Three Jiggers of Moonshine
The Moon rocks The Moon rolls The Moon swings round its poles. By Deirdre Kelleghan (AWB NC for Ireland) There once was a crater named Tycho That happily shouted “My rays show!” It plays a big part In little kids’ art With Moons not of cheese but of Play-Doh. by Bill Moser (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) Full Moon, rising, is Yellow as a pumpkin and Has a face in it. by Bob Eklund (California, U.S.A.) A few words of explanation might be useful for those not familiar with American English: A “jigger” is a one-ounce glass (also called a “shot-glass”),...
La Luna Durmió Conmigo
- Poem by Luis Lloréns Torres, translated by Carmen Pantoja This poem by one of Puerto Rico’s best-loved poets was sent to us by Dr. Carmen Pantoja, a member of the Department of Physics at the University of Puerto Rico. Dr. Pantoja also sent us her own English translation of the poem. Luis Lloréns Torres was born in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, on May 14, 1876. He was active in politics in addition to being a prolific writer. He is considered a symbol of Puerto Rican poetry because in his works he develops themes related to the customs and traditions...
Romanian Lunar Poetry
the Moon for earthlings - first nocturnal argument of the Universe Yes indeed, the Moon has always been a great source of inspiration for poets, and members of the Romanian Society for Meteors and Astronomy (SARM) wrote about it in many projects, two of them being exclusively dedicated to the Earth's satellite: -a collection of old Romanian verses, Poetical Moon http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/astrohumanism12/ -and an international superproject, Moon and Fellows http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/moonf/ But the Moon will always remain inexhaustible, and open to any new vision! -Andrei Dorian Gheorghe- Comments You need JavaScript to be able to post comments You need to be logged...
