An eclectic selection of new Latin poetry drawn largely from the pages of "Vates: The Journal of New Latin Poetry", the online forum for contemporary exponents of this venerable art form. In this collection you will encounter classical quantitative verse, medieval rhyming lyrics, haiku and other verse forms both ancient and modern. All Latin selections are accompanied by English translations, comments from the authors and biographies of each contributor.

Editor Mark Walker is the founder of "Vates: The Journal of New Latin Poetry". He is the author of various books. He has translated Geoffrey of Monmouth's "Vita Merlini" into English verse as "The Life of Merlin" and Tolkien's "The Hobbit" into Latin as "Hobbitus Ille".