“Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own.” —Salvatore Quasimodo
My Poems
Poems on life, living, and love . . . and surviving those setbacks we all have
Guest Poets
Poems and prose by friends and fellow poets
Selected Poems
Thought-provoking poems on a variety of subjects
Classic Poets
Poems, sonnets, and prose by famous poets
Classic Love Poems
Passionate, tender, amorous poetry from days gone by
Zen Poetry, Haiku, and Wisdom
A collection of poems and quotes from the great Zen masters
An Early Poem
Did you know . . . One of the earliest poems attributed to a specific author is Hymn to Inanna. It was written circa 2285-2250 BC by Enheduanna, Princess Imperial of Sumer and Akkad, a high priestess in the city of Ur (Ancient Iraq), and daughter of Sumerian King Sargon II of Akkad. In her poem, Enheduanna describes Inanna, the goddess of love, war, and life who traveled in myth to-and-from the Underworld.
Like a dragon,you poisoned the land—
When you roared at the earth
In your thunder,
Nothing green could live.
A flood fell from the mountain:
You, Inanna,
Foremost in Heaven and Earth.
Lady riding a beast,
You rained fire on the heads of men.
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