Category Archives: Poetry

Swithin and Sewanee

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

This morning, ironically enough, it is not raining in Oxford. It is St. Swithin’s Day, July 15th, and according to an English proverb, Saint Swithun’s day, if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain Saint Swithun’s day, if … Continue reading →

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Protected: Donec Rursus Impleat Orbem

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Like a Fawn

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

My son and I saw two deer on the Sewanee bike-path this morning, and it reminded me of a Horatian ode.  We were barreling along when a doe crossed far ahead of us.  As we got closer, a younger deer … Continue reading →

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Protected: A Tide in the Affairs of Men

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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“Naked We Stand on the Naked Ground”

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

I have been cleaning out my office and found this item among some papers I had inherited when I became chair.  It is poem about Statius’ Thebaid by my former colleague and well-loved Sewanee Classics professor, Bill Bonds.  It is … Continue reading →

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The Hills of Sewanee

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

The Hills of Sewanee Sewanee Hills of dear delight, Prompting my dreams that used to be, I know you are waiting me still to-night By the Unika Range of Tennessee. The blinking stars in endless space, The broad moonlight and … Continue reading →

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Sappho’s Supermoon

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

A few days ago, I posted a piece about a Homeric passage that the recent supermoon reminded me of.  But I’ve just realized that there is a description by Sappho, in a short poem not entirely complete, that I like … Continue reading →

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Night-piece

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

Tonight’s “supermoon” puts me in mind of a passage from the Iliad.  A long day’s battle has been raging outside the walls of Troy, but by the end of Book Eight, the Trojans have taken the field and determinedly set … Continue reading →

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By the Rude Bridge

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

Those are my boys, standing by the Old North Bridge in Concord, grimly determined to face down the Redcoats, and wondering when we can get some ice cream.  The picture was taken a few years ago when we were spending … Continue reading →

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Major Archibald Butt

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

Major Archibald Butt has a funny name, it cannot be denied— Major Butt! Har har har— but by all accounts, he was a kind and even noble soul who died a hero’s death when the Titanic sank in the North … Continue reading →

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