Modern Dance Poems

i saw you from among
fantastic
then before i'd found my way
out from underneath
those
misgivings
we men have
precious few tools
mostly it comes down to shoes
we can buy fancy shoes
while...

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To the modern dancer: It's your objective to be off the ground longer than being on it ... And make it look easy....

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Dance of the Spheres

As clear crystal fiery stars dance through the Milky Way
The music of Heaven’s spheres vibrates harmonies -
In dainty minuets comet’s trails and...

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Sotoba Komachi is a modern Noh play by Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). Mishima's play is based on an ancient work by Kan'ami Kiyotsugu (1333-1384). The first...

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Outside you just see the marquis,
it’s ancient lights all glittery,
amidst a city past it’s prime,
hallmark of a more genteel time.

This was a movie palace once,
now...

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Song from Aella: Under the Willow Tree, or, Minstrel's Song
by Thomas Chatterton, age 17 or younger
modernization/translation by Michael R. Burch

MYNSTRELLES SONGE ("MINSTREL'S SONG")

O! sing unto...

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    FOLK DANCE DWM

      Attended Summer Camp at high school level
      A...

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There was a Jewish man from Andorra
Who singed his rear end on a menorah
   Sparks flew to his feet
   Providing this...

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Miraji translations into modern English



I'm obsessed with this thought:
does God possess mercy?
—Miraji, translation by Michael R. Burch



Come, see this dance, the immaculate dance of the...

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Her name was Anarkali, 
an eloquent carnival of legendary beauty.
a dancer in the court of Emperor Akbar.
Deep russet rouge blushed her red,
a silky smile on...

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Serious intent to read
latest issue of TIME magazine
found attention pleasantly distracted,
when I became keenly aware
of flora and fauna bursting,

blooming, buzzing, and twittering
oblivious to yours truly...

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The 1990s were a great time when various artists from every European country made it to the music scene, including B*Witched and Spice Girls. As...

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* the story of Antogo, was written in 1898, by a less famous author
by the name of Altourgum or Aultourgium, the Novus, said to have
been...

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We are all but dancers
In the rhythm of life
While some seem to dance it perfectly
Some can't get the steps down right

Don't let that stop you...

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Drained of life I now see
Feeling the cold like a withered tree

Not old enough to feel like this
Too strong, too fit to be like this

Hear...

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