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Posted on September 6, 2019

“The Convert Wants Wounds, Not Scars”, Melody S Gee

Yesterday’s Poem-A-Day from the Academy of American Poets was “The Convert Wants Wounds, Not Scars” About the Poem, Melody S Gee comments: “This is part of The Convert, a series…

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Posted on August 19, 2019August 19, 2019

The Stepping Stones to Eternity — from Flowering Poverello

From the Flowering Poverello blog, a poetry sequence which, for some reason, especially resonated. I will let it speak for itself, except the resonance began with the opening lines “I…

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Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019

A title longer than the poem: track of Alexander Pope’s “Epigram Engraved On The Collar Of A Dog Which I Gave To His Royal Highness” on Spotify

  I found this somewhat amusing. I love Pope, but do find this epigram a bit laboured: I am his Highness’ dog at Kew;  Pray tell me, sir, whose dog…

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Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

“Alone”, Edgar Allan Poe – read by Basil Rathbone

“Alone” By Edgar Allan Poe From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring—…

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Posted on May 31, 2019

Ascension Day: a poem

Yesterday was the Feast of the Ascension, so this is late. I guess it is still May 30th in California and points West (up to the International Date Line) though:…

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Posted on May 29, 2019

“Terza Rima”, Richard Wilbur

Published in The New Yorker in 2008, here is a gem-like little poem by Richard Wilbur reflecting on the casual power of terza rima, the form in which Dante wrote the Commedia and…

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Posted on May 26, 2019

“Stealth”, Howard Stein

It’s heading into midsummer. So, the perfect time to post a short poem about autumn. “Stealth” by Howard Stein (who has an interesting bio)captures the transitory, and elusive, nature of…

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Posted on May 16, 2019

“Crossing the Jordan”, Matt Alberswerth

  From the journal Prometheus Dreaming ,  I liked this poem by Matt Alberswerth which has strong echoes of Ted Hughes:     Crossing the Jordan Did the fish hear me when…

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