Lines Written in Early Spring

8 years ago

Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate…

Epitaph on a Tyrant

8 years ago

Epitaph on a Tyrant Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after, And the poetry he invented was easy…

What Kinds of Times are These

8 years ago

What Kinds of Times are These by Adrienne Rich There’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass…

Lard

8 years ago

A Facebook friend wanted some crowd-sourcing help for a piece she was editing. Her query asked readers to end the…

The Journey

8 years ago

The Journey  by Mary Oliver One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices…

Purgatory

8 years ago

This poem is for anyone who has ever sat through a Shakespeare play and found it too long. Purgatory by…

Subway Rush Hour and Modern Art

8 years ago

Subway Rush Hour by Langston Hughes Mingled breath and smell so close mingled black and white so near no room…

Art and Treason: War Crimes and Responsibility

8 years ago

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.…

Coming

8 years ago

Coming by Philip Larkin On longer evenings, Light, chill and yellow, Bathes the serene Foreheads of houses. A thrush sings,…

Sea Fever

8 years ago

Here's another wonderful old chestnut: Sea Fever by John Masefield I must go down to the seas again, to the…