Malcolm

Solar Furnace
 Traveling through space

Wandering atom attracted

Varied acceleration race

Escape angle detracted

Eternal orbit

Solar towing plane subtracted

Rotating solar furnace smit

Molten surface reacted

Energy absorbed

Heat and pressure smelts

Atomic structure re-orbed

Fused elemental melts

Sinking in surface

Nuclear fusion increases

Instability its purpose

Critical mass point ceases

Finished compaction

Complete and udder chaos

Fission reaction

Energy potential a loss

Upward pressure builds

Super thick liquid belches

Volcanic eruption yields

Swiftly escaping elements

Particles and energy radiants

Massive gravity squelches

Only emitting radiance

By udiah

Mist Upon the Placid Morn
 Bleed out your beauty, Autumn –

Give up a gentle wrist, and smear

Your bloody hues atop the green.

Cast a calming throw of heady peace

Upon the cooling land.

And as you grant the sun a final fling of warmth,

Charge the silent air

(Now lolling on a foliar deathbed)

With earthen whiff to intimate the fungal push.

Soon you’ll send a shiver down the watery spine of

Quivering ponds, punctual brooks, and

Listless lakes, to warn them of the freeze to come.

Behold! your mellow spirit

Hanging as a mist upon the placid morn –

A sight that draws a sneaking tear or two – forlorn

Observers are we all of colder climes to view!

Autumn Lady, must you be the summer waning –?

Our adieu to fairer-weather life?

Ah well, at least you hum a warming tone, ensuring

Nature’s rhythm still abounds.

But now you must prepare the mind for chilly times –

You know the drill –

Guiding us along a sloping path

To ease our psyche in to sleet and snow –

The blue-ice bite of winter.

By Mark Slaughter   Poe’s stature as a major figure in world literature is primarily based on his ingenious and profound short stories, poems, and critical theories, which established a highly influential rationale for the short form in both poetry and fiction. Regarded in literary histories and handbooks as the architect of the modern short story, Poe was also the principal forerunner of the “art for art’s sake” movement in nineteenth-century European literature. Whereas earlier critics predominantly concerned themselves with moral or ideological generalities, Poe focused his criticism on the specifics of style and construction that contributed to a work’s effectiveness or failure. In his own work, he demonstrated a brilliant command of language and technique as well as an inspired and original imagination. Poe’s poetry and short stories greatly influenced the French Symbolists of the late nineteenth century, who in turn altered the direction of modern literature. It is this philosophical and artistic transaction that accounts for much of Poe’s importance in literary history.

Considered one of the major American poets of his generation, Donald Hall’s poetry explores the longing for a more bucolic past and reflects the poet’s abiding reverence for nature. Although Hall gained early success with his first collection, // Exiles and Marriages // (1955) //, // his more recent poetry is generally regarded as the best of his career. Often compared favorably with such writers as [|James Dickey], [|Robert Bly] , and [|James Wright] , Hall uses simple, direct language to evoke surrealistic imagery. In addition to his poetry, Hall has built a respected body of prose that includes essays, short fiction, plays, and children’s books. Hall, who lives on the New Hampshire farm he visited in summers as a boy, is also noted for the anthologies he has edited and is a popular teacher, speaker, and reader of his own poems.