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Viral Poems
These are poems and translations of mine that have "gone viral" according to Google results.
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Free Verse
I prefer musical free verse to the prosy variety, so be warned!
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Golden-Haired Girls
These are poems about the girls we loved and the women they became...
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Bashed by Basho
Matsuo Basho was one of the world's greatest poets. These are my modern English translations of some of Basho's best haiku...
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THE ABSOLUTE WORST OF MICHAEL R. BURCH
These are some of my least successful poems, but am I wrong to like them?
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Muhammad Ali Poems
These are mostly poems by Muhammad Ali, but I have written two tribute poems for him. And I corrected a number of his poems that had been mangled on the…
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Arthurian Poems
These are poems about King Arthur, Camelot, Merlin, Guinevere, Lancelot, Galahad, Percival, Bedivere, Kay, Gawain, Geraint, Gaheris, Gareth, Lionel…
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Independence Day Poems and Songs
These are "subversive" poems and songs, if you'll pardon the pun. After all, independence does not mean compliance.
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Huck goes to Hell
Why did Huckleberry Finn decide to go to hell rather than obey the law, when it was no skin off his nose?
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Beautiful Native American Women
These are beautiful Native American women, with poems to match.
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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
These are true accounts of real-life injustices and the names have not been changed to protect the guilty.
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The Song of Amergin
The "Song of Amergin" may be the oldest poem to hail from the British isles, but this ancient Irish poem's origins remain shrouded in mystery...
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