by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | AN, LO
The Sacred Fire The Thespians of Greece in ancient times Upheld the god of love devout as saints Have ever been. Deep lovers’ paradigms Are never quite as true as perfect paints: Vermeer’s silk velvet spaces spring to mind. The purity those Thespians conceived...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | IN
Brain Matter or Bone Marrow “Stefan Büttner (‘Inspiration and Inspired Poets in Plato’s Dialogues’) acknowledges the frequency with which Plato accepts the possibility of inspiration and admires its benefits. The experience of inspiration is in some way part of nous,...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | FU, PU
The Luna Moth, the Poet, and Philosopher “Carlotta Capuccino [in her article], ‘Plato’s Ion and the Ethics of Praise,’ takes the . . . view that poetry deploys ‘groundless praise’ and ‘promotes a dogmatic and passive style of life and thought,’ and so is ‘essentially...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | CY
Cyber Dullies The people who cannot stand mere words but must Have pictures, photos, videos—that shit As well—are definitely those who just Take selfies in a beauty spot, submit It to their ugliness and send them to Their “friends” on Facebook…without a caption....
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | SE
The Climax “To be philosophical, then, is to be vigilant – sôphron – about one’s erotic mania.” ~ http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/plato-and-the-poets/ A manly mindfulness is not enough. You have to think as hard as marble cut To temple pillars carved with grooves...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | AM, PO
Dim Imprecision: Ambiguity and Clarity “Poetry could reflect on itself, acknowledge its dim imprecision, and know itself to be interpreted and not a window onto pure truth.” ~ http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/plato-and-the-poets/ True poetry is dim and likes a torch Concealed...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | WA
Time, the Wild Part of Eternity Modern poetry modern verse contemporary poetry contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem A platinum machine to measure out A mystery, a gold device to frame God’s epiphenomenon sensed, sure, out In space, a cage which...
by phillipw | Apr 15, 2020 | LO, MA
The Night before Thermopylae — “The Hot Gates” “Phaedrus's praise for erôs (love) as a precondition for courage employs poetic quotations from poems that in fact state that wisdom is the true precondition, and that erotic passion without thoughtfulness leads...
