. A Villanelle for Robert Hoogland Hoogland was imprisoned for calling his daughter female Their mouths are gagged, their hands...

. Ode to Poets of the Past I do agree with the sights__that I have seen:the warm and comfortable steps__where...

. A Conceit or Just a Similitude? Two Brief Illustrations from Sir John Suckling by Joseph S. Salemi One of...

. Not the Third Reich... Yet It makes me burn to hear the left berate Good policy and leaders they...

. Snub the Grub upon reading news of a beetle burger, The Daily Mail, August 24, 2022 I scan the...

. Daedalus Icarus, you have disobeyed, As all men do, and dearly paid. Too recklessly your heart did fly Between...

. An Old Man's Wallet His wallet holds the scraps of yesterday with faded photos dearest to his heart; A...

. Poetry Lessons The poet said he’d show and never tell--- His imagery would mesmerize and blaze. In quatrains laced with Aphrodite’s spell,...

. Thank You Note from an Assisted Living Facility Thank you for the Happy Birthday. Never thought I'd live this...

. On Rainy Nights On rainy nights, in pensive thought, I claim the respite I have sought but seldom found...

. Ruby Jubilee We’ve made a grand tour of exuberance, Repeated as our hearts reverberate, Imagining abodes where we might...

. I. My body heat is at a modicum: Say, ninety-eight point two or one or so. Foreboding naught particularly...

. Five Poems for My Mother by James A. Tweedie Poet’s Note: My mother, Marjorie Schlatter Tweedie, passed away on...

. There Is No God? “There is no God,” Some men do say. This doubt, some voice, And claim this...

. Un-Justice Merrick Garland “Garland is a moderate,” Obama swore, We all can see his moderation now--- The Trump raid...

. Chitchat If only I could find a man, I’m lonely since Sebastian, That loser, left me for another. Still,...

. POEMS THAT BUILT A NATION PART II. Persia, Ferdowsi, and the Shahnameh by Adam Sedia A previous essay highlighted...

. Persistence It seems when flies get in from the outside, They never find how to get out again; Instead...

. A Stranger in Your Land after Dimash Qudaibergen’s song “Stranger”  A lonely stranger in your land__where you are strange...

. An Anti-Evolution Song Evolution Is False. God Is True. inspired by the writings of Zhang Tianliang How probable is...

. Images of Darwin, Post-1859 1859: The year the ponderously titled On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural...

. Mightier Than the Sword?   His Eighties searing splash of fiery ink Scorched the skin of those who won’t allow...

. As Day Transitions to Night for "JD" and Margaret Coats There is none of the daylight’s verve— __no ripples...

. Lament of the Little White Horse by Paul Fort (1872-1960) Translated by Joshua C. Frank The little horse in...

. Give and Take Mr. Taxman, you’re a peach, Fill your pockets we beseech. Having money is a curse, Please...

. My No-Show Foes I whet my blade, anticipating mayhem. My enemies just whet their appetite On what they hope...

. Lullaby of New Mexico Duerme mijo---sleep my weary child As we drive south upon the interstate. My side-eye checks...

. Byrd in Flight The surplice-vested, five-part choir, Like sparrows on a five-tiered wire, Gives flight to canticles of Byrd....

. . Non Existent One day my body disappeared, __nor could I touch or taste, but I could feel the...

. Awake  At night I quake and lie awake in bed. My racing mind likes pacing to and fro. My thoughts, they peck and caw just like a crow. I’m...

. Tapestry My grandfather Evangelos did trading with the Turks Of pipes and hookahs, hash, and cloths, and skillful carpet-works....

. Poems by Théodore de Banville (1823-1891) translated by Margaret Coats The Velocipede Half brain, and half a pair of...

. Some Mornings Some mornings it’s just tough to find that place, That slippery perspective where I view The world...

. Byron Swims the Hellespont On May 9, 1810, Lord Byron swam across the Hellespont from Sestos to Abydos to...

. Deschutes River Reverie The river, swift and shallow, roils its way Beneath the outstretched arms of old-growth pines, Past...

. Don't Laugh at a Christian God looked down on Noah And said "Construct an ark Bigger than a boat,...

. Transgender Madness: For All the Children Being Harmed Beyond Repair inspired by When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T....

. Camena Interrupta The measured words of poetryRise round the mystic sphere,Sift through the dirt or sing divineIn strains that...

. . A Happy 80th Birthday Wish for the Poet's Father I wish for you the golden years Odysseus had...

. . To Winter for John Keats Where are the songs of spring? Now moving west All of us are...