2019-06-03 09:02
“Heart and Mind” by Edith Sitwell is a free verse poem about passion and love. The writing includes references to Jewish, Christian, and Greek myths. It goes through what love is… Read More
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2019-05-22 06:57
“The Sea Eats the Land at Home” by Kofi Awoonor is a contemporary poem about a tropical cyclone ravishing a town and the devastation it caused. Awoonor discusses the sea, the rel… Read More
2019-05-17 08:24
“She was a Phantom of Delight” by William Wordsworth is a romantic lyrical ballad about his wife, Mary Hutchinson. It is divided into three stanzas with ten lines each using iamb… Read More
2019-05-15 08:07
“The Buck in the Snow” by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a contemporary poem about death made up of twelve lines divided into three stanzas. It has an unusual rhyming pattern of aaaa… Read More
2019-05-08 10:31
“Afternoon with Irish Cows” by Billy Collins is a contemporary humorous free style poem with a mixed rhythm, meter, and no rhyme similar to the style of “Another Reason Why… Read More
2019-05-08 04:27
“Because I Could Not Stop For Death” by Emily Dickinson is a poem about death which shows a ghost’s thoughts about what is happening around her. Like most of Dickinson&rsqu&hell…Read More
2019-05-06 06:07
“The Mad Gardener’s Song” by Lewis Carroll is a nonsense poem about seeing something and then looking again and seeing something completely different. Like Jabberwocky, the… Read More
2019-05-01 07:54
“The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth is an Italian sonnet first published in “Poems, in Two Volumes” in 1807 along with another one of his famous poe… Read More
2019-04-30 10:01
“The Kraken” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson is a sonnet full of imagery that describes the mythical large mythical octopus-like creature. This poem was first published in “Poems… Read More
2019-04-30 07:29
“The Clod and the Pebble” by William Blake is a song first published in his 1794 collection “Songs of Innocence and of Experience” along with “The Tyger“… Read More
2019-04-26 08:50
“Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou is a lyrical poem originally published in her collection of poems “And Still I Rise” in 1978. This poem, along with “Still I… Read More
2019-04-25 06:48
“War Photographer” by Carol Ann Duffy was originally published in “Standing Female Nude” in 1985. The poem speaks of the challenges war photographers face in having t… Read More
2019-04-24 06:28
“High Flight” by John Gillespie Magee, Jr was written on August 18, 1941 only a few months before his death. He wrote this poem after flying to a hight of 33,000 feet in a Spitfi… Read More
2019-04-23 07:07
“Ode to the West Wind” by Percy Bysshe Shelley was originally published in the 1820 by Charles Ollier as part of “Prometheus Unbound, A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts, With Oth… Read More
2019-04-22 10:14
“The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson aka Lord Tennyson was originally published on December 9, 1854 in “The Examiner” but underwen… Read More
2019-04-17 05:18
“Bayonet Charge” by Ted Hughes was originally published in the 1957 collection of poems “Hawk in the Rain”. Hughes wrote this poem as a remembrance to his father, unc… Read More
2019-04-16 06:41
“Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley was originally published on January 11, 1818 in “The Examiner”. There are two poems which were published in 1818 with the same na… Read More
2019-04-15 05:58
“Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll was originally published in the 1871 novel “Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There”. Let’s take a gander at a summ… Read More
2018-05-10 09:24
“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth is a poem commonly known as “The Daffodils”. Let’s take a moment and go over a summary of the poem and then… Read More
2018-05-03 13:21
“London, 1802” by William Wordsworth is a poem begging John Milton, who died in 1674, to come back to life. Let’s take a look at exactly what Wordsworth says so we can anal… Read More
2018-05-02 10:33
The famous poem “Invictus” was written in 1875 by the English poet William Ernest Henley who wrote the poem without a title. It wasn’t until 1900 that Arthur Quiller-Couch… Read More
2018-04-25 12:48
“Ode to the Tomato” is a poem written by Pablo Neruda. The original Spanish title is “Oda al Tomate”. Let’s take a look at a summary and analysis of the poem an… Read More
2018-03-29 15:23
“Christ’s Life to Us” is a poem written by Gary R. Hess for Good Friday and Easter. This poem is directed to all those who seek Jesus‘s help during the rough times an… Read More
2018-03-22 13:26
Easter is just around the corner! What better way to celebrate this special day than by reading a bubbly Easter poem for kids? This poem is dedicated to all the children, young and old, who… Read More
2018-02-14 06:00
Are you looking for Valentine’s Day poems to give your girlfriend? Then you’ve come to the right spot! In this article, we will take a look at some of the best love poems ever cr… Read More
2018-02-13 08:20
GROWTH by Gary R. Hess The trees never swayed until you smiled. The grass never grew until you laughed. And when the leaves began to fall and dry upon the earth, they absorbed into the soil… Read More
2018-02-12 05:14
Abraham Lincoln may be best known for his Gettysburg Address and winning the Civil War, but he should be also remembered as an avid reader and amateur poet. Reading these poems is a fantasti… Read More
2018-02-12 05:14
Did you know Abraham Lincoln was a poetry? He may be best known for his Gettysburg Address and winning the Civil War, but he should be also remembered as an avid reader and amateur poet. Rea… Read More
2017-12-16 09:36
“A Visit from St. Nicholas” is one of the most read poems in history. Let’s take a look at a synopsis of this Christmas poem and an analysis of the figurative speech used… Read More
2017-12-16 09:36
Synopsis of “A Vist from St. Nicholas” This poem, commonly known as “Twas the Night Before Christmas” is attributed to Clement Clarke Moore under the title “A V… Read More
2017-12-02 01:25
CHRISTMAS IMAGINED by Gary R. Hess Grasses frosted, branches iced, with snowflakes flowing down. Children singing, music playing, with toys along the ground. Blinking lights, white and clear… Read More
2017-12-02 01:25
CHRISTMAS IMAGINED by Gary R. Hess Grasses frosted, branches iced, with snowflakes flowing down. Children singing, music playing, with toys along the ground. Blinking lights, white and clear… Read More
2017-11-23 01:12
THANKSGIVING TRIFECTA by Gary R. Hess Stuffing, turkey, and dinner rolls: the glorious Thanksgiving trifecta, bring happiness and fulfillment into our mouths unto our souls. These foods are… Read More
2017-11-23 01:12
THANKSGIVING TRIFECTA by Gary R. Hess Stuffing, turkey, and dinner rolls: the glorious Thanksgiving trifecta, bring happiness and fulfillment into our mouths unto our souls. These foods are… Read More
2017-11-11 07:22
WITHOUT YOU by Gary R. Hess I spent my days with you gossiping and rambling nonsense. Often times you seemed not to care, but I know you did. You showed me many times before, and I wish to h… Read More
2017-11-11 07:22
WITHOUT YOU by Gary R. Hess I spent my days with you gossiping and rambling nonsense. Often times you seemed not to care, but I know you did. You showed me many times before, and I wish to h… Read More
2017-10-23 10:37
Synopsis In the poem “Touch” by Octavio Paz, the speaker states that his hands open the reader’s person, dresses the person in more nudity, and uncovers more bodies under t… Read More
2017-10-23 10:37
The poem “Touch” is one of Octavio Paz’s most famous writings. In this article, we will take a look at a synopsis of “Touch” and analyze it. Then, we will take… Read More
2017-10-15 14:48
Synopsis The first stanza of “I Never Saw a Moor” states the speaker hasn’t traveled often but still has an idea of what the places look like. She hasn’t seen a moor… Read More
2017-10-15 14:48
In this article, we will take a look at the literal meaning of “I Never Saw a Moor” and then discuss the figurative, metaphorical language used in the writing. You can also… Read More
2017-09-23 04:19
TREE by Gary R. Hess Dancing in the wind, they shook their fingers with movement made by songs of peace to remind them of their moment in nature’s breast with serenity and joyfulness… Read More
2017-09-16 13:57
TEENAGE LIFE by Gary R. Hess Teenage dreams and teenage pangs come as one but leave as two. Dreams are first to leave in vain as lives shiver in their change. Pangs then last for years or mo… Read More
2017-08-26 23:48
Disappearing sun bright in the afternoon sky– Just usually – “The Eclipse” is a poem to memorialize the total solar eclipse that occurred on August 21, 2017 across th… Read More
2017-07-29 12:44
CRUELTY OF LIFE by Gary R. Hess The cruelty this world has seen is like nothing is has experienced since Hannibal. Not the Hannibal but Thee Hannibal. The one who slaughtered thousands of so… Read More
2017-07-07 05:58
Hurry! Get Gary R. Hess’s new poetry book entitled “Heaven’s Dishes” absolutely free on July 7 and 8 only! “Heaven’s Dishes” follows Gary and his lo… Read More
2017-06-26 03:24
You can all breathe with ease. Bright Dreams Journal Volume 9 is now released. From Amazon: Gary R. Hess summons his inner Walt Whitman–if Whitman was funny–and displays to the w… Read More
2017-06-12 06:04
“On Healthcare” by Gary R. Hess Yes Karl Marx was to the extreme but that doesn’t mean we must be, and I hope we can all agree that something needs to be between you and me… Read More
2017-05-30 23:13
“Trump’s Luscious Hair” by Gary R. Hess Trump’s luscious hair makes Russians truly dare to take his hand and stare and make a swear: “Make America Great as long… Read More
2017-05-24 14:00
“Donald Trump” by Gary R. Hess Donald Trump was president four months before even Repubs would say, “He’s a criminal in every way.” Read More
2017-05-19 05:23
“Donald Trump Was Taking a Dump” by Gary R. Hess Donald Trump was taking a dump, tweeting his life away. When the going got tough he denied all the stuff Comes and Co. woul… Read More
2017-05-17 19:46
Synopsis “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet is a love poem written about her and her husband’s relationship. The poem begins by speaking about how if two pe… Read More
2017-05-11 04:02
Synopsis “The Tyger” looks at what could create such a creature like the tiger. The poem takes a look at the different parts of the tiger’s body and the thing (God?) who cr… Read More
2017-05-05 04:35
“Ode to Cinco de Mayo” by Gary R. Hess An American Holiday for our Mexican friends. The best of our cultures merged and united. For this day, this aromatic day, full of smiles an… Read More
2017-05-03 11:16
“Divide Us, Unite Us” by Gary R. Hess They want to divide us. They want us to see color, to see religion, to see ethnicity, and see gender, to anger us and separate us so we don… Read More
2017-04-30 14:49
“Justice in Life” by Gary R. Hess I knew a man who grew up poor in a small town in rural America. His parents worked hard and provided but they still struggled. This man was mole… Read More
2017-04-27 03:39
Synopsis “Annabel Lee” is one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous writings. In this work, Poe looks at his love, Annabel Lee. Long ago, in a kingdom by a sea, lived a maiden n… Read More
2017-04-21 15:15
“Oh, My Sausage!” by Gary R. Hess Dear sausage, Your wondrous length has beauty and sensuality that only you provide. You bring men to their knees and open their mouth wide for y… Read More
2017-04-20 02:59
Synopsis “I died for Beauty, but was scarce” is a poem in which the speaker is dead. The speaker says she died for her beauty, but that beauty is not common. The speaker then say… Read More
2017-04-13 04:17
Synopsis “Ode to Large Tuna in the Market” is about the author walking through the market and seeing a variety of different vegetables but only one fish, and the fish is what cat… Read More
2017-04-05 13:59
Synopsis This poem is written like a note William Carlos Williams would write for his refrigerator in his doctor’s office for one of the nurses or partners. It is simply an apology let… Read More
2017-03-29 11:25
Synopsis “a total stranger one black day” is about a man who does something to anger a “stranger”. The stranger then fights him. The stranger found it hard to forgive… Read More
2017-03-23 04:09
Synopsis Dylan Thomas writes about his father going blind and eventual death in this poem about living boldly. Thomas tells the reader to fight death and live life to its fullest before we d… Read More
2017-03-16 04:15
Synopsis Maya Angelou once again writes about racism and slavery in this poem about rising above hatred. The poem simply speaks about people putting her down for various reasons and her gett… Read More
2017-03-08 14:32
Synopsis “Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House” is the title of the poem, but unlike most writings, the phrase isn’t included within. Instead, the title… Read More
2017-03-01 13:05
Synopsis This poem is written in the voice of the author, speaking about moving on with life and letting the new generation take control. She carries her house on her like a bullet-proof she… Read More
2017-02-22 20:13
Synopsis “Mother to Son” is a poem written from the point of view of a mother talking to her son. She begins by telling the son that life is not a crystal stair, that it has tack… Read More
2017-02-18 05:32
“Fire and Ice” is a popular poem among high school teachers. Its ability to create debate and discussion is like no other. Yet, it is actually quite easy to understand. Synopsis… Read More
2017-02-13 11:25
Synopsis “Eating Poetry” begins by the author eating poetry books. The ink is still dripping from the author’s mouth. The librarian can’t believe her eyes. The dogs a… Read More
2017-02-11 09:41
Synopsis The author tells the reader to remember a time when they were seventeen and drunk, driving home in their father’s station wagon at 3:00 AM on a two-lane curvy road in the midd… Read More
2017-02-10 08:19
Synopsis This poem follows two brothers who are outside in winter. The two brothers are walking through a field and see snow angels. The younger brother asks who made the snow angels. The ol… Read More
2017-02-08 06:05
He sees his shadow– death stands above, lifeless, mirroring his moves Read More
2017-01-12 13:55
The sun rises now as crows squawk in the distance– Morning arrives slowly Read More
2017-01-07 02:12
Doves whispered softly as the wind howled beneath the clouds Rain fell silently Read More
2016-12-19 09:14
Gary’s first Christmas abroad was difficult. With no snow nor even cold weather, it was hard getting in the mood to celebrate. After sitting down in his PJs, he drank some hot chocolat… Read More
2016-12-10 16:02
“Santa” by Gary R. Hess His swollen face was littered with cotton-like hairs as fine as as thin as sand. His eyes were round and big like apples but as blue as Summer’s noo… Read More
