By Daniel LeachNov 20, 202220 minAn Evening in the "Simultaneity of Eternity"—with Shakespeare, Keats, and William WarfieldThe following is a workshop and dialogue on the art of classical poetic recitation. We at The Chained Muse believe that a revival of...
By Daniel LeachSep 27, 20224 minAesthetic Impressions of an American Poet in Rome“Go thou to Rome, at once the paradise, the grave, the city and the wilderness,…” Percy Byssche Shelley wrote his beautiful elegy on the...
By David B. GosselinJun 28, 20228 minBeyond the Lines: Keats' "Ode on Indolence"Throughout the ages, scholars, academics, and scientists have wondered, “What is creativity?” In the spring of 1819, John Keats...
By David B. GosselinAug 15, 202115 minLessons from a Grecian Urn Part II: The Paradox of the “One” and the “Many”This is Part II to the series on Keats’ “Ode to a Grecian Urn”. Part I can be found here. Chapter II: What is Poetry? The yearning for...