classicalpoets-blog

[classicalpoets-blog]

Password Reset

[ultimatemember_password]

[classicalpoets-blog]

Account

[ultimatemember_account]

[classicalpoets-blog]

Logout

[classicalpoets-blog]

Members

[ultimatemember form_id=26815]

[classicalpoets-blog]

Register

[ultimatemember form_id=26812]

[classicalpoets-blog]

Login

[ultimatemember form_id=26813]

[classicalpoets-blog]

User

[ultimatemember form_id=26814]

[classicalpoets-blog]

Classical Book Review: The Icelandic Sagas: Tales of Kings and Heroes (Folio)

Classical Book Review: The Icelandic Sagas: Tales of Kings and Heroes (Folio)

By Joshua Philipp Abbie Farwell Brown described the far north in his 1902 book, “In The Days of Giants,” as “the land of the midnight sun, where summer is green and pleasant, but winter is a terrible time of cold and gloom; where rocky mountains tower like huge giants, over whose heads the thunder rolls and crashes, and under whose feet are mines of precious metals.” It’s a land that holds…

[classicalpoets-blog]

Classical Book Review: John Keats: Poetry of Quiet Longing and Natural Beauty (Folio)

Classical Book Review: John Keats: Poetry of Quiet Longing and Natural Beauty (Folio)

By Joshua Philipp The poetry of John Keats is known for its light and dreamy nature. Even in his time, in the early 1800s, he was considered old-fashioned, both in his topics and in his style of writing. He was set in sharp contrast to one of his contemporaries, Lord Byron, who he was often at odds with, and who often focused on darker and more serious themes. I recently read through Selected…

[classicalpoets-blog]

Classical Book Review: Dante's Vita Nuova and Reflections on Divine Love (Folio)

Classical Book Review: Dante’s Vita Nuova and Reflections on Divine Love (Folio)

By Joshua Philipp The Italian poet Dante Alighieri is best known for his journey into hell, purgatory, and heaven which he told of in his “Divine Comedy.” But before he took that journey, he took a very different, although in some ways very similar, journey into the world of longing, love, and loss. Dante and Beatrice, Carl Wilhelm Friederich Oesterly (1805–1891) Dante fell deeply in love with a…

[classicalpoets-blog]

Classical Book Reviews: A Brief Look at 'The Kojiki' (Tuttle)

Classical Book Reviews: A Brief Look at ‘The Kojiki’ (Tuttle)

By Joshua Philipp The Japanese creation story begins in a time of primordial chaos, and from this the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami emerge to create the Japanese islands. This is the first tale in The Kojiki, the oldest surviving Japanese book. It tells of the ancient legends of Japan, beginning with tales from the spirit world, moving to stories of the mortal world, then telling, often…

[classicalpoets-blog]

'Roly-Poly' and Other Poetry by Sheri-Ann O'Shea

‘Roly-Poly’ and Other Poetry by Sheri-Ann O’Shea

Roly-Poly Talking on the telephone, a mother missed her baby Wait a sec, I’ll go and check And call you back, Jack, Maybe? Walking down the passageway, she thought she heard a noise She slid a paw around the door And looked in on Her boys. She saw Bubs first, then Ben, who said, as she began to scold him I didn’t pick up little Nick I never did; I Rolled him!   A Toddler of Renown Young Malachy’s…

[classicalpoets-blog]

'Metaphysical Mortar' and Other Poetry by Neal Dachstadter

‘Metaphysical Mortar’ and Other Poetry by Neal Dachstadter

Metaphysical Mortar Between the cobalt and the blue Glean gestalt and sum of true All and each be more than six Wall and reach be more than bricks   Photo by A Sclamberg & H Hall   Tahoe Navy, cobalt, slate of blue, Bright and white and cold of hue, Bold of ice and snow and cloud, Grim of nimbus, grey and proud. Brim of depth and inland sea, Smile of grim, on strand of thee, Free of crave we…

[classicalpoets-blog]

A Reincarnation of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Raven' by Evan Mantyk

A Reincarnation of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Raven’ by Evan Mantyk

Based on real events in China       Not that long ago in China, in a labor camp confined a Year or longer, I was sitting, making for a U.S. store     Christmas tree lights meant for hanging, when there came an awful banging     Like a phantom’s chains’ loud clanging—angling through the metal door. As the banging and the clanging entered upon the room’s floor,         I recalled what came before:…

[classicalpoets-blog]

Withstanding the Ravages of Time: An Interview with William Ruleman

Withstanding the Ravages of Time: An Interview with William Ruleman

By Kristina Pentchoukova Right from the first email from William Ruleman, I knew that I was interacting with a classicist who upheld traditional English in all manner of communication and behavior. Every email read like a letter. Later, I was honestly surprised by his Southern accent—for some reason, I expected him to have a British accent, so I actually read his emails in a British accent. I…

[classicalpoets-blog]

'A Fifteen-Year-Old's Response to Frost' and Other Poetry by Janice Canerdy

‘A Fifteen-Year-Old’s Response to Frost’ and Other Poetry by Janice Canerdy

  A Fifteen-Year-Old’s Response to Frost “This ‘pome’ don’t make NO sense! What junk!” the scowling students muttered. “Two roads in the woods!” one hissed. “Such bunk”– opinions rudely uttered. I quelled the urge to hurl my book. I said, “Can’t you surmise what they might mean? Let’s take a look. What might they symbolize?” One hand shot up–then two–then three! My probing did the trick. Alas!…

[classicalpoets-blog]

'Transient' by Suchitra G. Das

‘Transient’ by Suchitra G. Das

Transient I lingered along the sandy runway Hearing the winds blowing about; A tender voice from far, faraway, “Hurry, or we’ll be late,” calls out. I cannot tear myself from it all. “Wait,” I say, “Let me be a while For the seagulls call, the waves call And the call of the deep blue wild. Let me tarry a little longer; A few minutes to see the foam, A second to hear the roar, And a few more to…