Tags : Epigram

Plato Translation

Plato Translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Greek epigram attributed to Plato, translation by Michael R. Burch
Sappho Translations

Sappho Translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 155loose translation by Michael R. BurchA short revealing frock?It's just my luckyour lips were made to mock!Sappho, fragment 156loos..
Athenian Epitaphs

Athenian Epitaphs

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


These are epitaphs placed on gravestones and monuments by the ancient Greeks in remembrance of their dead.The Seikilos Epitaphby Seikilos of Euterpesl..
Diotimus translation

Diotimus translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Stripped of her stripling, if asked, she’d confess:“I am now less than nothingness.”by Diotimus, translation by Michael R. Burch
Simonides Translation

Simonides Translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Passerby,tell the Spartans we liehere, dead at their word,obedient to their command.Have they heard?Do they understand?by Simonides, translation by Mi..
Leonidas of Tarentum Translation

Leonidas of Tarentum Translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Blame not the gale, or the inhospitable sea-gulf, or friends’ tardiness,mariner! Just man’s foolhardiness.by Leonidas of Tarentum, transla..
Takaha Shugyo translation

Takaha Shugyo translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Our life here on earth:to what shall we compare it?Perhaps to a rowboatdeparting at daybreak,leaving no trace of us in its wake?by Takaha Shugyo, loos..
Anacreon translation

Anacreon translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Anacreon(circa 582-485BC)was a Greekpoet who is remembered today especially for his drinking songs and erotic poems. He is included in the cano..
Parmenio translation

Parmenio translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Be ashamed, O mountains and seas: these were men who drew valorous breath.Assume, like pale chattels, an ashen silence at death.by Parmenio, translati..
Caveat Spender

Caveat Spender

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Caveat SpenderbyMichael R. BurchIt’s better not to speculate"continually" on who is great.Though relentless awe’sa Célèbre C..
Sappho fragment 22 translation

Sappho fragment 22 translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 22loose translation by Michael R. BurchThat enticing girl's clinging dressesleave me trembling, overcome by happiness,as once, when I..
Epigrams II

Epigrams II

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Brief FlingbyMichael R. Burch“Epigram”means cram,then scram!Midnight StairclimberbyMichael R. BurchProcreationis at first great sweaty rec..
Epigrams III

Epigrams III

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Speechlessby Ko Untranslation by Michael R. BurchAt Auschwitzpiles of glasses,mountains of shoes ...returning, we stared out different windows.Conform..
Pain drains me

Pain drains me

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 58loose translation byMichael R. BurchPaindrainsmetothelastdrop. NOTE: This is a translation of an ancient Greek epigram written by t..
Your lips were made to mock

Your lips were made to mock

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 155loose translation by Michael R. BurchA short transparent frock?It's just my luckyour lips were made to mock!NOTE: This is a transla..
Eros the Limb-Shatterer

Eros the Limb-Shatterer

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 130loose translation by Michael R. BurchEros, the limb-shatterer,rattles me,an irresistibleconstrictor.NOTE: For Sappho of Lesbos, Ero..
Sing, Lyre!

Sing, Lyre!

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho fragment 118loose translation by Michael R. BurchSing, my sacred tortoiseshell lyre;come, let my wordsaccompany your voice."Quoted by Hermogene..
Majrooh Sultanpuri translations

Majrooh Sultanpuri translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Majrooh Sultanpuri translations of Urdu poems into EnglishI’m like a commodity being priced in the market-place:every eye ogles me like a buyer&..
Meleager translations

Meleager translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Meleager translationsMeleager was a Greek poet who lived circa 140-70 BC. Meleager is most famous today forThe Garland, an anthology he compiled from ..
Epigrams IV

Epigrams IV

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Epigrams by Michael R. Burch