by phillipw | May 17, 2020 | AN, AR, BA, SC
Tanagra: the Lady in Blue (Dame en bleu) Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem As stiff as any well-dressed Barbie doll This sculpture from the time before the age Of Alexander’s conquering, the small...
by phillipw | May 17, 2020 | MO
Stony Tsunamis Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The mountains jut and jostle. They outdo Us in their lifespans, weight, and height, and size. Their roots go deeper than a human crew Can reach....
by phillipw | May 17, 2020 | AN, AP, GO, IP
Three Thousand Years before Apple and Three Thousand Years after the iPad Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I carry in my knapsack poems by The ancient Greeks, the eldest ones, the best, The best of...
by phillipw | May 17, 2020 | AN, MU, OR, PO, Uncategorized
The Soaring of the Tenor Voice Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When Orpheus was on the “Argo,” he Was cox. He beat the rhythm of the oars’ Strokes for the heroes as they sailed the sea Of myth. His...
by phillipw | May 17, 2020 | CL, FO, PO, TR
Ars Poetica “The word ‘classic’ itself . . . derives from the Latin word classicus which referred to recruits of the ‘first class’, the heavy infantry in the Roman army. The ‘classical’, then, is ‘first class’, though it is no longer heavily armoured.” ~...
