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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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    Apollonians, Dionysians, Prometheans and Epicureans
    The Editors
    • Apr 18
    • 0 min

    Apollonians, Dionysians, Prometheans and Epicureans

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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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    The World Needs a Renaissance, Not a Reset
    By David B. Gosselin
    • Apr 13
    • 14 min

    The World Needs a Renaissance, Not a Reset

    Humanity has always had a story and it always will. Depending on our understanding of that story, individuals or humanity as a whole,...
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    Submissions Open for Montreal International Poetry Prize
    The Editors
    • Apr 12
    • 1 min

    Submissions Open for Montreal International Poetry Prize

    Submit your latest poem, or your next one, to the Montreal International Poetry Prize! The 2022 competition is open for submissions. The...
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    Euphoria
    By Gabriella Miller
    • Apr 5
    • 1 min

    Euphoria

    I cut my finger, the sanguine smell Permeates the air like petrichor. The blood flows slow like caramel Delighting in its long encore. My...
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    Why Amanda Gorman Is Not a Poet
    By Adam Sedia
    • Apr 2
    • 9 min

    Why Amanda Gorman Is Not a Poet

    Amanda Gorman became something of a phenomenon, fêted as a celebrity from the moment she read her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” amid the...
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    Infinity
    By Michael R. Burch
    • Apr 2
    • 1 min

    Infinity

    Have you tasted the bitterness of tears of despair? Have you watched the sun sink through such pale, balmless air that your soul sought...
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