by phillipw | Jun 15, 2024 | PO
Double-edged Eternity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem He kissed and in the flowing stream on earth A pool of halt and depth spread, still. One branch Stretched out across the mirror. Silent...
by phillipw | Jun 14, 2024 | CA, PI
Woodrow Wilson Whidden Lived to Witness It Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contempor Woodrow Whidden in overalls on Cape Canaveral The Cape Canaveral ocean shoreline’s dream Pretends it does not wish that it could lick Far...
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 14, 2024 | CA, GO, GR, LO, LU
North and South Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Through the waters of Granada only sighs can row. ~ Lorca, “Baladilla de lost res rios” The gondolier in Venice oars his way Through...
by phillipw | Jun 13, 2024 | EL, PR, RE
No Need to Lament Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Since fire is always chaste, we do not need To know its secret. Smoke is not its soul. Its soul is more a blue and yellow steed That rages...
by phillipw | Jun 13, 2024 | EP, TW
The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil Christ’s Object Lessons Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem I, like the bearded mage of the tales, knew the language of stones and flowers. ~ Lorca,...
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.”...
