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    Ebb Tide
    By Michael R. Burch
    • May 4
    • 1 min

    Ebb Tide

    Massive, gray, these leaden waves bear their unchanging burden— the sameness of each day to day while the wind seems to struggle to say...
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    Crocuses
    By Adam Sedia
    • May 1
    • 1 min

    Crocuses

    You meekly poke your purple heads Through stubborn clumps of snow That yet persist in fallow beds Though balmy breezes blow; First to...
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    The Spanish Knight — A Historical Ballad
    By David B. Gosselin
    • Apr 26
    • 2 min

    The Spanish Knight — A Historical Ballad

    Wa le ghalib il Allah (God is the only victor) —Muhamed Ibn-l-Ahmar, founder of the Alhambra Palace He rode across the star-engulfed...
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    Beyond the Lines: Shakespeare's ''Phoenix and the Turtle''
    By John H. B. Martin
    • Apr 20
    • 14 min

    Beyond the Lines: Shakespeare's ''Phoenix and the Turtle''

    This is a poem I have known and loved for as long as I can remember. It has exerted a charm and fascination for me simply by virtue of...
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    Radiance
    By Daniel Platt
    • Apr 19
    • 1 min

    Radiance

    A half-life passes, others come and go, But no clairvoyant eyes can find the day When what we’ve shared will finally ebb away. Our...
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    Easter
    By Daniel Leach
    • Apr 16
    • 1 min

    Easter

    Here, where winter never really comes, How so, this vast profusion of wildflowers, These waves of jasmine sweet upon the wind, This hum...
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    Fingers of Light
    By Caitlin Johnstone
    • Apr 15
    • 1 min

    Fingers of Light

    Fingers of light peel away the hiddenness of badge-wearing sadists and Apache helicopter war crimes. Fingers of light peel away the lies...
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    New Lyre Podcast #23: Prometheus and Poetry Today
    The Editors
    • Apr 15
    • 1 min

    New Lyre Podcast #23: Prometheus and Poetry Today

    In this podcast, Daniel Leach and David Gosselin discuss the importance of reviving the Promethean spirit in art, poetry, and society...
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    Meditation on the Lord's Supper
    By James A. Tweedie
    • Apr 14
    • 1 min

    Meditation on the Lord's Supper

    His body hung upon the cross Like shattered glass Like broken dreams A brittle thing A fragile flower Crushed. His blood congealed the...
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