by Reid McGrath I forewarn you that these are the 10 greatest English Sonnets addressed to or concerning other poets...

So many lasers stroked the night, the sky simply purred and burst apart. We held our breaths, but not from...

Squinters The curious the contemplators the ones who concentrate on the littlest details. The most beautiful thing about them is...

  We left the Port of Joy so long ago, And ebbed so much the while and knew no flow,...

Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated. There were many hundreds of submitted poems and many good works...

Sedona (A Rhupunt) Deep shadows fade Red rock cascade To purpled jade— Sun sparks ignite. Stone sentries stare Sightless through...

By Dusty Grein Most of us enjoy poetry in one form or another. I am going to attempt to lay...

The Gathering Upon the 400th anniversary of the founding of the town of Virginia in Ireland Oh town of the...

By James Sale Frederick Glaysher claims to be an epic poet, and furthermore to have written an epic poem, The...

Night vision: a process Of the unconscious mind That the poet uses In order to find An acceptable first line...

Spread twig fingers. Shed your leaves. Those that linger: They may grieve When comes the winter But, come spring New...

Father and Son I. The Modern Daedalus I want you to carry yourself with pride: Stand up straight, with your...

Based on the real account of a doctor involved in the Chinese Communist Party’s harvesting of organs from innocent living...

ATLASUSA “Material of this sort is best read aloud.” – Frank Fortky The postal gurus are creative and clever. Our...

On the Perception of Human Beauty Can there be a myriad of flaws so bold As to boast their cracked...

  An autumn breeze blows swiftly through the air, And plucks the tree leaves from their humble roots. Amidst the...

Updated: April 26, 2024 10 Greatest Poems Ever Written An Ambitious "Best Poems" List Limited to Poems Originally Written in...

The band struck up for the comical clowns! They all sported wigs, red noses, and frowns And from painted mouths...

. . Blue and Gold Michigan, Michigan: Kings to go forth, Kerothen, Kerothen, songs to the North, Ice scattered pond...

Tender is the night shared in close caress With candied kiss and floral purr, no less. The pristine perfection of...

October 29, 2015: China renounces its 35 year old one-child policy, but strict controls continue despite the change.   The...

1 it shows many sides but usually 2 — can boil & bluster & end in a stew — can...

When Fairies Stop Hiding It's at the end of the day, but it's not over just yet- It's time for...

Hints from the Moon (Monday) Beginning with zero, hints from the moon Going through phases, ripe in the womb; Time...

“Red Wall” by Kunlun Zhang: This painting records the personal experience and internal turmoil of the artist, Professor Kunlun Zhang....

Forested deep purity Dusted with a winter's glow; Crystalline perpetuity Takes its place in nature's show. Fresh sunlight plays with...

Images of beheadings and men in orange jumpsuits Haunt me when I wake The black hooded vigilantes in the desert...

Free me from wars? Make my debut? Oh, Mr. Handsome G.I. Joe— your face and a blanket won’t do. Sift...

A news report here provides some background on China Radio Like Radio Free Europe, Which popped the wax Plugs from...

The rustic minuet's small step has since been swept away by all the modern pop and pep and fizzle of...

Laments of the Oppressed My great country, please let me be, What I think and say should be up to...

Updated January 9, 2020 A Quick Sonnet Guide.  A traditional sonnet should have... 14 lines. X Rhyming. The most common...

This poem was inspired by Shen Yun Performing Arts.   Bleak and somber is the flavor du jour; Modernism pervades...

Ode on a Children’s Cemetery Plot 1. Behind the soul-gorged cemetery ground, We discovered a plot of yet more dead,...

Beneath the Mask Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he...

Two young brothers are left at home, All by their lonesome selves, The older one notices a new toy, Sitting...

Secure the yoke and bind the crown. Steady the mouth and tongue for sound. The morning breaks. Our sight is...

When You Have Reached the Bottom By R. Lee Ubicwedas When you have hit rock bottom, you have nothing left...

The Apprentice of the Dead He painted the lines of the country road. He painted the leaves: saffron and gold....

  The warmth of daylight’s veil is cherishingly cast Upon the sacred walls of ancient Angkor Wat, Whose temple towers...