by phillipw | Jul 13, 2026 | MO, TR
Go Away, Brutal Poets Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “The unripe grape, the ripe, the dried . . . All things are changes, not into nothing, but into that which is not present.” ~ Marcus Aurelius The...
by phillipw | Jun 13, 2026 | TR
Juxtaposition Does Not Guarantee Truth Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Though sentimentality is evil, Is bad enough to ruin lines, It’s opposite is another weevil In crops of truth. Each one of these...
by phillipw | Jun 11, 2026 | TR, WA
Like a River in Eden or Like the New Jerusalem’s Crystal Sea Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem When water sweeps, it swirls, one thing, whole, Like God — and — Christ — and — Holy — Spirit, One. If water be...
by phillipw | Jun 7, 2026 | MA, TR
Gabriel Would Clobber Me Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The Catholics are against me. Bread and wine Are meat and blood I dare not swallow since My “soul” is not a cannibal. Divine They are, but human....
by phillipw | Jun 3, 2026 | FA, IM, PO, RE, TR
Multiplicity like Unimaginable Complexity in Vision Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Because you feel that you own prophecy Does not mean that the title and the deed Are signed. Pure poetry demands a fee...
by phillipw | Jun 2, 2026 | IM, TR
The Humor in Death Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The mass of humans feels a ghostly pulse Inside their minds because those brains are weak. The thought of death makes all of them convulse With...
