I find unfinished poems fascinating and I have probably spent as much time reading Shelley’s fragments as I have with his completed works. They’re instructive–often you can see why t… more →
The Unofficial New Yorker Poetry SupplementLex Loizides wrote 2 days ago: A.N. Wilson's biography of John Betjeman John Betjeman was a much loved modern poet whose unasha … more →
rainfale wrote 6 days ago: A mixed media (?) painting I’ve been meaning to get round to finish for several months. Its ba … more →
jawsforjesus wrote 3 weeks ago: I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of … more →
curledupwithabook wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been drooling over Faber’s gorgeous 80th anniversary poetry covers ever since spott … more →
jeffclef wrote 2 months ago: [This piece is raw around the edges. It lacks tautness and forward movement. Revisions are necessary … more →
Nathan wrote 2 months ago: ‘All marriages – all everythings – tote around contingencies whether we acknowledg … more →
Deanna Stevens wrote 2 months ago: Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction” [John F. Kennedy]. Mission s … more →
masnstevy wrote 2 months ago: This is probably my favorite poem of all time. When someone says “poem”, it’s the … more →
guy bingley wrote 2 months ago: You need not see what someone is doing to know if it is his vocation, you have only to watch his eye … more →
beattifickid89 wrote 2 months ago: Walking into her room, turning on the lamp on the nightstand, he breathed in the pleasant smell of f … more →
Nick wrote 2 months ago: What author do you own the most books by? Robert B. Parker. I’ve been reading his stuff for … more →
alexanderlawrie wrote 2 months ago: By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A FORMER sex education teacher at one of Scotland’s top private schools has been … more →
jeffclef wrote 3 months ago: More videos of the YTSO’s road to Carnegie Hall Orchestras have so long been speaking Thi … more →
Ciara Norton wrote 3 months ago: On Saturday I finished the book - What I Loved, by Siri Hustvedt - I was reading. Of late my readin … more →
santitafarella wrote 3 months ago: W.H. Auden’s “Musee des Beaux Arts” About suffering they were never wrong, The Old … more →
ourfriendben wrote 3 months ago: Our friend Ben and Silence Dogood watched one of our favorite films, “Four Weddings and a Fune … more →
sondan wrote 3 months ago: “A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to … more →
Tel wrote 3 months ago: W.H. Auden (1907-1973) English-born American Poet and Playwright W.H. Auden is best-known for his l … more →
J wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been asked the “if you were deserted” question in many variations. Never has … more →