p1from Paradiso: Canto 33 (lines 46-48, 52-66)By Dante AlighieriAs I drew nearer to the end of all desire, I brought my longing's ardor to a final height, Just as I...ReligionChristianityGod & the DivineArts & SciencesPhilosophyStanza FormsTerza RimaTypes/ModesEpicOptimism + 3 more
ToneBy Jay Wright (1) Nothing that exists can be temporal; still I come to lay this stick upon these altars, those three...ReligionThe SpiritualLivingDeathTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsStanza FormsTerza RimaTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 4 more
August, 1914By Vera Mary BrittainGod said, “Men have forgotten Me:The souls that sleep shall wake again, And blinded eyes must learn ...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictReligionFaith & DoubtGod & the DivineMythology & FolkloreHorrorStanza FormsTerza Rima + 2 more
The MessagesBy Wilfrid Wilson Gibson“I cannot quite remember.... There were five Dropt dead beside me in the trench—and three Whispered ...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingMythology & FolkloreHorrorStanza FormsTerza RimaTechniquesRefrain + 4 more
Night Shifts at the Group HomeBy Mary SzybistThe job was easy: I tucked them in, kicked off my shoes, listened for the floor to go quiet. Everyone...RelationshipsFriends & EnemiesStanza FormsTerza RimaBoredomMelancholy & Despair
p1AthenaBy Amy ClampittForce of reason, who shut up the shrill foul Furies in the dungeon of the Parthenon, led whimpering ...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsArts & SciencesReading & BooksMythology & FolkloreHeroes & PatriotismStanza FormsTerza Rima + 2 more
Ode to the West WindBy Percy Bysshe ShelleyI O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead ...NatureFallWeatherStanza FormsTerza RimaTypes/ModesOde
p1AriaBy David BarberWhat if it were possible to vanquishAll this shame with a wash of varnishInstead of wishing the stain...LivingLife ChoicesThe BodyThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & BrevityStanza FormsTerza RimaAnxiety & Insecurity + 2 more
p1Kouign AmannBy Ange MlinkoI went to make kouign amann. It sounded Irishand/or Maghrebi. But it’s Breton, as I can swearby the ...NatureActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTerza RimaBoredom
Autumn PsalmBy Jacqueline OsherowA full year passed (the seasons keep me honest) since I last noticed this same commotion. Who knew God...NatureFallReligionGod & the DivineJudaismActivitiesGardeningArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsStanza FormsTerza Rima + 4 more
p1Blues for Dante AlighieriBy Kim AddonizioLoveRelationshipsMen & WomenActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTerza RimaTechniquesAllusionEpigraph + 6 more
The BountyBy Derek Walcotti Between the vision of the Tourist Board and the true Paradise lies the desert where Isaiah’s elations force ...ReligionChristianityFaith & DoubtLivingDeathRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsStanza FormsTerza Rima + 2 more
OmerosBy Derek WalcottBOOK SIX Chapter XLIV I In hill-towns, from San Fernando to Mayagüez, the same sunrise stirred the feathered lances...RelationshipsMen & WomenActivitiesTravels & JourneysMythology & FolkloreStanza FormsTerza Rima
Of the Mean and Sure EstateBy Sir Thomas WyattMy mother's maids, when they did sew and spin, They sang sometime a song of the field mouse, That, for...NatureAnimalsLivingRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesStanza FormsTerza Rima
The Triumph of LifeBy Percy Bysshe ShelleySwift as a spirit hastening to his task Of glory & of good, the Sun sprang forth Rejoicing in his splendour...LivingArts & SciencesPhilosophyStanza FormsTerza Rima