Photos by Alexander Levy‘Upon a Boat, by Ocean Bound’ by Alec Ream The Society August 17, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry 4 Comments . Upon a boat, by ocean bound, Below the sun, upon the sound, The bait, a line, a reel, a fish: Bound for butter, herbs and dish. . . Alec Ream is a writer living in Virginia. His poetic work and creative fiction have been widely published. A member of the Demosthenian Literary Society at UGA, he wrote on Lookout Mountain, and continued to write, lecture and work for Delta Kappa Epsilon HQ. He was first published reading to the pledge class of Michigan DKE, in Ann Arbor in 2008. Recently, his poem Green Fire was read at the Washington Literary Society & Debating Union at UVA. NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. ***Read Our Comments Policy Here*** 4 Responses Joe Tessitore August 17, 2020 What a brilliant little gem! Reply C.B. Anderson August 18, 2020 I will at least, Joe, go along with the “little” part. Reply Alec Ream September 18, 2020 Thanks for the input and the read. Society of Classical Poets is no boring lot, that’s for certain. Alexander Ream December 26, 2022 This Berkeley Deke and his fine Mother and Father helped get me printed in hardback. He told me in ’08, “…that poem was really elaborate.” His girlfriend was so excellent and lovely, I took such as an symbolic indicator that he was “a bell cow” – one to follow, iow. Snow shoveling in Ann Arbor and reviving the 1844 literary foundations of Delta Kappa Epsilon formed the 2 best tasks I had for 8 years: housed and fed during the Great Recession. Ergo, printed in 3 countries, 2x as many states. To recall how grateful I’d better be I had a lady friend make me a sweatshirt: “The Son of God composted my B.S.” Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Alec Ream September 18, 2020 Thanks for the input and the read. Society of Classical Poets is no boring lot, that’s for certain.
Alexander Ream December 26, 2022 This Berkeley Deke and his fine Mother and Father helped get me printed in hardback. He told me in ’08, “…that poem was really elaborate.” His girlfriend was so excellent and lovely, I took such as an symbolic indicator that he was “a bell cow” – one to follow, iow. Snow shoveling in Ann Arbor and reviving the 1844 literary foundations of Delta Kappa Epsilon formed the 2 best tasks I had for 8 years: housed and fed during the Great Recession. Ergo, printed in 3 countries, 2x as many states. To recall how grateful I’d better be I had a lady friend make me a sweatshirt: “The Son of God composted my B.S.” Reply