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The Bones of Orpheus, the Hair of Keats

by | May 10, 2020 | BU, DI, EM, EZ, JO, KE, KH, OM, OR, PE, PO, RA, RO, SA

The Bones of Orpheus, the Hair of Keats Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse  modern poem  contemporary poem If we collected poets’ body parts And put them in glass cases, would the world Adore them there like saints? Pickled hearts Of...

Nuances in Curves; and Dismemberment–Paired Sonnets

by | May 4, 2020 | AN, DI, GR

                    Nuances in Curves “The Diadoumenos” in Daniel Schwartz, Metamorphoses/Greek Photographs, Thames and Hudson, London and New York, 1986 The light falls, slant.   It falls in shadowed, dim, And subtle patches.  It is like the gods Who sometimes hide...

“Work of the Father of Glory”

by | Apr 29, 2020 | CR, DI, GO, TR

“Work of the Father of Glory” ………. — “weork Wuldor-Faeder” ……………~ Cædmon, “Cædmon’s Hymn” Ideals, those wonders that are perfect, come From only one perfection.  Like begets Its like, its offspring, that proceeding from...

Ever and Always Death is Their Final Pathetic Option

by | Apr 26, 2020 | AU, DI

Ever and Always Death is Their Final Pathetic Option “It is therefore necessary to give orders, not only to poets,but also to all artists and craftsmen, that they should portray the image of goodness in their works and avoid everything that is ugly and bad…”. ~...

Coco Chanel Just Didn’t Get It, Did She?

by | Apr 20, 2020 | DE, DI, PE

    Coco Chanel Just Didn’t Get It, Did She? Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The peonies grow larger as they move Towards death.  They grow as blowsy as a whore Dressed up for some man’s fantasy.  They...