by Frank X. Gaspar The king and his queen are feasting. They recline， sumptuously， on long divans and are attended by naked servants. They can have an...
by M. L. Smoker We pull into dirt driveway in Lara's blue Celica. The car came from her 18 money last year and it's got only one dent on the s...
by Jason Shinder Irene loves a man who is afraid of sex—— she's attended to everything， said it was okay， held me until I slept. She s...
by Kenneth Patchen The Orange bears with soft friendly eyes Who played with me when I was ten， Christ， before I'd left home they'd had Their p...
by Brian Swann The song was moist， filing away， drifting while we drifted， something in blackface， Al Jolson of birdland， not quite right， prophesizin...
by Ezra Pound And then went down to the ship， Set keel to breakers， forth on the godly sea， and We set up mast and sail on tha swart ship， Bore sheep ...
by Sam Hamill Just as I wonder whether it's going to die， the orchid blossoms and I can't explain why it moves my heart， why such pleasure com...
by Louis Simpson Trees in the old days used to stand And shape a shady lane Where lovers wandered hand in hand Who came from Carentan. This was the sh...
by Thomas Hardy Christmas Eve， and twelve of the clock. "Now they are all on their knees，" An elder said as we sat in a flock By the embers ...
by Muna Lee Acres of mangrove， crowding the sea-streaked marsh， Acres of mangrove， wading toward the beaches， And here and there a milky-white bloom t...