by phillipw | Jun 15, 2024 | ME, Uncategorized
Malformed Offspring Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Camille says Greek and Roman sculpture thrived On in medieval armor, very male Forms but of course. Such slickness has survived In metal...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2024 | AN, BE, BR, FL, GR, OL, Uncategorized
Temples, Temple Oranges Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Take the orange petals, Take the olive leaves” ~ Lorca, “Baladilla de los tres ríos” Some poet somewhere ought to write about The orange...
by phillipw | Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Free Verse as Nightmare Surrealism Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “I thirst for new songs without moons or irises, and without loves that have died.” ~ Lorca, New Songs (Cantos Nuevos) Who doesn’t? ...
by phillipw | Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Artiest Religion Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Christianity . . . became the most art-laden, art-dominated religion in the world. Imagination always remedies the defects of religion.”...
by phillipw | Jun 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Love Sharpened and Cheapened Two Sonnets Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A woman’s looseness is a leak. This leaks Her meaning down in something like beach sand And spills of her are lost. This...
by phillipw | Jun 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Poet of the Sacred Heart Falls in Love with a Nonentity — Who Turns Out Even Worse: Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca and Emilio Aladrén Perojo Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem ...