The vivacious Caroline Seebohm at Oxford, circa 1961.
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The vivacious Caroline Seebohm at Oxford, circa 1961.
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FATE A time-honored unproven source Of life’s blessings and misfortunes, Circular logic has found a safe place, Remarkably complete explanations Devoid of ideas of free will. FATE A venerated imponderable pathway, It’s open to all comers, but with a price: One is still accountable, regardless of claims, A smorgasbord of fables and speculations, So load…
It is with Filipino pride I keep my head up to make me feel on top and nothing to hide. It is with Asian pride I keep my chest out to make me think south and something West inside. It is with a Poetess’ pride I keep my spirits whole to make my over-soul and…
You define heartbreak muss and all things mingy required in this rigmarole. You limn for me love its rites and residues. Unclaimed you abide in a dead part of me. You will last longer than me. You live in my lines. The post Panegyric | Sanjeev Sethi appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source…
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With the directness of paint-thinner, Louise Carter’s “Marrickville” strips away at the euphemisms and self-told fictions a young poet must decorate her life with to sustain her vocation. A share house is “a glorified squat for people / who don’t want to pay full rent”. The poem takes its name from a historically working-class neighborhood…
Who knew these lines were still here, dividing us? I was just a blind dreamer who thought the Civil Rights movement was a matter of history. It is then and now. The movement continues, still pressing, still needed even this hour. More at https://onpossibilitypoems.blogspot.com. The post Still Here | JD DeHart appeared first on Best…