by phillipw | May 17, 2020 | CL, FO, PO, TR
Ars Poetica “The word ‘classic’ itself . . . derives from the Latin word classicus which referred to recruits of the ‘first class’, the heavy infantry in the Roman army. The ‘classical’, then, is ‘first class’, though it is no longer heavily armoured.” ~...
by phillipw | May 16, 2020 | PO, Uncategorized
Of Course Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Demodocus, a mere rhapsode, [is] led into the feast to entertain…the Phæaeacian court…. Though blind, Demodocus makes his audience...
by phillipw | May 16, 2020 | PO
Why Poetry Exists Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The poem made the landscape disappear, The scenery of the world that caused each phrase. All vanished. Poetry, that buccaneer, Bushwhacked the...
by phillipw | May 16, 2020 | PO
Outlandish Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem True poetry, its tongue, has never lived As daily language used in market stalls, Or homes, or streets. Impurities are sieved Out or are alchemized...
by phillipw | May 15, 2020 | IN, LI, PO
Literary Inspiration from on High “The gods arranged all this, and sent them their misfortunes in order that future generations might have something to sing about.” ~ King Alcinous in the Odyssey at the end of Book VIII The question of our poets’ impulse, long Ago...
by phillipw | May 13, 2020 | AN, OL, PO, Uncategorized, WA
Poetry is Not the Lever and Fulcrum of Archimedes Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The full-flowering Scottish tradition of Henryson, Dunbar and Douglas was defeated when Scotland was defeated.” ~...
