Poems Ancient and Modern

Poems Ancient and Modern

Today’s Poem: The Maldive Shark

Herman Melville’s insentient ocean cosmos

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Jul 15, 2025
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Johannes van der Spyck, Shark and Shark Teeth, between 1736 and 1761 (Wikimedia Commons)
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