History of the Twentieth Century (A Roadshow) (Joseph Brodsky Poems)
The Sun's in its orbit, yet I feel morbid.Act 1PrologueLadies and gentlemen and the day!All ye made of sweet human clay!Let ...
Poems about quarantine (7 Poems)
Liberty (Jared Barhite Poems)
Into the port where Liberty stands Inviting the nations to woo her, Malefactors swarm from foreign lands, Whose tenets would surely undo her. Criminals, ...
Farewell To Malta (Lord George Gordon Byron Poems)
Adieu, ye joys of La Valette!Adieu, sirocco, sun, and sweat!Adieu, thou palace rarely enter'd!Adieu, ye mansions where I've ventured!Adieu, ye ...
Though All The Fates (Henry David Thoreau Poems)
THOUGH all the fates should prove unkind, Leave not your native land behind. The ship, becalmed, at length stands still; The steed must ...
Egypt-Port Said – En Route (Henry Jean-Marie Levet Poems)
To Gabriel FabreOne looks at the brilliant fires of Port Said,As the Jews looked at the Promised Land;Because one cannot ...
St Julien and the Leper (R S Thomas Poems)
Though all ran from him, he did notRun, but awaitedHim with his armsOut, his ears stoppedTo his bell, his alarmedCrying. ...
The Mercy (Philip Levine Poems)
The ship that took my mother to Ellis Island Eighty-three years ago was named "The Mercy." She remembers trying to ...