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A Selection of Contemporary Australian Poems (Week 1): John Forbes
Ode to Karl Marx Old father of the horrible bride whose wedding cake has finally collapsed, you spoke the truth that doesn’t set us free- it’s like a lever…
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In Shadow by Hart Crane
Émile Joachim Constant Puyo, Woman with white parasol, 1909. Out in the late amber afternoon, Confused among chrysanthemums, Her parasol, a pale balloon, Like a waiting moon, in shadow swims. Her furtive lace and…
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Another September [by Lera Auerbach]
Another Fall is falling on me. How many are still ahead? God knows… Does it matter? Would I feel any different about this one if I knew it were my last? Would I still…
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Titian — a limerick from London
When Titian was grinding rose madder,his model was posed on a ladder.Her position to Titiansuggested coitionso he climbed up the ladder and had her. Very English — instructive on pronounciation of challenging words (Titian,…
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Collaboration and remix [by Rachel Barenblat]
I asked some of my friends and periodic collaborators what to write about here, and one of them — poet Dave Bonta — suggested: How about something focusing on the range of exciting collaborative…
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Hump Day Highlights by Stacey Harwood
A few items worth looking at today: Rachel Barenblat's post about John Jerome, a writer who meant a lot to me, especially when I took up competitive swimming as an adult, sent me to…
