In Memoriam (Easter, 1915)
In Memoriam (Easter, 1915) The flowers left thick at nightfall in the wood This Eastertide call into mind the men,…
Lines Written in Early Spring
Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate…
Epitaph on a Tyrant
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
What Kinds of Times are These by Adrienne Rich There’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass…
Lard
A Facebook friend wanted some crowd-sourcing help for a piece she was editing. Her query asked readers to end the…
The Journey
The Journey by Mary Oliver One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices…
Purgatory
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
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
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.…
Coming
Coming by Philip Larkin On longer evenings, Light, chill and yellow, Bathes the serene Foreheads of houses. A thrush sings,…