Poem of the Week
Butchering Burns
This week, I butcher some of the great poetry of [...]
February Flowers of Flame
Celebrating Candlemas: A presentation of poetry for the Presentation of [...]
What is Love?
William Blake compares the love that sacrifices itself for others [...]
Is God a Tame Tiger?
William Blake meets C. S. Lewis and each unleashes a [...]
Till Death Do Us Part
A great poet's homage to love that endures in good [...]
The Feast Continues
The Christmas season continues seven swans swimmingly and so does [...]
Christmas with Christina Rossetti
A Festival of Advent and Christmas Poems by Christina Rossetti... [...]
Awaiting the Bridegroom
Christina Rossetti offers an Advent reminder that "the Bridegroom Cometh"... [...]
Advent, War and Peace
Waiting for Christmas, lamenting war and celebrating peace...
A Drowned Cat Follows Dead Villagers
Why does a drowned cat follow hard on the heels [...]
On Death, Marriage, Children and Inns
A philosopher sings to a fly drinking out of his [...]
Jinny the Just
A poet eulogizes a deceased lady and writes his own [...]