The Encyclopedia Sonnetica

Death’s Lepidoptera Sample

Death’s Lepidoptera Sample My face falls hard against the layered plush Cloth. Underneath is trapped his curly hair Inside a ziplock bag. My whiskers crush Themselves against the folded towel. A flare Of one immortal flame, this curl, or so it seems, The tress is not...

The Island of the Dead

          The Island of the Dead I sail to see the island of the dead. A stillness emanates from it across Its mist of waves. This quietude is spread...

Poetry is Not the Lever and Fulcrum of Archimedes

Poetry is Not the Lever and Fulcrum of Archimedes   “The full-flowering Scottish tradition of Henryson, Dunbar and Douglas was defeated when Scotland was defeated.” ~ Michael Schmidt, The Story of Poetry   War changes poetry. Old English verse Had reached an apogee of...