Apocalypse Poems
I am an Angel
by Maeverik Foxwood
My Grandmother said so.
She Also said that I wouldn't achieve my true form until
The Apocalypse,
at which point in time,
I, an Angel, would help usher in the era of
The Extinction of Man.
......
Poetry as Insurgent Art [I am signaling you through the flames]
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I am signaling you through the flames.
The North Pole is not where it used to be.
Manifest Destiny is no longer manifest.
Civilization self-destructs.
Nemesis is knocking at the door.
......
Continuity
by Archie Randolph Ammons
I've pressed so
far away from
my desire that
if you asked
me what I
want I would,
accepting the harmonious
completion of the
......
Apocalypse Soliloquy
by Scott Hightower
I hope my death is not stolen from me
by a fiery blast of Fahrenheit or Celsius
or another calculatable accuracy.
I will gladly relinquish all the pleasures of daily
bread, the pride and dreams of art—even pulse;
but I hope my death will not be taken from me.
Actually, it is a modest policy;
little there to discuss as to solace
......
I am an Angel
by Maeverik Foxwood
My Grandmother said so.
She Also said that I wouldn't achieve my true form until
The Apocalypse,
at which point in time,
I, an Angel, would help usher in the era of
The Extinction of Man.
......
Poetry as Insurgent Art [I am signaling you through the flames]
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I am signaling you through the flames.
The North Pole is not where it used to be.
Manifest Destiny is no longer manifest.
Civilization self-destructs.
Nemesis is knocking at the door.
......
Apocalypse Soliloquy
by Scott Hightower
I hope my death is not stolen from me
by a fiery blast of Fahrenheit or Celsius
or another calculatable accuracy.
I will gladly relinquish all the pleasures of daily
bread, the pride and dreams of art—even pulse;
but I hope my death will not be taken from me.
Actually, it is a modest policy;
little there to discuss as to solace
......
Continuity
by Archie Randolph Ammons
I've pressed so
far away from
my desire that
if you asked
me what I
want I would,
accepting the harmonious
completion of the
......
