Long Oxford Poems
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Fadwa Tuqan TranslationsFadwa Tuqan has been called the Grand Dame of Palestinian letters and The Poet of Palestine. These are my translations of Fadwa Tuqan poems originally written in Arabic.
Enough for Me
by Fadwa Tuqan
loose translation/interpretation by...
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Categories:
oxford, allah, culture, earth, love, nature, voice, writing,
Form:
Free verse
Disability, Illness and FundamentalismDisability, Illness and Fundamentalism
My brother died of Cystic Fibrosis,
When I was twelve and he fourteen,
It took away his ambitions,
To study at Oxford - the pipe organ’s steam.
I understand being born with...
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Categories:
oxford, atheist, cancer, health, prayer, religion, rights, science,
Form:
Rhyme
The Poet of Palestine: Fadwa TuqanEnglish translations of Arabic poems by Fadwa Tuqan aka "The Poet of Palestine"
Enough for Me
by Fadwa Tuqan
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Enough for me to lie in the earth,
to be buried in her,
to sink...
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Categories:
oxford, allah, arabic, culture, nature, poetess, poetry, writing,
Form:
Verse
Translation of Eric Mottram's Twentythird Legal By T WignesanTranslation of Eric Mottram’s Twentythird Legal by T. Wignesan
Le vingt-troisième légal
pendant la guerre le peuple devient obéissent de nouveau
plein du respect (et) de la confiance les enfants naïfs dans la foi
la gouvernance nécessaire ...
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Categories:
oxford, america, anti bullying, anxiety, military, war,
Form:
Free verse
travel light -Her small angelic face ...
Once a place where broad smiles bloomed like butterflies on marigolds,
is streaked with the furrows that countless tears have etched into the
layers of dust and dirt and explosive residue that now...
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Categories:
oxford, child, conflict, courage, war,
Form:
Free verse
Big Change of Plans -- Text Version - Also Posted As An AudioFYI: I'll be posting a bunch of my AUDIO files over the next few months, most from my 4 new AUDIO-CDs, along with many more text files from my several books of verse. (Only...
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Categories:
oxford, marriage,
Form:
Rhyme
Isadore Lemaster - Both Audio and TextIsadore LeMaster was a kind and friendly person, who never spoke in haste or told a lie.
The finest vet that Oxford ever had - the guy was special - and if you’ve got the time…I’ll...
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Categories:
oxford, inspirational, uplifting,
Form:
Narrative
Young Brilliant Poet That Left Us Far, Far Too Soon Second Poet In Dedication SeriesNote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Born 4 August 1792
Horsham, Sussex, England[1]
Died , 8 July 1822 (aged 29)
Gulf of La Spezia, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy)
Occupation Poet, dramatist, essayist, novelist
Alma mater University College, Oxford (no degree)
Literary movement Romanticism
Spouse Harriet Westbrook
(m. 1811;...
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Categories:
oxford, appreciation, art, assonance, beautiful, blessing, encouraging, poets,
Form:
Rhyme
Soliloquio Del Individuo By Nicanor Parra, Translated By T Wignesan
Soliloquio del Individuo by Nicanor Parra, Translated by T. Wignesan
(Homage to Nicanor PARRA, 1914-2018, the Chilean ANTI-POET, winner of the "Cervantes Prize" (the highest literary honour for writers in Spanish), four times nominated for the...
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Categories:
oxford, allegory, humanity, loneliness, philosophy, psychological, world,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
A Trick My Father Learned In PrisonI’m not saying my father hated the English, God forbid. If he were still alive, he’d hate to hear me say that. He’d correct me right away and say he didn’t hate the English. Truth...
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Categories:
oxford, ireland, prison, war, , western,
Form:
Prose
Hay Un Dia Feliz By Nicanor Parra, Translated By T Wignesan
Hay un dia feliz by Nicanor Parra, Translated by T. Wignesan
To come by a happy day
(In this poem, Parra maintains lines of...
