golden apple by Richard Mendelson
Published On Friday, February 03, 2012. Under: 2000.
golden apple
by Richard Mendelson
how did it taste
that apple in the garden
imagine two lovers
sitting gently together
enjoying ...Latest Articles On 1600s
HIS POETRY HIS PILLAR by Robert Herrick
Published On 21 May 2010HIS POETRY HIS PILLAR Only a little more I have to write: Then I'll give o'er, And bid the ...
THE WORLD by Lord Francis Bacon
Published On 08 May 2010THE WORLD by Lord Francis Bacon of Verulam The World's a bubble, and the Life of Man Less ...
Upon A Spider Catching A Fly by Edward Taylor
Published On 05 May 2010Upon A Spider Catching A Fly by Edward Taylor (1642-1729) Thou sorrow, venom Elfe: Is this thy play, To ...
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun by William Shakespeare
Published On 08 Apr 2010William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
ON TIME by John Milton
Published On 28 Mar 2010John Milton (1608-1674) Fly envious Time, till thou run out thy race, Call on the lazy leaden-stepping ...
Hidden Flame by John Dryden
Published On 21 Mar 2010John Dryden (1631-1700) Hidden Flame by John Dryden Feed a flame within, which so torments me That it ...
To Lucasta, Going to the Warres by Richard Lovelace
Published On 09 Mar 2010Richard Lovelace (1618-1657)
Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666 by Anne Bradstreet
Published On 26 Feb 2010Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)
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To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works by Phillis Wheatley
Published On 05 Apr 2011To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works by Phillis Wheatley TO show ...
A Dream by Matthew Aronold
Published On 05 Mar 2011A Dream by Matthew Aronold Was it a dream? We sail'd, I thought we sail'd, Martin and I, ...
On Imagination by Phillis Wheatley
Published On 17 Jan 2011On Imagination by Phillis Wheatley Thy various works, imperial queen, we see, How bright their forms! how deck'd ...
THE LAMB by William Blake
Published On 31 Dec 2010THE LAMB by William Blake Little Lamb, who made thee Dost thou know who made thee, ...
A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore
Published On 24 Dec 2010A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through ...
Christmas in the Olden Time by Walter Scott
Published On 12 Dec 2010Christmas in the Olden Time by Walter Scott On Christmas-eve the bells were rung; The damsel donned her ...
A Christmas Carol by Christina G. Rossetti
Published On 11 Dec 2010A Christmas Carol by Christina G. Rossetti In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as ...
Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats
Published On 28 Nov 2010Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats 1. My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as ...
Her Eyes Are Wild by William Wordsworth
Published On 21 Nov 2010Her Eyes are Wild by William Wordsworth Her eyes are wild, her head is bare, The sun has ...
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A Pause of Thought by Christina Rossetti
Published On 20 May 2011A Pause of Thought by Christina Rossetti I looked for that which is not, nor can ...
The Figure-Head by Herman Melville
Published On 08 Apr 2011The Figure-Head by Herman Melville The Charles-and-Emma seaward sped, (Named from the carven pair at prow,) He so smart, ...
Nightingales by Robert Bridges
Published On 05 Apr 2011Nightingales Robert Bridges Beautiful must be the mountains whence ye come, And bright in the fruitful valleys the ...
The Poet and the Lily by A. B. S. Tennyson
Published On 03 Apr 2011The Poet and the Lily by A. B. S. Tennyson A poet was born in ...
Only A Woman’s Hair by Lewis Carroll
Published On 02 Apr 2011Only A Woman's Hair by Lewis Carroll ‘Only a woman’s hair’! Fling it aside! A bubble on Life’s ...
Revolutions by Matthew Arnold
Published On 19 Mar 2011Revolutions by Matthew Arnold Before man parted for this earthly strand, While yet upon the verge of heaven ...
One Day by Rupert Brooke
Published On 09 Mar 2011One Day by Rupert Brooke Today I have been happy. All the day I held the memory of ...
