Monthly Archives: June 2010
“An Ill-Timed Fart” and “Early to Fall” by P. Gardenne, translated from the Bengali by Zireaux
Selected for Immortal Muse by Zireaux (read Zireaux’s comments on this poem) An Ill-Timed Fart The foreign teetotalist dares to drink and, ‘Do as the Romans do!’ he toasts, without his predicting what Romans think of guests who decide to … Continue reading
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“Euclid Alone” and “Assault” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Selected for Immortal Muse by Zireaux (read Zireaux’s comments on this poem) Euclid Alone Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare. Let all who prate of Beauty hold their peace, And lay them prone upon the earth and cease To … Continue reading
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“The Poems of Our Climate” by Wallace Stevens
Selected for Immortal Muse by Zireaux (read Zireaux’s comments on this poem) I Clear water in a brilliant bowl, Pink and white carnations. The light In the room more like a snowy air, Reflecting snow. A newly-fallen snow At the … Continue reading
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Humbert’s Poem from Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Selected for Immortal Muse by Zireaux (read Zireaux’s comments on this poem) Wanted, wanted: Dolores Haze. Hair: brown. Lips: scarlet. Age: five thousand three hundred days. Profession: none, or “starlet.” Where are you hiding, Dolores Haze? Why are you hiding, … Continue reading
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