Poems Ancient and Modern

Poems Ancient and Modern

Today’s Poem: Written After Swimming from Sestos to Abydos

Leander swam for Love, Lord Byron for Glory

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Joseph Bottum
May 02, 2025
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Nicolas Régnier, Hero and Leander, 1625 (Wikimedia Commons)
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