Far Off-Shore by Herman Melville
Published On 08 Mar 2011Far Off-Shore by Herman Melville Look, the raft, a signal flying, Thin—a shred; None upon the lashed spars ...
“LUCY” by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Published On 26 Feb 2011"LUCY" by Oliver Wendell Holmes "Lucy."—The old familiar name Is now, as always, pleasant, Its liquid melody the same Alike ...
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HAI! by Susan Elliott
Published On Wednesday, February 01, 2012. Under: 2000.
HAI!
by: Susan Elliott
Evenings here, Konichiwa!
The gajin came to town.
Itadakimasu opens.
Serving ocha all around.
Itame holds in ...
Equarium Èstrange by Dr. Narendra Kumar Arya
Equarium Èstrange by Dr. Narendra Kumar Arya Around the lame-lit fogginess Dark figures are swimming They have the heads Eyes ...
A Patriarchally Deteriorating Company Versus “Don’t Go Policy” by Sarah Gamutan
Published On Monday, January 23, 2012. Under: Gamutan.
A Patriarchally Deteriorating Company Versus "Don't Go Policy"
by Sarah Gamutan
Superiors stuck in corridors, half blind ...
Freda Kahlo’s Cry by Laura Solomon
Published On Friday, January 20, 2012. Under: Solomon.
Freda Kahlo’s Cry
by Laura Solomon
Today the ghost of me attended
My own exhibition at the Tate ...
Child Among Metal Sculptures by DWE Scott
Published On Monday, January 16, 2012. Under: 2000.
Child Among Metal Sculptures
by DWE Scott
Roll the metal sculptures out;
Shake out their gnarled limbs;
Loosen their ...
A Day at the Office by Mark Kerstetter
Published On Friday, January 13, 2012. Under: 2000, Kerstetter.
A Day at the Office
by Mark Kerstetter
Boggled.
Paper stacked beneath a box of pencils,
paint hardened in ...
Paper Birches by Glen Sorestad
Paper Birches by Glen Sorestad The clump birches beside the lakeshore are slowly peeling off their papery attire like well-practised lovers intent on ...
The Poetry of You by Keith T. Hoerner
Published On Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Under: Hoerner.
The Poetry of You
by Keith T. Hoerner
The lines of your body
The metered beats of your ...
share cropping by Corey Kirby
Published On Monday, December 19, 2011. Under: Kirby.
share cropping
by Corey Kirby
I remember who I am; southern
bales of hay, blond strands of
cornfields growing ...
Hawk by Andrew Demcak
Hawk by Andrew Demcak Wings open, wind-carried, an angel’s book. Talons ready to change music to that of ...
Neon on the Outskirts at the Break of Dawn by Allan Safarik
Neon on the Outskirts at the Break of Dawn by Allan Safarik Washed out neon in the ...
Poem Found in a Wood by Ian Dudley
Poem Found in a Wood by Ian Dudley the low sun turns puddles into sheets of sky indigo where ...
Changes to our submissions
Published On Monday, December 05, 2011. Under: 2000.
We are looking for the best poetry out there! Send us your work, and we ...
Autumn Portrait by Brian Drury
Autumn Portrait by Brian Drury When the day ends, she goes for a walk. She breathes in the ...
Morning by Tim Heron
Morning by Tim Heron Morning. She gets up. The shutters paint Her face a zebra. The curtains whisper: It’s a grey ...
The End of Summer by Andy N.
Published On Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Under: 2000.
The End of Summer
by Andy N.
Soon Autumn
will be here
with it's dusty
and driving breeze
across fields
from the ...
Nostalgic Summer Days by Ute Carson
Nostalgic Summer Days by Ute Carson A cluster of dark trees blurring into a green knoll, emerald sheen on ...
The Preserver by Dawn Cunningham Luebke
The Preserver by Dawn Cunningham Luebke Salamonie Reservoir : hundreds of yards of shimmering leaves bubble trails in my ...
Broken Memories by Hannah Dayton
Published On Wednesday, October 05, 2011. Under: Dayton.
Broken Memories
by Hannah Dayton
Its been so long since I saw you, so alone I've been
I ...
