Australia wasn't always just kangaroos and funny accents. Their history is actually much darker then they'd like to admit. And many who had to endure it, are still alive today. Read More

#australia, #work, #slavery, #review-chain-contest, #cotton-plantation

The tale of Robin Hood

by Celtic-Scribe63

Poem / Historical Fiction

July 02, 2017

Comments: 4

Shelves: 2

A light hearted poem extoling the heroic deeds of Robin Hood. Read More

#nottingham, #robin-hood, #outlaws.-merry-men

The Claymore

by Celtic-Scribe63

Poem / Historical Fiction

June 28, 2017

Comments: 3

Shelves: 3

A tribute to the fighting spirit of the scots. Read More

#fighting, #scotland, #independance, #clans

Ballad: Who misled a god

by Adekoya Adetunji

Poem / Historical Fiction

April 27, 2017

Shelves: 1

Adekoya Adetunji a gifted creative writer Read More

#god, #christian, #ballad, #misled-a-god

BatonPassed

by Adekoya Adetunji

Poem / Historical Fiction

April 01, 2017

Shelves: 1

ADEKOYA Adetunji a writer and a poet Read More

#writer, #passed, #baton

After the War

by Elaine Kitty

Poem / Historical Fiction

February 20, 2017

Shelves: 1

This poem was written for my war poetry anthology, on the Second Boer War. Read More

#soldier, #boer-war, #concentration-camp, #second-boer-war

Concentration Camps

by Elaine Kitty

Poem / Historical Fiction

February 20, 2017

Shelves: 1

This poem was written for my war poetry anthology. I wrote my anthology on the Second Boer War. The poem is a disillusionment about a soldier in charge of guarding the concentration camp. Read More

#soldier, #boer-war, #concentration-camp, #second-boer-war

Lone Samurai Jin

by Yhorm

Poem / Historical Fiction

January 11, 2017

Shelves: 1

A poem about a samurai. Read More

#secrets, #life, #lonely, #samurai, #jin

The Last Duchess

by A.C.Herne

Poem / Historical Fiction

October 25, 2016

Shelves: 1

Robert Browning's 19th century poem "My Last Duchess", told from another point of view Read More

#murder, #italy, #my-last-duchess, #robert-browning

'Sosriqwe and Toteresh' Translated & Annotated by

by Zaina El-Said

Poem / Historical Fiction

September 30, 2016

Shelves: 1

#mythology, #circassians, #narts, #north-caucasus, #adige

Springtime

by TatteredWings

Poem / Historical Fiction

September 17, 2016

Shelves: 1

A sweet little springtime dream about a fictional encounter with a much adored guiding spirit Read More

#supernatural-beings, #springflowers, #walk-in-the-park, #unexpected-visit, #fictional-meeting

The Fisherman's Plea

by D. Thurmond aka JEF

Poem / Historical Fiction

August 08, 2016

Shelves: 1

A fisherman laments over his love lost. --- This poem's central character is a Selkie, (spelling may vary), a mythological creature found in Scottish and Irish folklore. Selkies are said to live as seals in the sea but shed their skin to become human on land. If a man steals… Read More

#wife, #ocean, #myths, #seals

The Barter-man's Son

by JE Falcon

Poem / Historical Fiction

June 27, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Back in The Day, there was no internet, no E-Bay, there was the TINKER, and this is a poem about one. Read More

#horse, #tinker, #sell, #pans, #pots

A Debt Paid Twice

by JE Falcon

Poem / Historical Fiction

June 23, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A poetic snapshot of part of a man's life. Read More

#train, #station, #conductor, #folsom

The Lamp-lighter Poem

by JE Falcon

Poem / Historical Fiction

June 20, 2016

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

Just a flash-back to an earlier time, some of which still lives. Read More

#horses, #lights, #river

Someday The World Will Bend For Us

by Gregory "GAN" Week

Poem / Historical Fiction

May 25, 2016

Shelves: 1

A translation of "Time Machine"'s song text. Read More

#translation

Baptism Born of Fire

by D. Thurmond aka JEF

Poem / Historical Fiction

April 30, 2016

Shelves: 1

A Pessimistic look at the overpopulation of the earth and how they might deal with it. Read More

#hunger, #starvation, #machines, #thirst, #earthquakes

First Amongst The First

by James Kingston

Poem / Historical Fiction

March 15, 2016

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

A short poem written to honor the final stand of Constantine XI Palaiologos and the soldiers of Constantinople during the siege of 1453. Against numeric odds and the valiant rival fighters , equipped with then state-of-the-art Weapons, the Byzantines refused to surrender their home. And fought till their last breath. Read More

#glory, #crash, #marble, #squall