Poetry and the Muses Part 1
Republished with permission from the author We live in a post-modernist world and its values are everywhere around us; and everywhere...
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By Paul Gallagher
- Jun 17, 2019
- 2 min
The Night Star
At last, the Sun looked down upon the treasure The night star had seen; It rose, and burned to know what midnight pleasure To the night...
Translation
- Jun 3, 2019
- 1 min
Goethe's "Nur Wer die Sehnsucht Kent"
Only he who truly longs Knows what grips me! Alone, the love that belongs With me has been set free. I look to the cloudy throngs Across...
The Editors
- May 4, 2019
- 3 min
Recitation of Ode to a Nightingale
As part of a month-long celebration of Keats' miracle year in poetry, The Chained Muse is proud to present an original recitation of the...
The Editors
- May 2, 2019
- 1 min
1819: Poetry's Miracle Year
The Chained Muse is proud to have been part of the John Keats bicentenary celebration that took place at Concordia University in...
By Paul Gallagher
- May 1, 2019
- 2 min
Volare … Cantare
Above in the trees, the birds are calling and replying, Their lively laughter moving the gentle evening air, The wrens gaily singing, the...
By David B. Gosselin
- Apr 22, 2019
- 12 min
The Power of Metaphor
Contrary to the sundry definitions of metaphor proffered by school teachers and dictionaries, Metaphor is not some mere literary device;...
By Siham Karami
- Apr 15, 2019
- 1 min
My Heart Is an Extremity
Who crowned the heads of conquerors with leaves? You slam the door. I’m rolling up my sleeves. We read each other’s eyes and almost drown...
Original Translation
- Apr 8, 2019
- 1 min
Schiller's "The Gods of Greece" Set by Franz Schubert
Schubert set one of the 28 stanza's of Schiller's "The Gods of Greece" to music. We present an original translation along with the...
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