‘Inside the Dragon’s Teeth, Maui, Hawaii’ and Other Poetry by Ron L. Hodges
Inside the Dragon’s Teeth Maui, Hawaii From inside, you get a new perspective ___Of the tourist spot known as Dragon’s...
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‘After the Peloponnesian Wars: a Microcosm’ and Other Poetry by James B. Nicola
After the Peloponnesian Wars: a Microcosm A Villanelle At last I grasp what I could never get: As long as...
Read moreDetailsEssay: ‘Poetry and the Muses Part 3’ by James Sale
It has long been observed that whilst the ego is useful in making daily and ordinary decisions in our life,...
Read moreDetails‘When All the World Seems New’ by Father Richard Libby
When, late in May, Memorial Day ____Inaugurates the season Of summer sun and summer fun ____(Much welcomed, with good...
Read moreDetails‘Unshaken Faith’ and Other Poetry by Joshua Philipp
Unshaken Faith Forward Alliterative verse dedicated to Falun Gong practitioners who have faced persecution in China since July 20, 1999...
Read moreDetails‘On a Bodegón of Zurbarán’ and Other Poetry by Joseph Charles MacKenzie (with Audio)
LVII. On a Bodegón of Zurbarán From carbon darkness, splendor! Light comes forth. A painter knew the warm fidelity Of...
Read moreDetails‘To the Orient. An Elegy’ by T. Bothwell
At last, the sunset’s knell forebodes the ceasing day— The merchants in their silken garments trudge their way Along,...
Read moreDetails‘And What Of Art’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook
And What Of Art? It used to be that there was a division Between the arts, and each had...
Read moreDetailsTranslation of Dante’s Inferno, Canto I and Poetry by J. Simon Harris
Dante’s Inferno, Canto I (Poem by Dante Alighieri / translation by J. Simon Harris in terza rima) In the middle...
Read moreDetailsPoems on the Death of Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
To Liu Xiaobo by Morgan Downs Xiaobo—you are from hence forever gone. Meanwhile, your executioners remain. Even now, they overcast...
Read moreDetails‘Manchester Remembers’ by Damian Robin
On the Special Meeting of the Manchester City Council (Wed. 12th of July, 2017) to reflect on the terrible events that...
Read moreDetails‘Golden Gate’ by Daniel Rattelle
A wind blew through the almond trees. The blossoms shook, the petals floated down Past where I sat on...
Read moreDetails‘Why Live This Long?’ by Michael Charles Maibach
Why Live This Long? The thought presents - Why live this long? What more to do, Once sung my song?...
Read moreDetails‘Potpourri’ and Other Poetry by Joseph S. Salemi
Potpourri Take leaves at first, curled crisp by autumn’s cold— Crush them to crumbly powder in a tray To...
Read moreDetails‘Epistle to a Celt’ and Other Poetry by Morgan Downs
Epistle to a Celt Where, o Celt, mayst thou be found Upon what all was once thy ground? Art thou...
Read moreDetails‘What’s a Filibuster?’ by David Margolis
It could be a horse thief, or maybe a rustler, A card shark, a pimp, or a sleazy-eyed hustler....
Read moreDetails‘Why Take the Suite of Forest Dreams’ (in Triolets) by Angela Porter
This poem is written in response to proposals to sell ancient public forests to private developers in England. https://saveourwoods.co.uk/ ...
Read moreDetailsThe 4th Day of July, 2017
Post your patriotic July 4th poetry in the comments section below. by Usa W. Celebride "The cement of this union...
Read moreDetails‘Daughters of Eve’ by E.V. Wyler
"Our Creator contritely comprehends that the ancient story of Genesis once retold through a patriarchal lens, has become women's...
Read moreDetails‘It’s Best to Be a Giver’ and Other Poetry by Connie Phillips
It's Best to Be a Giver It’s best to be a giver, not a taker, Or else how could you...
Read moreDetailsRhyming Riddle Contest
RULES: A riddle for your thoughts? Write a rhyming riddle, any length and paste it in the comments section below with...
Read moreDetails‘The Equitree’ by Ron L. Hodges
Three children stood below a tree That sprouted fruit abundantly; They sought to seize the luscious fruit, These hungry...
Read moreDetailsTranslations of Mickiewicz and Benn by Leo Yankevich
The Akkerman Steppe Original Polish by Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) below I launch myself across the dry and open narrows, My...
Read moreDetails‘Poem for a Birthday’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook
Poem for a Birthday Say that the year is round, and on its top March lighted candles in concentric rows....
Read moreDetails‘A Shakespeare Reverie’ by James A. Tweedie
Inspired by the Ashland, Oregon, Shakespeare Festival Narrator: William Shakespeare—Shakspere? Shaksper? Shakespear? Shackespeare? Shake-and-Bake-speare?—died but did not Go to heaven....
Read moreDetails‘Purple Oxalis Plant’ by Julia Geaney-Moore
When dusk settles, the oxalis Stands taller and sweeter, As if to say that all of this Is just...
Read moreDetailsEssay: ‘Poetry and the Muses Part 2’ by James Sale
The Muses we understand from Part 1 of this article are the daughters of the future and the past, and...
Read moreDetails‘What Rumor, What Word?’ and Other Poetry by Alec Ream
. . What Rumor, What Word? On the featured photo above What rumor, what word, O Cloud from the sea?...
Read moreDetails‘Riddle Two’ and Other Poetry by Michelle Tamara Simon
Riddle Two Now give these lines a gander Be you bold enough to try Find fun, full-fashioned candor Take...
Read moreDetails‘The Faerie Glade’ By Wandi Zhu
In a secluded forest glade, Where sunlight shines and shadows fade, The faeries come to dance and play Upon...
Read moreDetails’27 November 1976: Fort Eustis, Virginia’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise
27 November 1976: Fort Eustis, Virginia By Usa W. Celebride It is an autumn Saturday. I sit amidst the scree, of...
Read moreDetails‘The Finding’ by Joseph Charles MacKenzie
Sonnet XLIV. The Finding Let not this grief across her face invade, Dear God! Thou madest these my one true...
Read moreDetails‘Déja’ and Other Poetry by Phillip Whidden
Déja Do you remember when a piece of art Held truth or meaning in its oil or stone— And...
Read moreDetails‘The Light of New Hope’ and Other Poetry on Terrorist Attacks in England
Post your poetry on the recent terrorist attacks in England in the comments section at the end of this post....
Read moreDetailsBook 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...
Read moreDetails‘Taking a Gambol’ and Other Poetry by David Watt
Taking a Gambol A rabbit’s life’s a gambol, A fortunate existence; Giving time enough to spare For frolics in...
Read moreDetailsFunny Food Poetry Contest Winners Announced
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Funny Food Poetry Contest, including Judges Michael Curtis, Lorna Davis, William Ruleman,...
Read moreDetails‘Shared Tears’ by Karen Mooney
The tears of a nation are shared by us all, We stand with those countries whom terror befalls; The innocent...
Read moreDetails‘I Think I Like You Better Now’ and Other Poetry by Amy Foreman
I Think I Like You Better Now I think I like you better now; it’s been a little while Since...
Read moreDetails‘The Flowers’ and Other Poetry by David Bellemare Gosselin
The Flowers Upon a morning stroll serene Across many young floral gardens Greeting me on those fields of green Was...
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