Chance Poems (1442 Poems)
America Politica Historia, In Spontaneity (Gregory Corso Poems)
O this political air so heavy with the bellsand motors of a slow night, and no place to restbut rain to walk-How it rings the Washington streets!The umbrella’d congressmen; the rapping tiresof big black cars, the shoulders of lobbyistscaught under … Continue reading
Voyage of the (John Greenleaf Whittier Poems)
A shallow stream, from fountainsDeep in the Sandwich mountains, Ran lake ward Bearcamp River;And, between its flood-torn shores,Sped by sail or urged by oars No keel had vexed it ever. Alone the dead trees yieldingTo the dull axe Time is wielding, The shy … Continue reading
Of The Nature Of Things: Book III – Part 05 – Cerberus And Furies, And That Lack Of Light (Lucretius Poems)
Tartarus, out-belching from his mouth the surgeOf horrible heat- the which are nowhere, norIndeed can be: but in this life is fearOf retributions just and expiationsFor evil acts: the dungeon and the leapFrom that dread rock of infamy, the stripes,The … Continue reading
Jim Crow: The Sequel (June Jordan Poems)
An angry Black woman on the subject of the angry White man: We didn’t always need affirmative actionWhen we broke this crazy land into farmswhen we planted and harvested the cropswhen we dug into the earth for waterwhen we carried … Continue reading
On the Death of Arnold Toynbee (John William Mackail Poems)
Good-bye; no tears nor cries Are fitting here, and long lament were vain. Only the last low words be softly said, And the last greeting given above the dead; For soul more pure and beautiful our eyes Never shall see again. Alas! what help is … Continue reading
Haverhill (John Greenleaf Whittier Poems)
1640-1890. O river winding to the sea!We call the old time back to thee;From forest paths and water-waysThe century-woven veil we raise. The voices of to-day are dumb,Unheard its sounds that go and come;We listen, through long-lapsing years,To footsteps of … Continue reading
Cito Pede Preterit Aetas (Adam Lindsay Gordon Poems)
A mellower light doth Sol afford,His meridian glare has pass’dAnd the trees on the broad and sloping swardTheir length’ning shadows cast.‘Time flies.’ The current will be no joke,If swollen by recent rain,To cross in the dark, so I’ll have a … Continue reading
Book III – Part 05 – Cerberus And Furies, And That Lack Of Light (Lucretius Poems)
Tartarus, out-belching from his mouth the surgeOf horrible heat- the which are nowhere, norIndeed can be: but in this life is fearOf retributions just and expiationsFor evil acts: the dungeon and the leapFrom that dread rock of infamy, the stripes,The … Continue reading
Jubilate Agno (excerpt) (Christopher Smart Poems)
For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry.For he is the servant of the Living God duly and daily serving him.For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships in his way.For this is done … Continue reading
A Lost Chance (James Brunton Stephens Poems)
[It is stated that a shepherd, who had for many years grazed his flocks ina district in which a rich tin-mining town in Queensland now stands, wentmad on learning of the great discoveries made there.]Just to miss it by a … Continue reading