In 1966, before they were international sensations, Margaret Atwood and Charles Pachter teamed up to create Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein … More
Tag: poetry
A Smile To Remember – Poem by Charles Bukowski
we had goldfish and they circled around and around in the bowl on the table near the heavy drapes covering … More
For Jane: With All The Love I Had, Which Was Not Enough: – Poem by Charles Bukowski
I pick up the skirt, I pick up the sparkling beads in black, this thing that moved once around flesh, … More
Autumn Moonlight Haiku and the works of Matsuo Basho
Autumn moonlight– a worm digs silently into the chestnut. Who was Matsuo Basho? It is believed that he was born … More
Elsa’s Eyes * Louis ARAGON Poem
Following the set Crève-Cœur (April 1941), which marked his return to poetry after ten years of interruption, Louis Aragon (1897-1982) … More
Surfacing * Margaret Atwood Book Review
“When you can’t tell the difference between your own pleasure and your pain then you’re an addict.” Part detective novel, … More
Edgar Guest’s poem from “The Secret of the Ages, by Robert Collier, [1926]”
You can do as much as you think you can, But you’ll never accomplish more; If you’re afraid of yourself, … More
See It Through – Edgar Guest Motivational Poetry
When you’re up against a trouble, Meet it squarely, face to face; Lift your chin and set your shoulders, Plant … More
Song on the End of the World by Czeslaw Milosz
On the day the world ends A bee circles a clover, A Fisherman mends a glimmering net. Happy porpoises jump … More
A Prayer – Edgar Guest Poetry
Lord, make me strong enough to bear My little round of anxious care. The day returns. For this I pray: … More
