Editions Poems - Poems about Editions

...Look up in the sky ! It’s a bird ! It’s a plane. It’s Superman ! More powerful than a locomotive, faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. This fearless man of ......Read the rest...

...It was just last night. I was not sleepy, nor did I want to watch tv. I had read the Bible earlier. I came across 3 old copies of one of my favorite magazines that I had not read for some tim......Read the rest...

...Ranks of glossy printed editions squeezed into a concertina of space. The acrylic smell of new books is cordite to my nose. Then in softer contrast, the musky ambiance of the old and well-thum......Read the rest...

...Medieval Poems IV IN LIBRARIOS by Thomas Campion loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Booksellers laud authors for novel editions as pimps praise their whores for exotic ......Read the rest...

...BANISH ME TO THE BOOKSHOP Chain me, so I can roam. Lock me away in this bower. Banish me to the bookshop - i’ll enjoy this affair for hours! First editions recline behind smudg......Read the rest...

...Safe Yank The American was a typical man of his breed Loving guns and weapons and ammunitions He had a huge collection of firearms at home Well over 300 rifles and hand guns of all kinds From Re......Read the rest...

...State of the Art (IV) These are my "ars poetica" poems about the art and craft of writing poetry. Hearthside by Michael R. Burch “When you are old and grey and full of sleep...” — W. ......Read the rest...

...Acclimatization is a serious matter. I mean one cannot keep bouncing around a kaleidoscopic chameleon-like center can one? Therefore I have almost absolved myself from causing all that emoti......Read the rest...

...Imagination Owl was tired today. He had collected first and second editions And kept the wolves and hounds away. Everyone had heard about his collection and wanted a peek. He was not against sh......Read the rest...

...NOVELTIES by Thomas Campion loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Booksellers laud authors for novel editions as pimps praise their whores for exotic positions. This is my tra......Read the rest...

...When we check out the room Of the speakers on Zoom Our eyes start their job of assessing For the objects that loom, Nothing staged, we assume, Give us hints of what they are possessing. Every......Read the rest...

...Epigrams Autumn Conundrum by Michael R. Burch It’s not that every leaf must finally fall, it’s just that we can never catch them all. Piercing the Shell by Michael R. Burch If we strip......Read the rest...

...NOVELTIES by Thomas Campion loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Booksellers laud authors for novel editions as pimps praise their whores for exotic positions. Original Latin......Read the rest...

...The ‘classics’ section is not small. Ranks of tightly printed editions squeeze a concertina of time. The glossy acrylic smell of new books is cordite to my nose, I dodge a graphic array of explo......Read the rest...

...Who needs a boost? With endorphins you are always in the driving seat. Belt up about clean bill! Self love, self acceptance come in standard and De Lux Editions, jewel case or soft pack signed b......Read the rest...