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Categories:
oxford, childhood, family, father, feelings, music, nostalgia, philosophy,
Form:
Quatrain
Remnants of a Saturday NightSunday morning early, five a.m to be
precise, my mind awakes, then gently succours
the body to arise from one’s mundane sleep. I
then transfer to Britain via 1ZB, listening
to the English football commentary, it’s worth
the lack of...
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Categories:
oxford, me, morning, people, social,
Form:
Free verse
Enthusiasm, the Game ChangerDo you think it? ...
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Categories:
oxford, desire, happiness, inspiration,
Form:
Verse
My Parents Were Illegal Immigrants In the United StatesIn 1920, my father, 16, was a guest of the British government. He was a prisoner of their forces occupying Ireland at the time, a group called the Black and Tans.
One day he and seven...
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Categories:
oxford, america, immigration,
Form:
Prose
Brideshead RevisitedI lay awake in that dark hour and was reflecting on my life
From all the travelling I had done to the breakup with my wife
I was an architectural painter and was very successful too
And after...
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Categories:
oxford, england, memory, soldier, war,
Form:
Narrative
Confused I And Stressed In Londonis everyone from Barking Barking mad?
Does everyone In Lambeth do the Lambeth walk?
Is Leicester Square In Leicester?
Is The Elephant And Castle a place where they hide Elephants?
Is Oxford Street in Oxford?
And Paddington a bear?
Highgate...
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Categories:
oxford, city, confusion,
Form:
Free verse
What Do I SeeWhat do I see when I drive through my old neighborhood?
Not the familiar cookie cutter houses or the elementary school I attended with my friends. Instead…
I see my ten-year-old self clad in saddle oxford shoes...
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Categories:
oxford, 12th grade, childhood, friend, friendship, memory, youth,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Theatrum MundiTheatrum Mundi
Theatrum Mundi, derived from the Latin as: “Theater of the World,” was famously incorporated by William Shakespeare for his well-known metaphorical world-view often referred to under the rubric of “All the World’s a Stage,”...
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Categories:
oxford, education, imagination, poems, poetry, poets, symbolism, writing,
Form:
Narrative
Asian Epicurean QuestAsian Epicurean Quest
At the heart of China Town, Kuala Lumpur (capital of Malaysia) is Petaling Street.
Domain of hustlers, hucksters, cheap-jacks and diblers; purveyors of street food, rude t-shirts, and rubber sandles to put...
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Categories:
oxford, food,
Form:
Prose Poetry
I Swear, Your Honor - I Was Duped“Well, Your Honor, it’s like this: I was totally shocked when I found out these fools had robbed that bank!
All I did was drive the van, and now I’ve got these jerks - who...
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Categories:
oxford, funny, humor,
Form:
Verse
Shakespeare Returnsthis place... Weymouth - a small tranquil village!
How far is my Stratford from here?
my Stratford-on-Avon!
The Shangri-la of a dramatist's imagination!
Assuming, I had a very very long slumber…
the world has completely changed!
This area looks so distant...
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Categories:
oxford, history, poets,
Form:
Free verse
LondonLondon
The tour of London begins
In the streets of my mind,
Through past and present
Intrinsically entwined,
Through people and places
It's heart we will...
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Categories:
oxford, london,
Form:
Rhyme
Midnight At BlackfriarsMidnight at Blackfriars
The city spires are hidden,
It’s getting colder fast,
It feels as though we might have
Some snow this month at last.
The wind sweeps keenly through St. Giles(1)
The...
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Categories:
oxford, bible, birthday, celebration, christian, christmas, inspirational, memory,
Form:
Narrative
The Ever Rising Science StarThe brightest star so renowned,
Modern Cosmology well-governed!
The Universe was examined and Black Holes too
Brought General Relativity and Quantum Gravity intact!
Was he the one who diagnosed with dreadful ALS,
Transformed black holes from inexorable gravitational prisons?
“Lived decades...
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Categories:
oxford, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, identity,
Form:
Free verse
The Perfect StormA perfect storm is defined ...
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Categories:
oxford, america, anger, change, god, prayer, storm,
Form:
Free verse