by phillipw | Aug 2, 2025 | LE, LO, MA, PA, SH, WH
Shiva Mahadeva Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The warrior, Mahadeva, holds his love Upon his thighs, and nearby on a pond The lotuses bloom, pink. Nearby, above Them in a Hindu heaven space,...
by phillipw | Jul 31, 2025 | CL, FE, MA, SE
Lightening Up the Revelation Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Priests wonder if it’s easier for men To pitch themselves in mystic-ness since they Are swell acquainted with their thrusting when Whammed...
by phillipw | May 22, 2025 | MA
Youth Culture Influencers, or Homer, Sappho and Shakespeare? Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A poet does not matter in our time Because s/he turns out poetry instead Of soaps and mini-series crap—such...
by phillipw | May 12, 2025 | MA, Uncategorized
In Various Lights A shadow is a young man who’s exposed To certain types of light. These vary. Some Are megawatt demands that are composed By all the males around, his manly scrum. No wonder he’s diminished in this crowd. The light of women also...
by phillipw | May 10, 2025 | BA, MA, PE, TE
Their Hairy Shells The person sitting here is two-legged, man, Unless you count the smaller one between The unshaved pair, but then the macho clan Points out that other pair, two bits unclean To look at. Surely they increase the weight And length and...
by phillipw | May 9, 2025 | CH, FA, MA, ST
The Fatherless Son Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He does not have a son to call him to His mind or heart. Instead both men are ash. Chuck’s hair and underarms that women knew Are now like...