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“Komposition X” by Amy Allara
After she correctly translated "Hit the Lump of Rich Seal" into "The Triumph of Achilles" and identified Louise Gluck as that book’s author, Amy Allara wrote this flowing acrostic poem that (to paraphrase Stevens)…
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“Bright Lights, Big Verse” Contest
Bright Lights Big Verse Contest – Poetry Society of America & The Times Square Alliance Submit your poems celebrating the diversity, desire, and dynamism of Times Square, in a contest co-sponsored by the nation’s…
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Freud Quiz # 3
What is "beyond the pleasure principle"? (a) A book by Sigmund Freud.(b) A vast right-wing conspiracy.(c) Death.(d) The dark side of the moon considered as an image for female sexuality.(e) The sadness following orgasm.…
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Epigraph II (Eliot / Marlowe)
Here is the epigraph T. S. Eliot chose for his poem "Portrait of a Lady": << Thou hast committed — Fornication: but that was in another country, And besides, the wench is dead. >>…
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“Specs for Hephestos” by Angela Ball
If the BAP poem challenge tests the hypothesis that poetic form is a special variety of verbal gamesmanship, Angela Ball’s "Specs for Hephestos" was a most welcome entry. Notice how Ball weaves in allusions…
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“To Gretel: A Double Acrostic” by Helen Brandenburg
So you solve the anagram (from "Hit the lump of rich seal" to "The Triumph of Achilles") and sit down to write an acrostic spelling out the author’s name. If you’re Helen Brandenburg, what…
