Classical Book Review: The Icelandic Sagas: Tales of Kings and Heroes (Folio)
By Joshua Philipp Abbie Farwell Brown described the far north in his 1902 book, "In The Days of Giants," as...
Poetry Reviews
Essay: Leo Yankevich: un Coup d’œil (A Glance)
This essay was written in 2007 and has remained unpublished until now. by Ludiew E. Sarceb Few of the contemporary...
Classical Book Review: John Keats: Poetry of Quiet Longing and Natural Beauty (Folio)
By Joshua Philipp The poetry of John Keats is known for its light and dreamy nature. Even in his time,...
Classical Book Review: Dante’s Vita Nuova and Reflections on Divine Love (Folio)
By Joshua Philipp The Italian poet Dante Alighieri is best known for his journey into hell, purgatory, and heaven which...
Book Review: Hare Krishna by Mahathi, Prowess Publishing, 2017
By Sandeep Kumar Mishra There are two things that came to my mind when I read the book Hare Krishna...
Review: The Lyre Speaks True, James Sale, 2016
By Joseph Charles MacKenzie James Sale, whom I happen to consider England’s best on the subject, states: “To write poetry...
Classical Book Review: A Brief Look at ‘The Kojiki’ (Tuttle)
By Joshua Philipp The Japanese creation story begins in a time of primordial chaos, and from this the god Izanagi...
Review: In Hubble’s Shadow by Carol Smallwood, Shanti Arts Publishing, 2017
By Alex Phuong The night sky has served as the inspiration for many poets and writers, from Longfellow’s “The Light...
Review: Apocalypse by Frederick Turner, Ilium Press, 2016
By James Sale There are nine Muses of poetry, daughters of Zeus or some say Apollo, and the Titaness, Mnenosyne,...
Book Review: Woodland Poems by Douglas Thornton
By James Sale This is a curious collection from Douglas Thornton: ambitious, epic in its style, containing many great lines...
Poetry Book Review: James Manlow’s When We Were Slugs from Parkgate Press
By James Sale There are two things I don’t like about “When We Were Slugs”, the new poetry collection from...
Review: The Parliament of Poets by Frederick Glaysher, Earthrise Press, 2012
By James Sale Frederick Glaysher claims to be an epic poet, and furthermore to have written an epic poem, The...
Book Review: ‘Poetry Is’ by Jose Garcia Villa
Review By James Sale This weekend two different things coincided. First, I finished reading ‘Poetry Is: Jose Garcia Villa’s Philosophy...
Excellent! I do believe you may be onto something. I especially appreciated your fourth stanza—explaining away their comments by saying…
Spot-on Mark - the final line is a real clincher! We are back to the Garden of Eden - and…
Beautiful. Both your poem and the image! Well done, Roh!
Yes, Bruce, you rightly identify Bellini's Francis as having an "upward gaze," that word "gaze" being important in both Brian…
The XAXA rhyme scheme is deftly handled, and is perfectly suited to the subject matter. The lines could have been…
