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To Please the PoetA Poem by Michael R. BurchTo Please The Poetby Michael R. BurchTo please the poet, words must dance --staccato, brisk, a two-step:so!Or waltz in elegance to timeof music -- mil.. |
An Obscenity TrialA Poem by Michael R. BurchAn Obscenity Trialby Michael R. BurchThe defendant was a poet held in many iron restraintsagainst whom several critics cited numerous complaints.They .. |
The Wonder Boys, for Leslie MellichampA Poem by Michael R. BurchThe Wonder Boysby Michael R. Burch(for Leslie Mellichamp, the late editor of The Lyric,who was a friend and mentor to many poets, anda fine poet in hi.. |
The Pulse of LoveA Poem by Michael R. BurchThe Pulse of LovebyMichael R. BurchThe earth is full of rhythms so precisethe octave of the crystal can producea trillion oscillations, yet not losea .. |
PoetryA Poem by Michael R. BurchPoetry, my Ars Poeticaby Michael R. BurchPoetry, I found you where at last they chained and bound you;with devices all around you to torture and confo.. |
My Ars Poetica: "Poetry"A Poem by Michael R. BurchMy Ars Poetica: "Poetry"by Michael R. BurchPoetry, I found youwhere at last they chained and bound you;with devices all around youto torture and confo.. |
She is brighter than dawnA Poem by Michael R. BurchShe is brighter than dawnby Michael R. Burchfor BethThere’s a light about herlike the moon through a mist:a bright incandescencewith which she i.. |
Storybook LipsA Poem by Cameron GilhoolyA common meter poem inspired by a day at the grocery store. |
DaydreamA Poem by Cameron GilhoolyA trippy common meter poem |
Sonnet: To Please The PoetA Poem by Michael R. BurchSonnet: To Please The PoetbyMichael R. Burchfor poets who still write in meter and rhymeTo please the poet, words must dance―staccato, brisk, a .. |
The State of the Art (?)A Poem by Michael R. BurchThe State of the Art (?)by Michael R. BurchHas rhyme lost all its reasonand rhythm, renascence?Are sonnets out of seasonand poems but poor pretense?Ar.. |
Poems about PoemsA Poem by Michael R. BurchPoems about PoemsWhat the Poet Seesby Michael R. BurchWhat the poet sees,he sees as a swimmer~~~~underwater~~~~watching the shoreline blursees through.. |
The Birdcage Boy and Something StrangeA Poem by remsa girl has drowned, in sounding sound A birdcaged boy, on Bottlebrush Bay |
Nature's SongA Poem by W. Barrett MunnBlank verse written in iambic tetrameter. The Spondee in the penultimate line creates tension that breaks free of the repetition. |