The Poet's House

November 2025

  • The Last Post

    The Last Post Where do we go from here?Now that those left have turned to rust and memory has falter.They weren’t wrong in their endeavors, nor short of will.They drew their intentions in the soil at Vimy Ridgewith blood of… Continue reading

  • The Metaphoric Library

    by Michael Plante I call forth the Gods of my youththe ones that taught me everything.Bring me light or bring me darknesslet me chew on both until I gag.I would forfeit my life just to own a page of history!… Continue reading

  • Rant In Progress

    I am tempted by such rhetoric to the likes of notoriety, fame, and wealth. How sweet the taste is, or so I’ve been told. Splashed across the media and billboards, advertised by television I am told I’m useless without it.… Continue reading

  • Resolute Bay

    by Michael Plante PrologueIn 1953 the Canadian Government sent the R.C.M.P. to Inukjuak P.Q. and Pond Inlet, Nunavut to ask residents to be relocated to the Arctic. This was to have Canadian representation in the Arctic during the U.S.A./Soviet Cold… Continue reading