Sea Fever & Other Poems
Sea Fever No ancient mariner I, Hawker of public crosses, Snaring the passersby With my necklace of albatrosses. I blink no glittering...
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By Adam Sedia
- 4 days ago
- 13 min
Celebrating the Life of Robert Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963)
“A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.” —Robert Frost To many in America, Robert Frost is the grandfatherly originator of “The...
By David B. Gosselin
- Mar 24
- 1 min
Fields & Other Poetry
Lavender The lavender serenely sways On quiet fields and sleepy dales, But dreams awake me from my slumber, Causing the fields and skies...
By Cynthia Chung
- Mar 24
- 53 min
How To Conquer Tyranny and Avoid Tragedy: A Lesson on Defeating Systems of Empire
This is a transcription of a lecture, which can be found here, given as part of the RTF series “Art, Science and Civilization: The...
Translation
- Mar 19
- 3 min
The Poet's Function by Victor Hugo
God summons him in times awry, When each must rise and each must serve, But shame on him who hopes to hide, Or wanders off into the...
By John Martin
- Mar 19
- 6 min
What Is Art?
This isn't an essay. But it isn't a manifesto either. A manifesto is something one writes before one has started. An essay is something...
By Martin McCarthy
- Mar 14
- 6 min
Bringing Sappho to Life: The Innovative Translations of Michael R. Burch
Not much is known about the Greek poet Sappho, except that she was born around 630 B.C. on the island of Lesbos in the port city of...
By Laura Celise Lippman
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Black Windows of Night & Other Poetry
Black Windows of Night Each night we sit together as the dark lengthens and the snowy mountains fade at an earlier hour. I light candles...
By Robert Funderburk
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Beyond Seasons & Other Poetry
Beyond Seasons The leaves of autumn’s frosty winds, red and gold and rust, draw more beauty from death than sunlight and gentle rain on...
By Cori Steinberg
- Mar 5
- 1 min
Picasso & Other Poetry
Picasso Of all a sudden Changed every thing Curve of the orbit Shift of the frame. Head tilt the world Appears downside up Thoughts new...
By Adam Sedia
- Mar 5
- 3 min
Behind the Lines: Nothing Gold Can Stay
Even though Robert Frost was born in California, he is known as a quintessentially New England Poet. His family roots were there and he...
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