A poetic paraphrase of Greek Anthology 1.66, on Melchizedek and Jesus.
Poetry
“The Catechesis of the Sign”: An Epigram from the Greek Anthology
A poem on reading Genesis 22 under the Spirit’s tutelage.
Aporía [Απορία]
An original poem by Scott Cairns
Early Morning Embers
An original poem by Cameron Brooks
“All the Men and Women Merely Players”: An Epigram of Palladas
A student once called me "vaguely pagan," which I did NOT appreciate. However. While I've shared several epigrams from Book 1 of the Greek Anthology here, today I give to you an epigram from Book 10--and, unlike the others, this one comes from a pagan, not a...
The Soul’s Bloody Doorposts: A Greek Epigram on the Passover
I haven't posted a verse translation On Here in a while (since April 25th, in fact), and am trying to get back into it. So I have one for today, again from the first book of the Greek Anthology (1.57). The poem is a nice example of figural reading, taking the...
“The Light That Gives Us Heaven”: A Greek Epigram on Paul
A translation of a Greek epigram by E. J. Hutchinson
Resembled
An original poem by Rhys Laverty
My Brother’s Friends
An original poem by Colin Chan Redemer
Lockdown
An original poem by Malcolm Guite