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Malformed Offspring

               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...

Temples, Temple Oranges

      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...

Free Verse as Nightmare Surrealism

   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? ...

The Artiest Religion

         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.”...

Love Sharpened and Cheapened

     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...