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Eloquence
ELOQUENCE x Eloquence, versed in feats of silence, Loiter where the brown river meets the sea: Shall we watch the large sunset sink again, Or note the reversals on the sound – The dolphin afloat, the ship aground? Deciding to … Continue reading
Esse non Videri
What is the connection between Wallace Stevens and the Wallenberg family, I wonder. Esse non videri. That is as far as I’ve got. Here is a link to a history of the Wallenbergs. Basically, they are the most powerful family … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Politics, Whistleblower Lit
Tagged deep state, Nobel Prize, spooky motto, Wallenberg family
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The Truth of the Tale
He can’t see the wood for trees. Trapped in a thicket, He can’t see the wood for trees. Trapped in a thicket, He can’t find the bush for the bushes. A ram Caught by the horns, he can’t turn around, … Continue reading
The Last Bright Apple – Peter Jay’s Poems
All about Peter Jay’s book here Poet and editor of the esteemed Anvil Press Poetry list, now at Carcanet. The Blessings and the Curse of the Bright Apple What happens to books described as MINOR CLASSICS? I once asked a … Continue reading
The Cyst – from The Runiad, Book 14
From The Runiad – Book 14 x … I have been afflicted by a growth. It has taken root In my face, just above my right eye, exactly where my forehead Would make contact with my partner’s in a dance. … Continue reading
Atalanta
Thus it is on this planet. Self-importance may suggest posterity will grant us An immortal empire, that we shall rule the waves forever, but Nothing, nothing whatsoever can be relied on, x Not even one or two relics. It can … Continue reading
Boadicea – from Book 21 of The Runiad
x (As Nero fiddled and the city burned) the empire was horribly smitten: Eighty thousand Romans and their proxies died in Britain. The island could have been lost for good. Moreover, all this ruin Was brought upon us by a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, The Runiad
Tagged Anthony Howell, Boadicea, epic, poetry, The Runiad
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Shorter Poems 1969-2022
I have set up my Shorter Poems as a Heyzine Link. Click on the link to read.
Intermezzo
Intermezzo TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Nini Patte-en-l’Air (Casino de Paris’) x The gold Casino’s Spring parterre Flowers with the Spring, this golden week; Glady, Toloche, Valtesse, are there; But all eyes turn as one to seek The drawers … Continue reading