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Apr 23, 2018
17 min

Shakespeare's Sonnets: The Secret to Immortality

William Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564 – died April 23, 1616) is arguably the greatest writer in any language. His poetry is not...

By Daniel Leach

Apr 23, 2018
2 min

Father Hennepin and the Great Spirit

This concludes a third in the series of poems, based on the poet's journey to Niagara Falls. Parts 1 & 2 can be found here. Father...

Nearness of the Beloved by Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Original Translation

Apr 19, 2018
1 min

Nearness of the Beloved by Johann Wolfgang Goethe

I think of you, when the shimmering sea waves Shine bright on me; I think of you, when the moon's resplendent rays Light up each stream....

By Daniel Leach

Apr 16, 2018
2 min

Three Sister Islands*

This is the second in a series of poems on the poet's journey to Niagara Falls. See part one. Again I sit, as I sat long ago, Upon a...

Original Translation

Apr 13, 2018
2 min

The Power of Song by Friedrich Schiller

A stream of rain from fissured mountains, It comes with thunder's vehemence, A shattered peak pursues its fountains, And oaks beneath it...

By Daniel Leach

Apr 9, 2018
1 min

To a Northern Summer Morning

You will find below the first installment of three Niagara poems written during the poet's journey. A new one will be posted on each...

A Late Dante Canzone - Amor, che movi tua vertu da cielo

Original Translation

Apr 7, 2018
4 min

A Late Dante Canzone - Amor, che movi tua vertu da cielo

Oh Love, who takes his power from on high As the sun does its splendor, So do the rays of your perpetual fire Shine brighter where they...

By Daniel Leach

Apr 2, 2018
2 min

Flight of the Ibis

In the golden light of the late Spring evening, A boy is dreaming on the backyard swing, Swinging and dreaming, as over the treetops And...

By Paul Gallagher

Mar 31, 2018
1 min

Of Sense

‘Cross all the rise of history The greatest voices spoke to me, Warmed me like fire; I did not reply, But hearing I stood as in their...

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