by phillipw | Jan 12, 2026 | IM
Cavemen and Emperors Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Attempts to think like Washington at war While we are in our studies lined with chintz And books are doomed, a doomed and wingless chore. We can’t...
by phillipw | Jan 9, 2026 | AN, BA, BR, FL, HA, IM, LU, VI
Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Imagine banjos made of silk, their strings Of satin and their cases made of cloth That’s stiffened just enough so music sings Its melodies as if a luna moth Has met the...
by phillipw | Jun 13, 2025 | AE, BU, ES, IM, SA, Uncategorized
Sabi and “Kubla Khan” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “withered the health and the spirits of his bride” ~ Edgar Allen Poe, “The Oval Portrait” The poet left his lines unfinished—and Unfinished it...
by phillipw | Dec 13, 2024 | IM, JU
Bluegrass Reverie in the Spirit of the Ages Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I want the hurricane to quit its hate And turn to Caribbean breeze in palm And orchid blooms. I dream a winter’s skate On ice...
by phillipw | Oct 7, 2024 | IM
God’s in This World, All’s Pyrite in Heaven “God’s in His heaven– All’s right with the world!” ~ Robert Browning When poets enter other people’s brains, Especially the made up ones, the threat Is like paradisal tree that...
by phillipw | Mar 15, 2022 | BR, IM, MA, PO, RU
Wince “Hynes succeeds in reducing Brooke to two pitying, scathing lines: ‘Poor Brooke: it is his destiny to live as a supremely poetical figure, shirt open and hair too long and profile perfect – a figure that appeals to that...
