Michael R. Burch : Writing

Song-Poems

Song-Poems

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


SONG-POEMSThese are poems that were written as songs, or that could easily become songs if someone were to set them to music (hint! hint!) …Ave..
Self Reflections

Self Reflections

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


SELF REFLECTIONSThese are poems about mirrors, images, self-image, reflections and self-reflection. How do we see ourselves differently than other peo..
Rumi translation of "The Field"

Rumi translation of "The Field"

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Rumi was a Sufi mystic and a believer in Divine Love. We can see that in his poem "The Field."
The First Valentine Poem, circa 1415

The First Valentine Poem, circa 1415

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The first Valentine poem was written in 1415 by Charles d'Orleans, a truly great poet who is undervalued today.
Translations of "Xenia" epigrams by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller

Translations of "Xenia" epigrams by Johann Wolfgan..

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


These are modern English translations of the "Xenia" epigrams written in collaboration by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller.#2 - Love ..
THE MUSE by Anna Akhmatova (English Translation)

THE MUSE by Anna Akhmatova (English Translation)

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


This is my English translation of a Russian epigram by Anna Akhmatova.
Feldeinsamkeit (“Solitude in a Field” or "Through the Fields of Solitude")

Feldeinsamkeit (“Solitude in a Field” ..

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Feldeinsamkeit (“Solitude in a Field” or "Through the Fields of Solitude")by Hermann Allmerstranslation by David B. Gosselin with Michael ..
New Year Poetry

New Year Poetry

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Poems about the New Year and New Year's Day
Juvenilia: Early Poems

Juvenilia: Early Poems

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Juvenilia: Early Poems by Michael R. Burch
LOVE POEMS by Michael R. Burch

LOVE POEMS by Michael R. Burch

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Love poems and translations by Michael R. Burch