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A question for christians: please do enlighten us!
The christian religion raises many perplexing questions, but this one tops my list, and has since I was a little boy. No christian has ever answered it…
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"Hearthside" for William Butler Yeats
My poem "Hearthside" was inspired by William Butler Yeats's "When You Are Old."
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More Shockingly Beautiful Poems
My collection of Shockingly Beautiful poems has become one of my most popular Substack pages, so I have updated it with some of my favorite "most…
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The Ten Greatest Poems in the English Language
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The 10 Best Songs in Rock History
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Shockingly Beautiful Poems
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The Most Moving Songs, Ever
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THE 10 MOST IMPORTANT SONGS IN ROCK HISTORY
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FAMOUS SINGERS WITH THE WORST VOICES
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ANTINATALIST POETRY
These are antinatalist poems and translations by Michael R. Burch. The antinatalist poets translated include Homer, Sappho, Sophocles, Seneca…
Jan 14
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THE BEST PSYCHADELIC ROCK SONGS
The best psychedelic rock songs include masterpieces by the Beatles, Cream, the Doors, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Moody Blues, Pink…
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Eratosphere ... or ... Erato, Speared?
Amusingly, an online poetry forum named after Erato, the personification of love poetry, objected viciously to mild personification in poems, and even…
Jan 13
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Kabir Das in English Translations
These are my modern English translations of the poems of Kabir Das, who was also known as Sant Kabir Saheb, but was often called simply Kabir.
Jan 12
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Erinna Translations: The Lost Poets, Part I
These are my modern English translations of poems by the ancient Greek poet Erinna, including her marvelous "Distaff."
Jan 12
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The Greatest Urdu Poets in English Translations
These are the greatest Urdu poets in English translations, including Mirza Ghalib, Gulzar, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Ahmad Faraz, Allama Iqbal, Kabir…
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz in English Translations
These are my English translations of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language. His reputation is such that he has been called…
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