The simplest poems can be amongst the most profound. On the Steps of the Jefferson Memorial We invent our gods…
Spring comes earlier in the UK than it does here and the growing season is longer and cooler. Plath's poem…
When Lawrence Olivier produced Henry V toward the end of World War II it was partly funded by the government…
Here is a scene of violence and inhumanity that feels torn from the front page of the newspaper or a…
This writing has to do with some things I saw, felt and was part of. The period covered begins in…
The temperature's rising. Time to think about eating outside and settling in at a sidewalk cafe to watch the world…
Jerry Harp's commentary in the Kenyon Review brought this poem back to mind. Always good to be reminded of William…
So there I was, wandering about, Strolling the gardens, minding my own business The way one does on an April…
Love and taxes, grief and loss. This can be a tough time of year. Read Laura Kasischke's wonderful poem and put…
‘We’re going to see the rabbit’ We are going to see the rabbit. We are going to see the rabbit.…
We pay through the nose for subjecting of foes. Abroad we're defeated, at home, we 're cheated. The ides of…
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 by William Wordsworth I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate…
What Kinds of Times are These by Adrienne Rich There’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass…
A Facebook friend wanted some crowd-sourcing help for a piece she was editing. Her query asked readers to end the…