by phillipw | Aug 26, 2024 | PA, Uncategorized
Paradox of Coleridge’s Liberty “the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.” ~Coleridge, “Kubla Khan” “Art submits itself to law in order that freedom may be brought out by contrast.” ~...
by phillipw | Aug 26, 2024 | JE
Rethink of Wordsworth—Recollection is the Point Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “I saw gods ascending out of the earth.” 1 Samuel 28:13 Tranquility is not the point. The calm In future shadows does not...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2024 | IN, PO
Primeval Will A poem is primeval will as strong As impetus in evolution for Our trees around the globe. The words push, long, Enduring as a Giant Redwood, core Of heartwood at trunk’s center. Poetry Demands that humans write it, speak it, sing Its...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Henry David Thoreau as an American Philosopher on Poetry Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “As naturally as an oak bears an acorn, and the vine a gourd, the man bears a poem, spoken or done.” ~...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Henry David Thoreau as an American Philosopher on Poetry Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem “As naturally as an oak bears an acorn, and the vine a gourd, the man bears a poem, spoken or done.” ~...
by phillipw | Aug 25, 2024 | AE, ES, Uncategorized
Poetry Competition and Demolition Derby Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem The only competition in the world Of poetry that matters is the fight Between the heart and mind. If they are...
by phillipw | Aug 24, 2024 | BO, DA, FR, JU, PE, PS, TH, Uncategorized
Three Caskets of Dreams “Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.” ~ The Merchant of Venice The mind stores every memory at least Three times. You do not have to speculate. You know exactly why. Collapsed and creased Deep down in brain...
by phillipw | Aug 24, 2024 | GA, LO
The Poet Arrives in Havana (El poeta llega a la Habana) Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Warning: The video under this sonnet is not for the faint-hearted. It seems when Lorca went to Cuba, he Arrived in...
