Don’t look back in anger, advises Thomas Hardy; but is he hiding deeper regrets?
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Tag: Songs of Ourselves Anthology
The Spirit is too Blunt an Instrument
Anne Stevenson’s philosophical poem asks what it means to be truly alive.
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On Finding a Small Fly Crushed in a Book
Charles Tennyson Turner finds himself unexpectedly moved by a tiny tragedy.
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The Character of a Happy Life
Follow Henry Wotton’s step-by-step guide to peace and contentment.
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Rhyme of the Dead Self
See the lengths A.R.D. Fairburn will go to bury the misery of romantic failure.
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Nearing Forty
A sleepless night prompts Derek Walcott’s intense, introspective poem.
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Verses Written on her Death-Bed at Bath
Mary Monck ruminates on death and life in this touching verse-letter.
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Now Let No Charitable Hope
Elinor Wylie teaches us to face adversity with a dignified smile.
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The Planners
Boey Kim Cheng reveals the sinister side of relentless urbanisation in his poem that delivers a timely warning.
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