by phillipw | Apr 8, 2026 | PO, PR, VE
Precise Ballet and Heartburn Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The purpose of your prose is that it shows Us plainly what you mean, so if it fails To make its message clear as if on toes Of ballerinas, then...
by phillipw | Jan 27, 2026 | VE
Murano Master Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem It’s like he’s made of real Murano glass (Not made in China), if there’s such a thing Now, but he thinks that we are Plexiglas. He thinks that gods will...
by phillipw | Dec 15, 2025 | AP, PO, VE
Docility Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The statues of the heroes and the gods Stare straight. Immortal marble makes them stare. Though they were painted once against the odds Of transience, the...
by phillipw | Jul 21, 2025 | CH, HE, RI, Uncategorized, VE, WA
Rimbaud and Verlaine Wrote a Sonnet Praising the Male Asshole, Each Writing Every Other Line Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “Truly, sir, I am a poor fellow that would live.” ~ Shakespeare writing as a...
by phillipw | Jul 16, 2025 | BA, CO, FA, GR, VE
Metallic Extrusion The barn sits red beneath a silvery roof And tries to call up memories of the time When it contained the gentle step of hoof Of soft-breathed cows, but modern farming crime Has jammed the cows in separate pens alone Except for cows...
by phillipw | Jul 22, 2022 | LO, VE
The Goddess of Love Stands Distinct from Ecstasy The temple is love’s stone sonata made Of marble and of space. Its pillars rise In fluting. They are made of light and shade Or more like melodies which goddess eyes Can hear. Between the columns shadows fail...
