by phillipw | Oct 18, 2026 | JO, KE
We Wait for Guests to Arrive with Profane Chatter Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The peonies are still and not quite still. The lack of sunlight breath of breeze gives blush To beauty. Slightest petal...
by phillipw | Oct 11, 2026 | CA, CO, FR, JO, KE, LO, MA
Nameless Blossoms Reign Supreme Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter” I wear real flowers he gave me in my head. He bought them, really, in a pot beside...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | BY, CI, KE, SE, SH
Balancing Ballads with Ballsiness: Poets Need Whores and Holes, not Mercy Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The cicada is Seen when it stops its crying, Flying in silence. ~ Shiki [Englished by Phillip...
by phillipw | Jun 16, 2026 | DE, EA, EY, JO, KE
An Old Eagle on His Eyrie Above the Pacific “Silent, upon a peak” ~ John Keats The eagle’s talons, firm, still grip, though old. The scales on them clasp hardness there above The ocean. Harsh of voice his throat can scold At everything against his long-term love....
by phillipw | Feb 14, 2026 | BE, JO, KE
The Museum of Music in Brussels Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem As spring is leaving, The weight of the biwa grows Too heavy for my ears. ~ Buson [Englished by Phillip Whidden] (The biwa, a Japanese...
by phillipw | Dec 12, 2025 | JO, KE
Poetry’s Tiltings “bride of quietness and slow time” An emerald gem does not require your praise To be a wonder as it waits. We cut With laps and chisels reverently to raise Its hallowed thrill. The angles need not strut Their loveliness. It lies in silence while...
