I’m Explaining a Few Things – Pablo Neruda
I woke this morning to news reports and images of dozens children who died in an errant artillery attack in Lebanon. Pablo Neruda’s “I’m...
Love Is Not All – Edna St. Vincent Millay
In December of 1998, my father-in-law began sharing his love of poetry with a few of his office colleagues by e-mailing monthly poems to...
I Am Much Too Alone in This World – Rainer Maria Rilke
Welcome to September’s Poem of the Month, a selection from a new poet (to me) – Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926). Born in Prague, he...
Your Laughter – Pablo Neruda
For this month’s poem of the month, I’ve returned to Pablo Neruda, the Chilean poet whose language and sentiment seem to always move me....
The Infinite – Giacomo Leopardi
Welcome to the July Poem of the Month!
When I was growing up, I was always better at writing and English in school than math,...
A Song For New-Year’s Eve – William Cullen Bryant
Happy New Year!
I remained humbled in the glow of the friendship and camaraderie that you’ve given me this past year. As this month’s Poem...
Letrilla-Cancionero – Kenneth Rexroth
Tomorrow morning I leave for two weeks in Spain and Portugal, so I'm sending out October's Poem of the Month a little early.
I found...
[Untitled] – Stewart Todd
Welcome to May 2006 Poem(s) of the Month.
We return again this month to the marvelous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda for one of the two...
