‘Yin and Yang’ by Jane Blanchard
“Hello, again!” the sun does say when rising on a morn in May. “Thanks for the break,” replies the moon....
Poetry
‘The Calm’ by John Gray
That distant bellow is merely a case Of west wind rushing through the tamarack In a race with itself to...
Essay: ‘To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme?’ by James Sale
Imagine that you were lost in a wilderness and had to find your way out. Fortunately, you have with you...
Children’s Poetry by Scáth Beorh
Some People Say Some people say that giraffes were petite and they grew their necks out to properly eat, or...
‘Seasong’ and Other Poetry by Mandy Moe Pwint Tu
Seasong I heard the wreathéd coral horn That Triton blew, and less forlorn Did suddenly I feel: I heard the...
‘The Living Thinking on the Dead’ by Alberdi Ucwese
On the painting "Le berges d'Arcadie" by Nicolas Poussin The rugged mountains in the distance stand beyond, above the three,...
‘At the Moment of Our Death’ and Other Poetry by Robert King
At the Moment of Our Death At the moment of our death As we draw our final breath Should we...
New Tang Poets Reading
Held on May 26, 2014, at Da Tang, in New York, participants read Tang Dynasty poetry, translated poetry previously...
‘Blue and Yellow Barn-Swallows’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath
Blue and Yellow Barn-Swallows She made a note to note when they arrived. It’s obvious whenev’r they fin’lly do. Over...
‘Give And Take’ by Damian Robin
Our ends and deaths sit with us all the time defining executioners and crime; and though we try to...
‘Coastal Shingle’ and Other Poetry by Len Krisak
Coastal Shingle There, totem-stacked in paratactic charm, The words cascade: Hay.Shavings.Piglets.Straw. I had not sought a sign from Salt Marsh...
‘Zhen-Shan-Ren’ by Evan Mantyk
Zhen-Shan-Ren: “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance,” the three main principles of Falun Dafa Zhen-Shan-Ren, Zhen-Shan-Ren… Hear the Truth that sounds like “Zhen,” Rhythm that...
‘Ashamed I Will No Longer Be’ and Other Poetry by Firestone Feinberg
Ashamed I will no longer be... Ashamed I will no longer be To write an older poetry -- I have...
A Health Insurance Limerick by Troy Camplin
The cost of insurance was such Its price I could sadly not touch -- So I gave all of that...
‘Ascending the Phoenix Terrace in Jinling’ by Li Bai, ‘Yellow Crane Tower’ by Cui Hao
Updated January 10, 2020 Ascending the Phoenix Terrace in Jinling by Li Bai (701-762) Here phoenix roamed four hundred years...
‘The Battleground’ and Other Poetry by Ken Kenigsberg
The Battleground The slashing blades strike fierce and deep The newly stricken fall down in heaps. In vain: the foe...
‘Cynthia Moon’ and Other Poetry by Clinton Van Inman
Cynthia Moon Go drag your white skull before blind seas That tumble dazed to your mono-eyed magic Go string...
‘Waiting, Sadly’ and Other Poetry by James Sale
Waiting, Sadly For Keats I'm waiting, sadly, for a guest to come: What hour defeats me and how I don't...
‘Two Strangers Passing on the Street’ by Richard Lackman
The two were different as could be as anyone could surely see One was tall and thick and white, the...
‘The Fallen Vestige’ and Other Poetry by Theresa Rodriguez
The Fallen Vestige The fallen vestige of her foliate time: Browned leaves beneath; coarse needles of old pine Once green...
‘Vespers’ by Kemar Cummings
Vespers Lonely broods the moonlit gloom High above the river's flume, Hiding in its dark vault Stars nebulous clouds exalt....
On China Today
Click: a Pic of Xi Jinping By Lu "Reed Cabs" Wei He rolls along, like as a giant panda bear,...
‘Earth’s Canvas’ by Mark Sautter
Oh what is the hue? The right shade of blue To color the new morning sky And the green for...
‘The Gospel According to Hoffman-Laroche’ by Mike Alexander
Tell me why the patient is still crying. What pharmaceuticals? pain pills? barbiturates? What pretties has the doctor been supplying?...
‘Retreating Snow’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath
Retreating Snow Like an old man dragging his long white hair out of the lawn, back toward the forest’s shade,...
‘Ode to Alexander’ and Other Poetry by Michael Rovner
Ode to Alexander They say he cried, the great king, when He marched upon his journey's end. To live...
‘The Searchers of Beauty’ by Brice U. Lawseed
"Beauty comes from life well lived." —Wilbur Dee Case They are all looking for a loveliness refined, a beautiful design...
First New Tang Poets Reading Held
Held on April 14, 2014, at Da Tang, in New York, participants read Tang Dynasty poetry, contemporary poetry previously written...
‘This Autumn Evening’ and Other Poetry by Jessica Hoard
This Autumn Evening These words of Bashō I cannot claim as my own, but they appear again and again...
‘In Prison Cells: Rondeau for the Falun Gong’ by Bronwen Hudson
In prison cells our aching calls go nowhere but around the walls, and bruising hands repress our cries, replacing truth...
‘Skies of a Child’ by Jerri Hardesty
I love to gaze into the midnight sky To search the night for planets and bright stars, Caress, with pointing...
‘To Falun Gong’ by Michael Curtis
A little hurt, a little grime, a little dirt, a little crime on Falun Gong. A little smell, a little...
‘Morning Song’ by Mandy Moe Pwint Tu
O sweet be this soft morning’s song As golden mist on earth descends And skylarks trill an hour long While...
‘Who Needs a Chinese Tractor?’ by Reid McGrath
Because he gave up life in town To graze the old undulant farm They called him a provincial clown Who...
‘Of a Swiss Fortress – Ruined’ by Camilla Marx
I dreamed again last night, of waters, raging, That break in waves across the Thunersee, Where mountains coldly climb, fir-clad...
‘Splendor’ by Kathy Figueroa
A grand council of trees Stood majestic, serene Heavy laden with snow Beautiful and pristine And I felt reverence For...
‘Truth in Fairy Tales’ by Susan Martin
If you want your children to be brilliant, tell them fairy tales. If you want them to be very brilliant,...
‘Daybreak’ and Other Poetry by Dawn Munro
Daybreak As day begins in honey’d light, I watch a flock of geese take flight. They fly formation heading...
‘Where Does the Sky Begin or End?’ and Other Poetry by Sierra July
Where Does the Sky Begin or End? Where does the sky begin or end? The sea above, the stars attend?...
‘Waiting for Dawn atop Butterfly Mountain’ and Other Poetry by Martin Elster
Waiting for Dawn atop Butterfly Mountain A dilapidated lepidopteran dying atop The Mountain of Butterflies holds out her wings...
Thank you for your kind comments. I was hoping that someone would notice that allusion!
Enjoyed the folk like rendition; felt like I was traveling the road myself. Thanks for sharing your relaxed and blues…
The Thomas/promise rhyme is superb. And the conclusion startling. But it reminds me of the Talmudic phrase that the departed…
Most refreshing to read, and sing! I sang the entire of the chorus parts, without forethought. A melody came and…
Just lovely. Sweet and delightful.
