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The Island of the Dead

          The Island of the Dead I sail to see the island of the dead. A stillness emanates from it across Its mist of waves. This quietude is spread...

Poetry is Not the Lever and Fulcrum of Archimedes

Poetry is Not the Lever and Fulcrum of Archimedes   “The full-flowering Scottish tradition of Henryson, Dunbar and Douglas was defeated when Scotland was defeated.” ~ Michael Schmidt, The Story of Poetry   War changes poetry. Old English verse Had reached an apogee of...