Life and the Ideal by Friedrich Schiller
Listen to the full poem off the page here. Forever calm and fair and crystal clear Flows life upon Olympus’ tranquil plains, Among its...
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By Adam Sedia
- Nov 25
- 10 min
A Journey Through Utopia: Early and Late Visions in Plato and Huxley
This latest essay is featured in our New Lyre Winter 2023 issue. All paid subscribers to New Lyre get access to not only all new content...
By David B. Gosselin
- Nov 23
- 5 min
Culture, Not Culture Wars: Reawakening the Creative Spirit of the West
There remain few topics in our current age which haven’t been absorbed or in some way consumed by a would-be “culture war.” One finds...
By Adam Sedia
- Nov 16
- 1 min
The Chrysanthemums
Listen to a recording of this poem here. When torrid Summer’s greenery, Its vibrant hues and spiced perfume Lie far, fast-fading memory,...
By Martin McCarthy
- Nov 8
- 7 min
The Perfect Voice - A Poetic Tribute to Bob Dylan
I What can I say about Bob Dylan? That some strange, authentic light passed into him from blind bluesmen on corners, singing their...
By Gleb Zavlanov
- Nov 1
- 1 min
He Shudders Too
The heavens darken with a thousand crows. Flags ripple in the wind’s lamenting sighs. Smoke hovers ghostlike over fallen foes Blotched...
By Carey Jobe
- Oct 24
- 2 min
The Weathermen of Atlantis
1 The king was in his usual bad humor, the court gossips tittled. In the drafty audience hall, the weathermen trembled. In minutes they...
By Dana Gioia
- Oct 22
- 1 min
What Is Poetry? 10 Observations About the Art by Dana Gioia
This video is the first in a series of introductory talks on the art of poetry. They explore how to read, study, and enjoy poetry. The...
By John H. B. Martin
- Oct 22
- 26 min
De Gustibus (Et Pulchristudinis)
I remember once leafing through a volume of Allen Ginsberg's poems and coming across one poem with the word “butterfly” in it and...
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