john compton reads

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… John Compton lives in Kentucky. I met him on Facebook where I first read his straight-forward-what-you-see-is-what-you-get poetry. When you are gay in Kentucky there are yahoos who think it’s funny to tie you to the back of their pickups … Continue reading

Catullus 48 & 99: Juventius poems

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… XLVIII Mellitos oculos tuos, Juventi,si quis me sinat usque basiare,usque ad milia basiem trecentanec numquam videar satur futurusnon si densior aridis aristissit nostrae seges osculationis.   48 Your darling eyes, sweet Juventius, ifsuddenly somehow somewhere somebody let mekiss them … Continue reading