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,...
Faith Poem – Walt Whitman
Welcome back to the Poem of the Month. The sun has finally begun to return to the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it blooming flowers,...
[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...
I Do Not Love You – Pablo Neruda
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...
When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer – Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
(1819–1892)
When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer
When I heard the Learn'd Astronomer
When the proofs, the figures, were ranges in columns before me;
When I was...
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....
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...
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...
