Stephen WickJan 33 minDear Mr. MerrillI hope you'll pardon the informality of this letter, postmarked Olympia (Greece, not Washington), its task not simple: crossing lin
Stephen WickDec 6, 20224 minThe Assassination of the Landlord’s Purple Vintage 1976 Monte Carlo By Martin Espada The mad emperor Caligula assassinated his cousin, jealous of his purple cloak, and the mad emperor’s mouth foamed as if he’d swallowed dete
Stephen WickOct 21, 20224 minBobby Sessions - iiiIn a little more than a year since the publication of LOA (Law of Attraction), Bobby's project Grateful made its debut. The album's debut so
Stephen WickOct 15, 20226 minThe Suspended Ode - By Imru Al-QaysStop Remember Weep for the one I loved and the place we would meet where the sands thin between al-Dakhool and Hawmal Traces are still ther
Stephen WickOct 13, 20223 minThe WoundWorld adorned with dreams and yearning, Rain down on our deserts, Rain down, but shake us, palms of the wound, And break two branches off fo
Stephen WickSep 22, 20223 minPound, Ezra. - The GarretCome let us pity those who are better off than we are. Come, my friend, and remember that the rich have butlers and no friends, And we have
Stephen WickAug 8, 20222 minTo-Em-Mei’s “The Unmoving Cloud” (AD-365-427)The trees in my east-looking garden are bursting out with new twigs, They try to stir new affection, And men say the sun and moon keep on mo
Stephen WickJun 20, 20223 min"The Blue Nightgown" by Toi DerricotteSo many years of misguided self-reflection, examining every curve in the mirror! Alone, locked down, I buy online three ice blue...
Stephen WickMar 2, 20222 minLola Young - So LongLaura Young, a 19-year-old British artist and composer, the new single "So Sorry" came a few weeks before the main UK performance
Stephen WickOct 27, 20212 minThe Young Bloods Come Less Often Now - Horace (65 BC - 8 BC)The young bloods come round less often now, Pelting your shutters and making a row And robbing your beauty sleep. Now the door Clings...
Stephen WickJun 8, 20212 minWill, Lost In A Sea Of Trouble Will, lost in a sea of trouble, Rise, save yourself from the whirlpool Of the enemies of willing. Courage exposes ambushes. Steadfastness...
Stephen WickMay 22, 20213 minEdgar Allen Poe to Mrs. Sarah Helen Whitman (1848) Part1AD> Ethel M Chocolates | Get 15% off with no minimum purchase I have pressed your letter again and again to my lips, sweetest Helen —...
Stephen WickMar 31, 20212 minIshtarThe unconsecrated foe entered my courts, Placed his unwashed hands upon me, And caused me to tremble. Putting forth his hand He smote me...
Stephen WickMay 15, 20202 minThe Futility of Self IndulgenceI hated all my toil in which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to the man who will come after me; and who knows...