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A Case for Premodernism, by Paul Lytle

In the cornerstone for our Premodernism issue, Mr. Lytle boldly begins this issue by declaring Plato wrong, and then accusing him of thinking too small. And somewhere amidst the name-calling and laying criticisms upon the dead, he will tell of a vision of Art built upon two thousand years of thought.

The Gyres and Gimbles of Modern Verse, by Anastasia P. Lytle

In this stinging jab, thrust right into the heart of the new forms of Art, the fair Mrs. Lytle reveals the dark crevices of writing poetry as self-expression. Learn what modern poetry could never teach you – something! Learn also what “tulgey” means, and why you already know the answer.

Cave-Dwellers and Shadow-Lovers, by Louis A. Markos

Another of our esteemed essayists to call Plato a fool and slap his memory around like a sodden doll, Dr. Markos may yet redeem himself in this encouragement to break the chains and rip the veil and play with puppets in the sun. This is the life!

Honor to Whom Honor, by Daniel Morgan

Mr. Morgan once again challenges the modern mind out of its chronological cage to see the wonders of the world through a different time and place. Will the prisoner come willingly? Or will it resist, tormented by the promise that this is the best that man has ever been?

Forma: or, the Importance of Form, by Paul Lytle

Like a twelve-step program for free verse poets, Mr. Lytle here guides us through the darkness of formless Art and to the greater light of structure. Thus completes our theme, which is to renew real meaning in Art and life, for it is in this essay that Mr. Lytle explains how to bring the audience back to Art, and to once again participate in the process of teaching and entertaining, which was forgotten so long ago.