by phillipw | Sep 4, 2026 | BO, CH, CR, IR, SP
“Praise for them springing, fresh from the Word” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It turns out there are spirals that are not Quite spirals. See the bobtail squid. Its spots And arms and tentacles are in...
by phillipw | Feb 18, 2026 | ED, IR, NI, PA, PE, SU
Pedophilia Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Delivery of printed music sheets Is more important than performance, though It’s not clear why. The sweating in the seats Of chasing cars is mindless,...
by phillipw | Feb 5, 2026 | IR, LO
The Good God a tsunami of love Tornado twists and terrors kill two score In trailer parks and maybe elsewhere. Storms Like hurricanes with evil eyes kill more. Typhoons like Oriental eyes in gods with forms With slanted vision kill as many in Their bamboo...
by phillipw | Sep 10, 2025 | IR, RA, RE, SU
Noner is Our Storied Past Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The Greeks escaped occasionally from logic in paradox and poetry, but reason was almost always too strong for them. The Chinese had...
by phillipw | Sep 14, 2024 | AE, BE, ES, IR
All Ways Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The figure of the Real Man Standing there, Just a glimpse of him,– And we are in love. ~ Ikkyū Two Years...
by phillipw | Feb 6, 2024 | GA, Ho, IR, MA
Irises Not Dreaming of Other Irises Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem An iris cannot dream. It cannot dream Of blue, not even nearly purple blue, That wishes it were black. A cherubim, Once it had...
