Tagged Poetry

October 31, 2019

For this year's Halloween poem I have chosen C.S. Hughes' A Prisoner of This Tower, for the eerie connection between the verse and those who perished in the Tower of London who have been on my mind of late. ... Read More...

Starling, Fred, Mousie and Me

October 31, 2017

Starling, Fred, Mousie and Me by CS Hughes... Read More...

Richard III before Bosworth Field by James Walton

May 30, 2017

History, Poet's Stage

I was walking on a local beach known for its dinosaur fossils, playing with pebbles and sea weed, thinking about the elapse of time in waves, and how the same amount of water has always existed, and... Read More...

A Diary of Anne Boleyn A Poem by James Walton

November 12, 2016

A Diary of Anne Boleyn My ladies weep in the vernacular tongue kneeling in the French style I caught the wren as another’s head fell and later perched for witness at the place near the abbey a hear... Read More...

Gertrude Stein’s Cat

August 8, 2016

For International Cat Day, here is C.S. Hughes's Gertrude Stein's Cat. Save Save Save Save... Read More...

The Untold Tale Of Tom and Zellandine

February 29, 2016

For Leap Day we present the enchanting tale, The Untold Tale Of Tom and Zellandine, by our very own C.S. Hughes. The Untold Tale Of Tom and Zellandine is inspired by the 14th century Arthurian romance Percefore... Read More...

For Halloween We Present The Gothic Horror Lord Bonyfoote’s Dance

October 31, 2015

For Halloween we present for your terror, delectation and amusement, Lord Bonyfoote's Dance, a poem in the classic Gothic tradition of Edgar Allan Poe and the young Conrad Aiken, a chiller by our very own C S H... Read More...

The Unexpected Pleasures Of A Guide To Sydney Rivers

September 22, 2015

Perhaps the most familiar line from Kenneth Grahame's The Wind In The Willows is also the most misquoted, the misquote is quite jolly, and does reflect the joi de vivre of the story admirably, "There is nothing... Read More...

Godzilla, Folk Songs, Haikus And Sorrow

May 19, 2015

Music, Poet's Stage

Godzilla has always been a tabula rasa, more than a monster, a symbol of nature, and nature's fury, of man's folly, the limits of science and knowledge, of the monster we inadvertently create returning to humbl... Read More...

By Sun, By Sea by C S Hughes Book Giveaway!

April 18, 2015

By Sun, By Sea is a short poem by C S Hughes about memory, sadness, surf and old shoes. It is a wistful, whimsical piece that expresses a little of what the Japanese call mono no aware (物の哀れ), a sense of the re... Read More...

Poems For Beans On International Poetry Day

March 21, 2015

We all know most writers, instead of making a living, get paid in dreams, hopes and intimations of immortality, but mostly in beans, poets even more so. For International Poetry Day, March 21, 2015, companie... Read More...

Writing Through Fences – A Human Connection Through The Wire

March 5, 2015

People fleeing war, bigotry, prejudice, oppression and chaos in their countries of origin, under the United Nations Convention and Protocol Relating To The Status Of Refugees, are allowed to seek protection in ... Read More...

A Motion Poem of Kenn Nesbitt’s Wayne The Stegosaurus

November 18, 2014

Motion Poems - poems illustrated by video and animation, are certainly nothing new. From cartoon versions of Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven to Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, to the poetic sensibilities of the... Read More...

Conrad Aiken The Vampire (1916) A Poem For Halloween

October 31, 2014

Conrad Aiken is an American poet, playwright, novelist and essayist. He was born in 1889 in Savannah, Georgia. His parents William and Anna were from a wealthy and prominent New England family. His father was r... Read More...

Jaye Tomas Two Poems

October 15, 2014

Maybe It Was The Wine Maybe it was the wine the way it went to my face and bloomed there like a dragon's kiss maybe it was the way your eyes crinkled as you looked at me like I was important to you. Maybe... Read More...

Khaled Juma Oh Rascal Children Of Gaza

October 9, 2014