2016-12-09 03:30
“Rudolph” by Gary R. Hess Here comes Rudolph pulling a giant sleigh. A man’s behind him, mushing him; pushing him. The man’s plump hands rain force upon him. As he sl… Read More
2016-11-30 22:05
“The Life of a Christmas Tree” by Gary R. Hess The tree sat waiting as his friends went missing. One by one, they were chopped and hacked and dragged along a snowy path. The… Read More
2016-09-14 14:47
ODE TO BASEBALL by Gary R. Hess An angel’s voice is heard across the lan’ to lure a pitch and show tradition’s hand Once Echo shouts the glorious Begin, “Strike one!… Read More
2016-09-05 06:34
HOME by Gary R.Hess There’s no place like home, it’s true for I have seen my home and it’s lost both to and fro. My life began with such a place of kindness and sustenance… Read More
2016-08-28 14:08
GOD’S VOICE by Gary R. Hess God never invisioned us to be slaves for even those of wages. God never told those to die who can’t afford their care. God never told us to live and d… Read More
2016-08-26 06:30
MARCHING ON by Gary R. Hess Beaten but not defeated the Chiefs march on. Under center, Smith’s war cry rattles the aggressive line. He demands the ball. Armor crashes and echoes throug… Read More
2016-08-22 10:53
PROBOSCIS MONKEY by Gary R. Hess Your long appendage fits squarely on the surface of splendor. Your coat of armor delivers worth and protection humans ourselves can only dream of having. But… Read More
2016-08-16 04:12
Sleepless nights have come and gone but hope still lingers on its own. For life awaits impending noon in want for more as dawn moves on Read More
2016-08-08 02:34
ODE TO THE GIRAFFE by Gary R. Hess Your bottle neck stretches to the heavens for all to see and be seen. With the trees and by the trees your body grew towards the sky and makes believe the… Read More
2016-08-05 22:05
THE OLYMPICS 2016 by Gary R. Hess As the Olympics begin the world turns its eyes from the ever growing hatred among us to those who inspire us. We watch them dive and swim and dance in one o… Read More
2016-08-01 03:10
JACK THE TRIPPER by Gary R. Hess Jack trips everyone. When a child walks by, he hopes they fall. He doesn’t like kids. He doesn’t like adults. He doesn’t like anybody. He s… Read More
2016-07-31 11:58
Part of becoming a better poet is reading poetry and a lot of it. Today we take a look at what some other poets from around the web have to offer. Poetry by E. Anton Gray: “Ode to Soci… Read More
2016-07-30 02:15
GOD’S SALVATION by Gary R. Hess Withering through this maze of righteousness exudes splendor to the unawakened. But as the temptress of soul’s creation comes to us as mine heart… Read More
2016-07-25 11:26
Corruption surrounds us like vile liquid in sewage. We continue our days without recognizing the evergrowing disruption of our democracy. Capitalism can only do so much. Can only go so far… Read More
2016-07-16 06:36
THE WAITING BEE by Gary R. Hess The bee sat waiting upon the petal for his love to arrive. He fluttered his wings in anticipation. He shuffled to the right with his eyes bright and big. He s… Read More
2016-07-09 03:34
HE KNEW by Gary R. Hess Sweat dripped down his face, as heat overcame his mind. Dampness made his fingers wrinkle and as he closed his eyes thoughts of summer escaped him. He went back to co… Read More
2016-07-06 14:56
THE LEGEND OF HARRY TEMPLE by Gary R. Hess The legend of Harry Temple is distinguished by his overcoming of platitudes we far too often see today. You see, Harry Temple, like many young men… Read More
2016-07-04 15:54
FREEDOM by Gary R. Hess This day but comes once a year and at this time we sit and cheer for the one thing we all take for granted: our freedom. And with this freedom we have misplaced and t… Read More
2016-07-04 06:44
THE FOURTH by Gary R. Hess The Fourth is a time when families gather and show their joy for this nation of ours. We barbecue, We drink, We watch baseball, and some times we blow up toys. But… Read More
2016-07-02 02:54
The greatest love poems ever written is among one of the biggest controversies discussed by modern literature aficionados. What poem is the best? Which poet deserves the honor? Must the poet… Read More
2016-06-30 12:51
Whether you are searching for a new type of poem to write or doing research for a critique, you will find this list quite useful and informative. I gathered a list of over fifty different ty… Read More
2016-06-26 21:54
Poetry of benign ambivalence secures our society against contrary bewilderment, even fermenting hope in the unforeseen masses Read More
2016-06-25 04:09
Rain Mistress of sun Welcomer of life Drowning Read More
2016-06-24 05:42
British future is at hand with making Brexit its stand. As ego and integrity war, our world is nothing but poorer Read More
2016-06-23 05:24
“STALEMATE” BY GARY R. HESS Her star-lit eyes gazed upon my Earthly flesh. A moment lapsed. Her eyes escaped me. Downward they moved, and upon her breath she awoke a sound of ple… Read More
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