by phillipw | Oct 12, 2026 | BU, FA, IN, MA
Taira no Atsumari and Kumagai Naozane Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “play on” ~ John Keats, “Ode on a Grecian Urn” The complications in what people call a man The complications in what people call a man...
by phillipw | Oct 9, 2026 | BU, DE, RE
Kyoto Shrines Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Inside the temples there beneath the trees Love’s lights remain aglow. Beside the eaves Of holy places as if under seas Religion offers solace as from leaves...
by phillipw | Sep 6, 2026 | BU, CO, EN, ME, TR
Twenty-four-carat Godlessness: True Thoughts Make Words and Gold Superfluous Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The statue sits in contemplation of The cosmos. Round the room here all is gold, Real...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | BU, CE, CH, MI
Silent in Their Silver Sleepless Chambers Military Parade as Palaces Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Their castles in a row wait underground. When men signed up, they thought that they were kings And...
by phillipw | Aug 16, 2026 | BU, TO, UG
Hobbled Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Yes, even ugly ones, this mud-like one, This toad partakes of pure divinity. He hauls himself from hunkered shade to sun And shows his lug-skinned grin. The...
by phillipw | Jul 30, 2026 | BU, CH, EN
Pinus Buddha Dark not yet turned to Buddhas, venerable pines Hold dreams in heart rings. ~ Issa [Englished by Phillip Whidden] “While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.”...
