“The Joseph Tree” by Isabel Chenot is filled with poems about natural beauty — and the hope and gratitude that beauty inspires.
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Dickens and the World in 1851: “The Turning Point” by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
“The Turning Point” by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst tells the story of Charles Dickens in 1851, between “David Copperfield” and “Bleak House.”
Fairies, Lovers, and Warriors: “The Book of Celtic Verse” by John Matthews
In “The Book of Celtic Verse,” John Matthews has collected a diverse group of poems covering 2,000 years of Celtic history.
Poetic Voices: River Dixon and Thomas Colquith
“Come Looking” by River Dixon and “We Grow in Groves” by Thomas Colquith explore regret, loss, and life in different poetic ways.
Poets and Poems: Kenneth Steven and “Iona”
The poems of “Iona” by Kenneth Steven take us to a Scottish island of both history and remembered childhood.
Robert Hudson: What Thomas Merton Had on His Record Player
In “The Monk’s Record Player,” Robert Hudson explains how Bob Dylan influenced Thomas Merton – and defined a moment in America.
“Sunday Morning” by Wallace Stevens
< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Sunday Morning I Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice. She dreams a little, and she feels the dark […]
“Architecture for the Adoration of Beauty” by Wallace Stevens
< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Architecture for the Adoration of Beauty I What manner of building shall we build for the adoration of beauty? Let us design this chastel de chastete, De pensee . . Never cease to deploy the structure . . . Keep the laborers shouldering plinths . . . Pass the […]
“The Apostrophe to Vincentine” by Wallace Stevens
< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems The Apostrophe to Vincentine I I figured you as nude between Monotonous earth and dark blue sky. It made you seem so small and lean And nameless. Heavenly Vincentine. II I saw you then, as warm as flesh. Brunette, But yet not too brunette. As warm, as clean Your […]
“Another Weeping Woman” by Wallace Stevens
< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Another Weeping Woman Pour the unhappiness out From your too bitter heart. Which grieving will not sweeten. Poison grows in this dark. It is in the water of tears Its black blooms rise. The magnificent cause of being— The imagination, the one reality In this imagined world— Leaves you […]
“Anecdote of Men by the Thousand” by Wallace Stevens
< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Anecdote of Men by the Thousand The soul, he said, is composed Of the external world. There are men of the East, he said. Who are the East. There are men of a province Who are that province . There are men of a valley Who are that valley. […]
“Anecdote of Canna” by Wallace Stevens
< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Anecdote of Canna Huge are the canna in the dreams of X, the mighty thought, the mighty man. They fill the terrace of his capitol. His thought sleeps not. Yet thought that wakes In sleep may never meet another thought Or thing . . . Now day-break comes . […]
Poets and Poems: Donna Hilbert and “Threnody”
“Threnody” by poet Donna Hilbert reminds us that lament is inspired by grief, which is in turn inspired by deep love.
“Anecdote of the Jar” by Wallace Stevens
< Return to Wallace Stevens Poems Anecdote of the Jar I placed a jar in Tennessee, And round it was, upon a hill. It made the slovenly wilderness Surround that hill. The wilderness rose up to it. And sprawled around, no longer wild. The jar was round upon the ground And tall and of a […]
Poets and Poems: Daniel Leach and “Places the Soul Goes”
In “Places the Soul Goes,” poet Daniel Leach takes us on a journey of discovery that transcends time and space.
Tuesday, Jan. 11: It’s Poetry at Work Day 2022!
For Poetry at Work Day 2022, consider the names of the people you’ve worked with or work with now. You’re going to find poetry!
The Enduring Appeal of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
“Sir Gawain and the Green Night” continues to find readers and audiences, helped by modern translations and a movie with Dev Patel.
Poets and Poems: Gabrielle Myers and “Too Many Seeds”
In “Too Many Seeds,” poet Gabrielle Myers uses food and nature to reflect upon life, meaning, and what we often take for granted.
Poets and Poems: Tina Barry and “Beautiful Raft”
Poet Tina Barry discovers a forgotten woman, and tells her story in “Beautiful Raft,” a work of fiction written as prose poems.
Poets and Poems: Sarah Dickenson Snyder and “With a Polaroid Camera”
Like a photograph, the poems of “With a Polaroid Camera” by Sarah Dickenson Snyder invite you to see what’s there — and what might be.