Home » Posts tagged 'Elegies for Poets'

Tag Archives: Elegies for Poets

Five Poems by Mary Shanley

Posted on date  by author
Home » Posts tagged 'Elegies for Poets'

Jane Bowles
By Mary Shanley

We meet in a chamber
deep within the recesses
of a milieu encompassing
centuries of souls exotique.

I recognize your scent,
Casbah, 1949.

Shoot a glance
double take
fatal charmer of snakes
within my skin
ready to shed again,
I find you irresistible.

Alexander
By Mary Shanley

Alexander … Continue reading→

Un tremblement de terre: Saying goodbye to Richard Beban

Posted on date  by author
Home » Posts tagged 'Elegies for Poets'

By Victor D. Infante

I was thinking about asking someone to write an essay about Joseph Campbell, and then I thought of Richard Beban. And then I caught my breath. I’m not used to the idea that my longtime friend … Continue reading→

‘To Mary Oliver: Whose Instructions for Living a Life Are to Pay Attention, Be Astonished, and Tell About It,’ by Lucy Walker

Posted on date  by author
Home » Posts tagged 'Elegies for Poets'

To Mary Oliver: Whose Instructions for Living a Life Are to Pay Attention, Be Astonished, and Tell About It.
By Lucy Walker

I’m doing my best, Mary. Or, maybe not.
I’ll be honest, a sunrise doesn’t astonish me anymore,
the … Continue reading→