Robert CJ Graves has given us such a range of things to think about! From a remembered life (No Swimming) to the quest for meaning (Look for Jack Buddha) to the space between love and hate (The God of Apathy), now he takes us to Ireland and back in a manner of speaking. Queen Learjet […]
It's just poetry, it won't bite
Black ’47: An Gorta Mór
Happy St. Patty’s Day! Before you start with the wearing of the green and the Erin go Bragh-less and all that, let’s take a minute to remember that Ireland has given us more than Guinness; Ireland has given us great words. May the good Lord bless you with fine drink, good music, and great company […]
Bright Star
A love poem by John Lavan? Well surely all John’s poems are love poems. You’ve read them (A Birth; Handicapped Son; Table Mountain, Cape Town), and you’ve read his blog, so what do you think? Bright Star By John Lavan Love’s not bright and constant but only cheese on toast; a little glance, returning […]
Law of Attraction
Gary C Beck is a New York writer whose poem Tempt Me Not appeared at vox poetica in 2009. A man of many trades, Gary also writes on many topics. Today’s poem deals with the flip side of a flip old chestnut. How often do we play a story out to its conclusion before embarking […]
The Only Way Signing Could Kill Us
Linger over this gem of a poem by John Lee Clark. John lives and writes in St. Paul MN and you will surely remember the poems of his that you have read here (Winter Baseball, For My Growing Twin Sons). John tackles some complex themes in his poetry. Here he considers the limits and values […]
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