by phillipw | Feb 9, 2025 | PO, SO
Licentiousness Conceived as art or prophecy, a dream Of seers, poetry is jailed. It must Be free. It must be able to redeem A broken tea cup and to kiss the mussed Coiffure of Marilyn before she dies Of blonde indifference in a clutch of pills. The poet...
by phillipw | Feb 2, 2025 | PO
Withdrawal of the Winter Heating Allowance The February air inside his house Invades the body. Even bones Feel threatened. Poverty and cold each souse His inward flesh. They both are inward clones Of shivering muscle. English air that used To be like...
by phillipw | Dec 14, 2024 | AN, BA, EP, LE, LO, PO, RO
The Loss of the Louvre Imagine that the world of pictures died And words alone were left. The Instagram And TikTok types would all want suicide. Then poetry would rule; this oriflamme Of language would replace nought one, nought one Of photographs and...
by phillipw | Nov 21, 2024 | EP, LY, PO, SH, SO
Less is More: A Sonnet Sequence about Profoundly Paunchy Poetry as Opposed to Perfect Poetry Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Flower in the Crannied Wall” ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson...
by phillipw | Sep 10, 2024 | IN, PO
The Greek Word “Muein” Says “Do Not Utter” Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem You keep your mouth shut till the moment comes That mysticism enters you. That light Floods in until your inspiration...
by phillipw | Sep 10, 2024 | AD, PO
The Computer Room Replaces the Bedroom Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Men used to disappear in mistress ways, Their mistresses agreeing that a wife Was worth disdain. While in the bedroom blaze Of lust...
