Under the Eye by Michael Helsem ... He leapt up in the half light / of lamps & lucent moon. / I hadn't thought to be so met / any more than he ...

"Under the Eye" by @graywyvern.bsky.social on Forgotten Ground Regained.

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Two Riddles: Poems in alliterative verse by Ian Greenwood Two Old English style riddles. Guess them if you can.

"Two Riddles" by Ian Greenwood, on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Exiles Return (Isaiah 49:8-13) by Kathryn Ann Hill ... I will make You My pledge to My own people, / to re-establish estates and restore the land, / that You may call forth the feeble captives, / and summon into the light those sitting in darkness ...

A poem for the fourth Sunday in Lent.

"The Exiles Return" (Isaiah 49:8-13) by Kathryn Ann Hill on Forgotten Ground Regained
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Toad's Porch -- An Alliterative Poem by David B Finch ... Sitting on soft · and seeping grasses / where a rivulet runs · right to the edge, / I glance out · over the glacial valley ...

"Toad's Porch", by David B. Ring, on Forgotten Ground Regained

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To Varius: An Alliterative Translation of Horace's Ode, 1.6 ... Who else is worthy to write · of well-armored Mars / in his metal-hard tunic, or of Meriones, / his figure turned dark · with Trojan dirt ...

"To Varius", Horace (Odes 1.6), translated by Kevin Corbett, on Forgotten Ground Regained

Latin hexameters seem to translate pretty easily to alliterative verse.

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Poem 836 – Holy Monday In deft defiance, an act of holy disorder,The tables are turned within the Temple Courts,And many moneychangers made to moan. An act of targeted terrorism orThe perfect protest made to pilloryThe p…

Poem 836 - Holy Monday
Jesus turns the tables
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The Yule Tree: A Poem in Alliterative Verse by Patricia Masson ... None could doubt who saw it / how holy and haunted · that hallow of the god, / the eldest of oak; of all in the forest / greatest in girth ...

Patricia Masson, "The Yule Tree" on Forgotten Ground Regained.

The Season Requires a Sacrifice.

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The Woodchuck: A Poem in Alliterative Verse by Rachel Trousdale Listen! to the lay · of the loathsome lurker, / grumbling grabber, the greedy groundhog ...

"The Woodchuck" by @rvtrousdale.bsky.social on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Werewolf, an alliterative Shakespearean sonnet ... That beast obeys the lit abyss above — / its Moon is here! My wounds, they hurt me more... / yet, frail, I’ve seldom felt so strong before.

"The Werewolf", by @anthonyetherin.bsky.social, on Forgotten Ground Regained.

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The Westfarer by James S. Dorr: A Poem in Alliterative Verse ... To east, dawn, beginnings, destiny's first day, / The morning of men's lives, of mead and brave sailings; / To west, only endings ...

James S. Dorr, "The Westfarer", on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Vineyard Loved by the Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 5:1-7 in alliterative verse) ... For the vineyard loved by the Lord of Hosts / is the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / But where He sought justice, He saw oppression ...

Kathryn Ann Hill, "The Vineyard Loved by the Lord of Hosts" on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Talisman: An Alliterative Accentual Poem Set in Greenland ... narwhals twined · with the Talelayo / whose severed fingers · fluttered like fishes / or dreams drawn · from the depths of a stone.

Timothy Murphy, "The Talisman", on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Swan's Song: An Alliterative Translation of the Old English Poem ... White fingers bring me · for breakfast Mont Blanc, / and I develop · on earth's negative / the prints proving · a presence absent ...

"The Swan's Song" -- translated from the Old English by Osage poet and Old English scholar Carter Revard

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The Song of Daniel, Chapter One ... Now the king charged the chief of his eunuchs / to bring from his captives the best of young men, / unblemished in body and brilliant of brain ...

Kathryn Ann Hill, "The Song of Daniel" on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Severn: A poem in alliterative verse by Damon Lord The Severn’s ceaseless, serpentine flow -- / Lengthy miles leads ‧ the longest path of the British Isles ...

Damon Lord, "The Severn", on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Seafarer - An Alliterative Verse Translation of the Old English Poem THIS is the truth: the way I toiled / distraught, for days on end / enduring cares and bitter bale / within my breast ...

"The Seafarer", translated from the Anglo-Saxon by Charles Harrison Wallace, on Forgotten Ground Regained.

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The Scribes, by Donald Mace Williams Lofty and literate · they leave behind / letterless kin · in their kingdom’s ranks ...

