The Last GrottoNew at Last Grotto: "Ode to Diogenes" by Jacob Friesenhahn
A playful, irreverent hymn to Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412–323 BCE), the founder of Cynicism who rejected social conventions and lived in a barrel. The poem captures the philosopher's radical simplicity and shamelessness.
A hymn to Diogenes, who wanted from the world only sunlight and honesty. Published here for the first time.
From Jacob Friesenhahn's collection The Prayer of the Mantis (Kelsay Books, 2025).
https://lastgrotto.net/posts/ode-to-diogenes/
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