Isis in Old Age (story)
Originally published at Bold+Italic It was one of those across the room things, even though the women were both old … Continue Reading Isis in Old Age (story)
Mr Cassian’s Beeping Garage (poem from “School of Night”
Originally published in Southword #37 Mr Cassian’s Beeping Garage The phantom limb of some lost electronic sound, it still makes … Continue Reading Mr Cassian’s Beeping Garage (poem from “School of Night”
Mr Cassian, Heavy Judger of Men (poem from “School of Night”)
Originally published in Southword #37 Mr Cassian, Heavy Judger of Men There’s no telling the sins of Gemma Drive. We … Continue Reading Mr Cassian, Heavy Judger of Men (poem from “School of Night”)
“Everything Has Become Story”: A Bit of Jewish Mysticism
A marvelous end to an amazing book, here is Gershom Scholem final words in Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, on the … Continue Reading “Everything Has Become Story”: A Bit of Jewish Mysticism
Shelley’s Dried Heart Ended Up in a Box
from a recent article in the London Review of Books, on the nineteenth-century seaside community of Bournemouth, where many ill and … Continue Reading Shelley’s Dried Heart Ended Up in a Box
“Caedmon Comes to Singing” – new poem at Londongrip
Many thanks to Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, for publishing my poem “Caedmon Comes to Singing” in the new issue of Londongrip. Many … Continue Reading “Caedmon Comes to Singing” – new poem at Londongrip
The Great Myths #63: Ragnarok (Norse)
Read the other Great Myths here from the Prose Edda: Then spoke Gangleri: ‘What information is there to be given … Continue Reading The Great Myths #63: Ragnarok (Norse)
Seamus Heaney, from “Squarings”
Seamus Heaney, from “Squarings” Seamus Heaney often said that, from his experience as a poet, one’s creative life followed three … Continue Reading Seamus Heaney, from “Squarings”
Seamus Heaney, from “Crossings”
Seamus Heaney, from “Crossings” Seamus Heaney often said that, from his experience as a poet, one’s creative life followed three … Continue Reading Seamus Heaney, from “Crossings”
Seamus Heaney, from “Settings”
Seamus Heaney, from “Settings” Seamus Heaney often said that, from his experience as a poet, one’s creative life followed three … Continue Reading Seamus Heaney, from “Settings”
Seamus Heaney, from “Lightenings”
Seamus Heaney, from “Lightenings” Seamus Heaney often said that, from his experience as a poet, one’s creative life followed three … Continue Reading Seamus Heaney, from “Lightenings”
H. D., “Oread”
H. D., “Oread” Whirl up, sea –whirl your pointed pines,splash your great pineson our rocks,hurl your green over us,cover us … Continue Reading H. D., “Oread”
H. D., “Orchard”
H. D., “Orchard” I saw the first pearas it fell –the honey-seeking, golden-banded,the yellow swarmwas not more fleet than I,(spare … Continue Reading H. D., “Orchard”
The Great Myths #62: Loki is Captured & Punished (Norse)
Read the other Great Myths here Then spoke Gangleri: “It was quite an achievement of Loki’s when he brought it … Continue Reading The Great Myths #62: Loki is Captured & Punished (Norse)
Amy Lowell, “Thompson’s Lunch Room—Grand Central Station”
Amy Lowell, “Thompson’s Lunch Room—Grand Central Station” STUDY IN WHITES Wax-white—Floor, ceiling, walls.Ivory shadowsOver the pavementPolished to cream surfacesBy constant … Continue Reading Amy Lowell, “Thompson’s Lunch Room—Grand Central Station”
Amy Lowell, “The Pike”
Amy Lowell, “The Pike” In the brown water,Thick and silver-sheened in the sunshine,Liquid and cool in the shade of the … Continue Reading Amy Lowell, “The Pike”
