editor, Gloria G. Brame


Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury
not a necessity, like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.

--John Betjeman.



Welcome to Thermopylae, a literary ezine for previously published work.
Thermopylae offers an eclectic selection of work
by and about accomplished contemporary poets.


New for June 2000

Poetry by
Scott Edward Anderson


A new interview with
R.S. Gwynn
in the Writers Talk About 2000 series


A new essay by Scott Edward Anderson:
Elizabeth Bishop Under the Microscope
a fascinating overview of her life and work






Permanent Collections
updated June 9, 2020

poetryinterviewsreviewsodds & ends




Poetry Archives

SCOTT EDWARD ANDERSON
ELISSA BARMACK
BRUCE BAWER
MICHAEL BENEDIKT
KELLY CHERRY
DANIEL CORRIE
LOUIE CREW
GAVIN DILLARD
DIANE ENGLE
ANNIE FINCH
DAVID GALEF
DANA GIOIA


BILL GREENWELL
R. S. GWYNN
RACHEL HADAS
AKUA LEZLI HOPE
JOHN HULSE
DONALD JUSTICE
MARY LEADER
PHILLIS LEVIN
CHARLES MARTIN
ELISE PASCHEN
FELIX STEFANILE
LEON STOKESBURY
DAVID SUTHERLAND

Writers Talk About 2000: interview series

FRONT PAGE

MICHAEL BENEDIKT

ERNEST GAINES

R.S. GWYNN

WYATT PRUNTY

MARK STRAND

Poetry Reviews

Elizabeth Bishop Under the Microscope
an essay by Scott Edward Anderson

Marks on the Path of the Infinite:
Recent Reflections on Poets of the Great War

by Major Jeffrey C. Alfier

Richard J. Schoeck:
My Hiroshima, A Personal Epic

by Major Jeffrey C. Alfier


Ever Wonder...


What's Poetry?

What's a Thermopylae?


What It Is Page Two Page Three Page Four

Page Five Page Six Writers Talk about 2000

Poetry Reviews






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