Schoolyard Afternoon to Tartarus in Terza Rima

For Week 6 of the Hidden Cathedral Poetry Celebration, Marly Youmans reads poems by Daniel Sheehan, Ivy Alvarez, Sally Thomas and Andrew Frisardi.

Seasons change as where you stand in space and time changes.

Detail from Children Playing in the Snow under Plum Trees in Bloom, woodblock print, 1887, Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

Detail from Children Playing in the Snow under Plum Trees in Bloom, woodblock print, 1887, Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

Two more poems from ANNUNCIATION, a collection of poems about Mary from Phoenicia Publishing.

“The Hermit Hears the Noise of Many Waters” by Sally Thomas

“Roll Call at Acheron” is written in terza rima, a form first used by Dante Alighieri

Click on the videos to watch them on YouTube’s website where you can scroll down to read Marly’s notes about the poets and find links to more of their work.