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Poesis Latina Hodierna - Brad Walton - Bella Placentarum

Brad Walton is a living poet. In this recording he reads from Bella Placentarum, which was recorded over the phone. Brad is a resident of Toronto. The texts of more of his poems may be found here:
http://www.suberic.net/~marc/latinpoetry.html


Bella Placentarum

Crebro supplicum tulit
virtus, nec tenuit promeritis furor
diras invidiae manus.
o Gustave, cave! nam teneri ferox
Warreni recipit soror
adiuratque abaci vasa per omnia
cocturum neminem suae
pingui caseolo saeva placentulae
ah! praestantia crustula.
at nunc fama vagans tinnit in auribus
concocti tibi frustuli,
quod cremore potens atque olearia
exundans opulentia
multos ambrosiam commonuit deum.
quare bellipotens vovet
aut palmas virides, Martia praemia,
aut ingloria funera.
retractis manicis exue bracchia.
haud mitem iuvenilibus
cedet nympha flagrans viribus exitum.