One of the poets I’ve been reading lately is Philip Larkin (1922-1985). Larkin has many striking poems, but one that stands out to me is “MCMXIV”. MCMXIV is, of course, 1914 in Roman numerals. The title suggests the beginning of World War I. Larkin begins the poem by talking about long lines of men, thenContinueContinue reading “MCMXIV—Philip Larkin”
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The Fence
The Fence is a poem I wrote in 2020. It’s about a fence (surprise, surprise) and the property behind it that I passed while walking to high school. It’s funny how mundane things imprint on our psyches. I can’t account for it except that it’s one way everything can point to ultimate meaning. Plato saidContinueContinue reading “The Fence”
Welcome
Welcome to my poetry site. My name is Teague McKamey, and I’ve been writing poetry since the early 1990s. However, I wouldn’t say I took writing poetry all that seriously until 2020. While praying in the spring of 2020, I felt moved to put more focus on writing and reading poetry. That led to self-publishingContinueContinue reading “Welcome”
A Wandering Minstrel 