By Omar Ahmad AlkhulakiMay 14, 20181 minOnly ifIf I am your priest Confess to me all, If I am your lover Trust in this fall, If I am your guru Then listen deeply, If I am your friend...
TranslationMay 10, 20181 minNänie by Friedrich SchillerEven the beautiful must perish; it sways the gods, and rules mankind! Yet it does not move the iron breast of the Stygean Zeus. Only once...
By Michael R. BurchMay 7, 20182 minPoetryPoetry, I found you where at last they chained and bound you; with devices all around you to torture and confound you, I found...
TranslationMay 3, 20181 minIbykos Fragment 286, Circa 564 B.C.Come spring, the grand apple trees stand watered by a gushing river where the maidens’ uncut flowers shiver and the blossoming grape vine...
By Shouvik N. HoreMay 1, 20181 minOn the Epitaph of John KeatsHere lies One whose name was writ in water- O Delphic streams washing aged tombs by! A single glance spare when violets cry Near one...
The EditorApr 23, 201817 minShakespeare's Sonnets: The Secret to ImmortalityWilliam Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564 – died April 23, 1616) is arguably the greatest writer in any language. His poetry is not...
By Daniel LeachApr 23, 20182 minFather Hennepin and the Great SpiritThis 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...
TranslationApr 19, 20181 minNearness of the Beloved by Johann Wolfgang GoetheI 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. I...
By Daniel LeachApr 16, 20182 minThree Sister Islands*Again I sit, as I sat long ago, Upon a rock, among the delicate ferns, While all around, the rushing waters flow In violent, impetuous...
Original TranslationApr 13, 20182 minThe Power of Song by Friedrich SchillerA stream of rain from fissured mountains, It comes with thunder's vehemence, A shattered peak pursues its fountains, And oaks beneath it...
By Daniel LeachApr 9, 20181 minTo a Northern Summer MorningSoft, cool Northern Summer morning, You often greet my eyes in pleasant dreams, Old friend, who whispered to me in my youth Of love, or...
TranslationApr 7, 20184 minA Late Dante Canzone: Amor, che movi tua vertu da cieloOh 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...