I was once a firm believer in the philosophy: first thought, best thought. This is the belief in the purity…
Grasshopper
Author’s Note: This poem was originally written on the 27th of March, 2023 and eventually published by Roi Faineant on the 4th of…
Third-Place Winner: Where Flowers Give Birth to Snow
Author’s Note: I am delighted to announce that I came third place in London Writer’s Salon Hour Contest on the…
February ’25: Of her still body there sprang a little blaze
Author’s Note: These entries are typically relayed as a play-by-play, but this month’s (and possibly continually) will be a collage…
Breastplate
Author’s Note: Thank you to Charlie Baylis over at Anthropocene for not only choosing this poem, but for his edits too. * *…
Between Fire and Ice: Imogen Wade, The Spectator, and what traditional poetry looks like today
“Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice.”—Fire and Ice, Robert Frost Last year’s National…
The Ghost Apple
In 1862, Christina Rossetti published No, Thank You, John: a poem about a woman (quite firmly) rejecting the affections of…
Poetry Postmortem #10: Love in the Asylum
After falling ill at the famed Chelsea Hotel, Dylan Thomas was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital where he succumbed to…
Slouching Towards Mayhem
“Burn, then, little lamp; glimmer straight and clear—Hush! a rustling wing stirs, methinks, the air…”—Emily Brontë, The Visionary A young…
Born to Judge
“These born to judge as well as those to writeLet such teach others who themselves excel.” —Alexander Pope, An Essay on…
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