2017

The hand that signed the paperThe hand that signed the paper

The hand that signed the paper

In light of decision-making by executive order and the White House signing ceremonies that seem to exude smug gloating -…

8 years ago
TidesTides

Tides

Tides O patient shore, that canst not go to meet Thy love, the restless sea, how comfortest Thou all thy…

8 years ago
On the Fifth DayOn the Fifth Day

On the Fifth Day

On the Fifth Day the scientists who studied the rivers were forbidden to speak or to study the rivers. The…

8 years ago
A Polished PerformanceA Polished Performance

A Polished Performance

A Polished Performance Citizens of the polished capital Sigh for the towns up country, And their innocent simplicity. People in…

8 years ago
PowerPower

Power

Power by Audre Lorde The difference between poetry and rhetoric is being ready to kill yourself instead of your children.…

8 years ago
Those School Brochures: How to stand out from the crowdThose School Brochures: How to stand out from the crowd

Those School Brochures: How to stand out from the crowd

If you're in the market for an independent school - or a college for that matter - you will have…

8 years ago
Traveler, there is no roadTraveler, there is no road

Traveler, there is no road

Traveler, there is no road Caminante, no hay camino Traveler, your footprints are the only road, nothing else. Traveler, there…

8 years ago
Song of the Dark AgesSong of the Dark Ages

Song of the Dark Ages

Song of the Dark Ages We digged our trenches on the down    Beside old barrows, and the wet White…

8 years ago
On the Steps of the Jefferson MemorialOn the Steps of the Jefferson Memorial

On the Steps of the Jefferson Memorial

The simplest poems can be amongst the most profound. On the Steps of the Jefferson Memorial We invent our gods…

8 years ago
Among the NarcissiAmong the Narcissi

Among the Narcissi

Spring comes earlier in the UK than it does here and the growing season is longer and cooler. Plath's poem…

8 years ago
Bent to the EarthBent to the Earth

Bent to the Earth

Here is a scene of violence and inhumanity that feels torn from the front page of the newspaper or a…

8 years ago
In Parenthesis: Part 1In Parenthesis: Part 1

In Parenthesis: Part 1

This writing has to do with some things I saw, felt and was part of. The period covered begins in…

8 years ago
Appeal to the GrammariansAppeal to the Grammarians

Appeal to the Grammarians

The temperature's rising. Time to think about eating outside and settling in at a sidewalk cafe to watch the world…

8 years ago
At The Bomb Testing SiteAt The Bomb Testing Site

At The Bomb Testing Site

Jerry Harp's commentary in the Kenyon Review brought this poem back to mind. Always good to be reminded of William…

8 years ago
AprilApril

April

Love and taxes, grief and loss. This can be a tough time of year. Read Laura Kasischke's wonderful poem and put…

8 years ago