by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | AN, PH
Plato as Hedonist Philanderer Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The light in the cavern is daylight, not fire.” ~ Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea The problem is the lack of daylight, not The shadows. If the...
by phillipw | Aug 26, 2026 | AN, GR, NE
Aspiring Gyre Held Together Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The triton seashells manifest as far More beautiful than Triton merman god Could ever be. Charonia, bizarre In shape and flare, a visual...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2026 | AB, AN, CH, CR, IN, NI, Sonnet, ST, YA
Slurs and Omissions Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You know what dreams are like, are like the white Of orchid petals, innocent above The scarlet rose, its stabbing thorns at height Of Lucifer before he...
by phillipw | Aug 14, 2026 | AN, CA, OE, PU, SO
Antigone Hangs Herself with Her Bridal Veil Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The audience desires a swollen purge, Says Aristotle. In the tragic mode The people want the playwright’s tricks to urge To a...
by phillipw | Aug 13, 2026 | AN, CI
August Exultation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Cicadas sing as if pure piping is The only thing. It is their only thing. They use their tymbals to produce their zizzzzzzzzzzzzzz Unceasing in their...
by phillipw | Aug 6, 2026 | AN, AR
“And the angel departed” Luke 1:38 Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Thoughts, passions, all that thrust in thrills inside You, these are like the drugs you shoot within Your veins, but...
