Longing
May I speak to myself now as to that Astrayéd spouse whose anguished, homesick heart Crashed ‘gainst his visage artful and complex As...
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By Daniel Leach
- Aug 15
- 6 min
The Devil at Woodstock
Listen to a recording of this piece here. I was a mere sixteen that Summer day We all piled in a beat-up car and drove To Woodstock, or...
By David B. Gosselin
- Aug 11
- 1 min
The Waterfall
“So noisy are the towns and villages,” remarked The sage as he and his young pupil made Their way across the bustling thoroughfares,...
By Caitlin Johnstone
- Aug 6
- 2 min
The Algorithm
The algorithm knows what you want before you do. The algorithm knows you better than you know yourself. The algorithm knew you back...
Translation
- Aug 6
- 3 min
The Veiled Image at Sais by Friedrich Schiller
Listen to the poem here Struck by a burning thirst for knowledge, a youth Travelled through ancient Egyptian lands —to Sais—to breach the...
By Gerald Therrien
- Aug 3
- 1 min
A Midwinter Night’s Dream
Sometimes I dream that winter’s time might wane To let some warmer weather come instead. I’ve heard enough its wild yet wondrous wind...
By Robert Funderburk
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Beware the Heart
The sacrifice of God’s own Son On that appointed tree Before the world and water were Was destined for our Liberty. Like Summer when she...
By W.H. Martin
- Jul 24
- 1 min
Melancholia Aeterna & Other Poetry
Melancholia Aeterna Reflections of Polaris, cast through curving complex – it is the driving prime. We wander with new orientation, as...
By Stewart Burke
- Jul 18
- 1 min
The Cricket Sings of an Absent Lover
The cricket sings of an absent lover’s approach, each footfall tolled in harmony. One must be caged for the luck of others. The cricket’s...
By John Masella
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Memories Now & Other Poetry
Memories Now How does a memory age at present? It sits where it’s made, gaining traction Between us, morphing in swift reaction To the...
By Louis Groarke
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Greek Tragedy
Ruin justice… And your bloodline will weaken, Your descendants fade out. —Hesiod, Works and Days The rose soon fades on Antigone’s cheek,...
Fr. Dwight Longenecker
- Jul 1
- 2 min
Coronation
Those quaint medieval paintings I’ve seen of Mary’s crowning don’t do much for me. You know the stuffy, courtly ones I mean— God and...
By Daniel Leach
- Jun 25
- 1 min
My Canary
I wake to hear the mockingbird’s sweet song, That floats through morning’s fresh, green, dappled light, Like all that for which mortal...
The Editors
- Jun 20
- 3 min
Renaissance Roundtable: Is A Renaissance Possible Today?
In our age of accelerated technological progress, rapid mobility, and lightspeed communication, our world may appear more complex than...
By Johnny Payne
- Jun 18
- 1 min
The Gazelle
The Gazelle Go to your beloved, swift as the King’s steed Coveted among horses, cosseted in feed. When the whip cracks, it can’t be held...
By John H. B. Martin
- Jun 12
- 1 min
A Vision
No! Not one trace of make-up did she wear but kept her dress as simple as her heart was pure. She wore no ribbons in such hair as she...
By Mark Diaczun
- Jun 9
- 1 min
The Endless Summer
But yesterday I was a child And bounced my ball against our stoop Without a care, without a fear, Warmed by endless summer’s sun. Life...
By John Masella
- Jun 7
- 2 min
Nights Are Nothing
Nights Are Nothing Harems of young people scamper along Paths beside the Navigli waterway. Purple and red neon replace blue day,...
By Robert Funderburk
- Jun 5
- 1 min
As a Shadow
Wayne sat on a plastic chair, t-shirt blood-spattered, blade- ripped halfway down the front, left eye swollen shut, soon to blossom with...
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