Prisoner of Conscience’ by Martin Rizley
In Response to an Article on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China I read the other day about ...
A Poem on Nancy Pelosi’s Maskless Salon Trip, by Susan Jarvis Bryant
A Cut Above Why shouldn’t Nancy break a lockdown rule To bless us with her chestnut-tress finesse? As Speaker ...
‘Vote Joe’ by Wortley Clutterbuck
There’s lots of riots in the street or so I’ve heard from someone’s tweet; they’re pulling out all ...
‘Before the Plague’ by Daniel Kemper
Before the plague I never knew my hands. The need to purify the human touch has turned my vision ...
‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game, 2020’ by Joe Tessitore
I am a cardboard cutout. I sit here in the stands. I do not think. I do not blink. ...
A Cat Monologue by E.V. Wyler
'I Shall A Mighty Hunter Be!' “I shall a mighty hunter be, The King of Kills, by God’s decree! ...
‘We Siblings Three’ and Other Poetry by Randal A. Burd, Jr.
We Siblings Three Attempt to add the hours we have shared: One hundred thousand, maybe thousands more? Our paths ...
‘Backyard Bliss’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant
Backyard Bliss I hear hope’s song fill skies today __In trills beyond my door. Her citrus kiss burns through ...
The Society of Classical Poets 2021 Poetry Competition
Winners Have Been Announced Here. "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends ...
2021 High School Poetry Competition
"Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, ...
2021 Poetry Translation Competition
"Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history ...
Thanks for hosting us in your great hall, Theresa. You have a marvellous storytelling voice.
C.B. As they say, “Stick a fork in it!” These tales are medium rare, just the way I like ‘em!…
I, too, really enjoyed the humor in these!
Yeah, Joe, I been on a roll lately. I think there are still at least a few persons who identify…
Sometimes good things happen, and sometimes shit happens. If we are lucky, good things will grow from composted manure, and…
