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'A Leaf' by Bronisław Maj
This poem just came across my Instagram courtesy of the account 'poetryisnotaluxury' and is a perfect way to bring October to a close (apart from gorging on Halloween candy).
A LeafA leaf, one of the last, parts from a maple branch ( Read more... ) -
Neil Gaiman, 'Vampire Sestina'
Vampire SestinaI wait here at the boundaries of dream ( Read more... ) -
Richard Monckton Milnes, 'The Brownie'
The BrownieA gentle household Spirit, unchallenged and unpaid ( Read more... ) -
Robert Browning, 'Porphyria's Lover'
Porphyria's LoverThe rain set early in to-night ( Read more... ) -
Hala Alyan, 'Aleppo'
Cross-post from war_poetry:
Aleppo
I talk back to the videos. Someone ate paper. Someone isn’t eating anymore.
Mornings like this, I wish I never loved anyone. What is it to be a lucky city, a row of white houses strung with Christmas lights.
There is no minute
A fortuneteller told me I’d marry one of Aleppo’s sons. That was seven years ago.
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Paradiso, by Kenneth Koch
ParadisoThere is no way not to be excited ( Read more... )