by phillipw | Sep 3, 2026 | OD, PO, PT
Sacred Stanzas of Assassination Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Gods—Odin, Bragi—gruesomeness, give lines To bards as shamans. Shame lacks any ruth. Their stanzas grow strict dinosauric spines For...
by phillipw | Aug 31, 2026 | AM, FR, IN, JU, PO, SU, UN
Conclusionless Moments Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A present that does not contain the past And future weights as falsity, a rose Of toilet paper. Time contains a vast Uncertainty if prophecy lacks...
by phillipw | Aug 16, 2026 | BE, BI, CO, GA, PO, RE, SA, SE
Slave Owner Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “whipping Courtenay in some posture or another” The Gothick lover Beckford bends to whip His boy. The whipper bends himself in shape That shocks...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | EP, FR, PO, TR
“mental squint””mental squint” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary “mental squint” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary...
by phillipw | Aug 3, 2026 | FR, PO, WA, WH
“The straightforward pathway had been lost.” ~ Dante Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learned to stray.”...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2026 | EX, PO, RH, SC, WI, WO
Not Bees that Soar for Bloom, Not Furness-fells Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A truly awkward “poem” in its beat And awkward wording, dwarf with broken bones, Is how these lines lead onward to defeat Of...