"The Scribes", an Anglo-Saxon style riddle by Donald Mace Williams on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Scop of Streoneshall: A poem in alliterative verse by L.A. Hood ... And soon he slept. Then someone appeared / Deep in his dreams, drawing ever near, / And calling his name. “Caedmon, sing ...

"The Scop of Streoneshall" by L.A. Wood, on Forgotten Ground Regained

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The Sais and Taliesin: A poem in alliterative verse by Brian Wright But deep among trees ‧ another had woken – / the wandering bard ‧ burst forth to see! / Taliesin, talk-famed poet, / clad in a cloak ‧ of colours many, / his Celtic harp ‧ hung from his back ...

Brian Wright, "The Sais and Taliesin", on Forgotten Ground Regained

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Carter Revard: Alliterative Poet Carter Revard (1931-2022) was professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He was an Osage Indian & scholar of Old English. He was also author of several volumes of poetry.

Today is the birthday of Carter Revard, Osage Indian, poet, and scholar of Old English. Read some of his alliterative poetry here:

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Alliterative Poet J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), a professor at Oxford University, pretty much single-handedly brought alliterative verse back into the general culture through his work.

Today is Tolkien Reading Day.

If you like Tolkien's alliterative poetry, here's your reading guide ...

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What Builds a Bridge: A poem in alliterative verse by Ted Charnley ... Building a bridge / for cutting across / will fetch an old friend / who’s drifted far ...

In honor of Robert Frost's birthday tomorrow, here's a poem designed to be in conversation with his famous poem about "building fences" ...

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Carter Revard: Alliterative Poet Carter Revard (1931-2022) was professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He was an Osage Indian & scholar of Old English. He was also author of several volumes of poetry.

Tomorrow is the birthday of Carter Revard, Osage Indian, poet, and scholar of Old English. You can read some of his alliterative poetry here:

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J.R.R. Tolkien: Alliterative Poet J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), a professor at Oxford University, pretty much single-handedly brought alliterative verse back into the general culture through his work.

Tomorrow is Tolkien Reading Day.

If you like Tolkien's alliterative poetry, here's your reading guide ...

alliteration.net/poets/jrrtolkien/
#tolkien #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #poetrysky #medievalsky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #fantasy

If you want to see more of Donald Mace William's poems, I've got his entire collection of Anglo-Saxon style riddles over here:

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An Alliterative Iliad (IV) Pouring sweet honey on the wrath of Achilles

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“Thus far have I guided you, good sir, at this time, and even now you stand near the noteworthy place that you sought for, and searched after, with such insistent questions. But be certain when I say this, seeing that I know you, my lord, as one in this life whom I well love – It would be worth your while to let my wisdom guide you. The place you are pressing toward has a perilous name. This wilderness holds the wickedest warrior on earth. He is strong and stern, and he strikes with zeal, for he is the mightiest man in this mortal realm, and his body outbulks the four bravest heroes in Arthur’s house, or Hector, or anyone else! What games he gets up to in the Green Chapel – Whoever approaches that place, though he be proudly armed, will get drubbed to death by his driving hand, for he’s a merciless man, immoderate in spirit. Whether peasant or pastor passes that chapel, or minister, or monk, or any other man, he’d sooner slaughter that fellow than save his own life. As certainly as you sit in the saddle, sir, I must say, if you come there, he’ll kill you; of that there’s no question. You can trust it would be true, though you had twenty lives to spend. He always makes the throes of savage strife descend. Against his bitter blows no one can defend

Sir Gawain's guide tells him not to be a fool.

I've just finished translating stanza #84 of 101 in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Enjoy!

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The Birds of Ancient Battlefields Visit the Suburbs: A Poem in Alliterative Verse by Maryann Corbett In the nodding midday, a murder of crows. /So loud they haul you · from a lulled house /where news of a war · nests in the walls.

Happy birthday to Maryann Corbett!

Here's a poem of hers reprinted in Forgotten Ground Regained.

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The Ruined City:An Alliterative Verse Translation of the Old English Poem Glorious is this wall-stone / broken by Fate; / a city burst, / the works of giants wasted away ...

Translation of "The Ruin" from the Old English, by Eric F.J. Martin, on Forgotten Ground Regained.

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Come Home: An alliterative free verse poem by Pernille Bruhn ... we plead / the small, hand-held gods / to sanctify our manic minds / with their mesmeric / mid-blue light ...

Spring is almost here! Look up, let the doom-scrolling cease ...

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