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  • ‘Gruesome’: A Poem on the LA Riots of 2025, by Adam Wasem

    The Society
    June 24, 2025
    Poetry, Satire
    11 Comments
  • A Poem on John Duns Scotus, by Mary Jane Myers

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    June 24, 2025
    Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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    Beauty, Culture, Poetry
    4 Comments
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    Culture, Love Poems, Poetry
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  • ‘Archaic Torso of Apollo’ by Rilke and ‘Reconciliation’ by Goethe, Translated by Josh Olson

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    June 22, 2025
    Ekphrastic, Music, Poetry, Translation
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    Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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  • The Society of Classical Poets 2025 Haiku Competition

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    June 21, 2025
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    Humor, Love Poems, Pantoum, Poetry, Villanelle
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    Beauty, Poetry
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    ‘Tilted Tales’: Three Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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    ‘Enigma’: A Poem by Steve Cooper

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    June 19, 2025
    Love Poems, Poetry, Shape Poems
    4 Comments

‘Another Species’ and Other Poems by Sally Cook

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June 23, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
4 Comments
. Another Species Each time you felt some shame you could confess The sins you had committed, but instead You whispered a revision, something less In...

‘Six’: A Poem by Patricia Rogers Crozier

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June 23, 2025
Culture, Love Poems, Poetry
7 Comments
. Six Bitter were the crimson seeds, Beautiful they were to me, Sparkling like ruby beads, In his palm of ivory. Dark they were to look upon, Rivers...

‘Archaic Torso of Apollo’ by Rilke and ‘Reconciliation’ by Goethe, Translated by Josh Olson

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June 22, 2025
Ekphrastic, Music, Poetry, Translation
8 Comments
. Archaic Torso of Apollo by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) translated from German by Josh Olson We cannot know that enigmatic head in which his eyes...

‘The Prayer Blanket’: A Poem Based on the Real Experience of Tim Cassar

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June 22, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
12 Comments
. The Prayer Blanket ---as related to me by my friend Tim Cassar, who recently survived a brain cancer operation by Brian Yapko The paramedics came....

The Society of Classical Poets 2025 Haiku Competition

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June 21, 2025
Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests
40 Comments
. WHO Anyone in the world, of any age or background, may participate (SCP Membership not required). Among members of the Society of Classical Poets,...

‘Together’: A Poem by Margaret Coats

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June 21, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
17 Comments
. Together The windows of our dawning day_Let light in through the dew,But outdoors ambling in cool air,_I knew that I’d find you. Close comfort,...

‘I Would Say Yes’ and Other Poetry by Gigi Ryan

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June 20, 2025
Humor, Love Poems, Pantoum, Poetry, Villanelle
14 Comments
. I Would Say Yes ---a villanelle for Larry on our 36th Anniversary We were young and rather stupid then, But still I see that we were meant to be. I...

‘The Comings and Goings of Heaven and Earth’: A Poem by David L. Williams

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June 20, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
8 Comments
. The Comings and Goings of Heaven and Earth Clouds’ movement in the sky, the sight of birds, phenomena that draw an upward glance, may sometimes...
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‘Tilted Tales’: Three Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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June 19, 2025
Culture, Poetry, Triolet, Villanelle
18 Comments
. Clueless ---a villanelle How can I tell what is and isn’t true In daffy days that stupefy the wise? I’m sifting through the chaos for a...
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‘Enigma’: A Poem by Steve Cooper

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June 19, 2025
Love Poems, Poetry, Shape Poems
4 Comments
. . . Steve Cooper is a retired professional career counselor. He lives near Salem, Oregon. He has one traditionally published picture book on...

‘Periwinkle’: A Poem by Jeffrey Essmann

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June 18, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
11 Comments
. Periwinkle Don't know that I was on the spectrum, no, But I was weird. I read too much and played Pretend too much. My mind too often strayed To...

‘A Winter’s Tale’ by Jeff Eardley

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June 18, 2025
Children's, Humor, Poetry
18 Comments
. A Winter's Tale There’re many strange and spooky tales, That come from England’s hills and dales. When Winter tightens up its grip, As feet and...

‘Get Along, Little DOGE-ie’ and Other Social Commentary Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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June 17, 2025
Poetry, Satire
19 Comments
. Get Along, Little DOGE-ie Should come a day my fortunes be increased, It’s guaranteed such bounty will be fleeced. For government, like vacuum...

‘Salmon Skin’ and Other Poetry by Adam Sedia

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June 17, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
19 Comments
. Salmon Skin _Laid temptingly Upon a china dish, _Poached perfectly, A long, pink flank of fish. _Its scents amaze. Fork poised to dig right in, _I...

‘What Is a Man?’: A Poem by Cynthia Erlandson

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June 16, 2025
Culture, Poetry
15 Comments
. What Is a Man? “Ask now, and see, whether a man is ever in labor with child?” ---Jeremiah 30: 6 The prophet’s statement clearly is...

‘Everyday Care’: A Poem by David Ram

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June 16, 2025
Culture, Poetry
14 Comments
. Everyday Care PCA: personal care assistant When the latest PCA discovers wet towels in the washer, a baguette inside its paper sleeve on the...

A Poem for Father’s Day: ‘The Weight of a Father’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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June 15, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
30 Comments
. The Weight of a Father . I. The Smell of Sawdust On bawling-brother, busy-mother days, The saint who slew the dragons in her dream Whisked her...

‘Shakespeare’ and Other Poetry by Lee Evans

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June 15, 2025
Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare
13 Comments
. Shakespeare The Master strolled upon the beach, __And stooped to find Among the shells washed up in heaps, __Mere husks of Mind— Selecting them...

‘Florida Beach Vacation 2025’: A Poem by Evan Mantyk

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June 14, 2025
Culture, Poetry
12 Comments
. Florida Beach Vacation 2025 They buried me in pale white sand. _They took away my phone. The mouse was wrested from my hand _And now I’m all...

‘Term Limits’: A Poem by Warren Bonham

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June 14, 2025
Culture, Poetry
13 Comments
. Term Limits Without term limits, nothing prevents the eruption of bribery, graft, and unbridled corruption. Too few of our founders felt our...

‘When the Child Appears’: A Poem by Victor Hugo, Translated by Bruce Phenix

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June 13, 2025
Beauty, Poetry, Translation
8 Comments
. When the Child Appears by Victor Hugo (1802-1885)translated from French by Bruce Phenix When the child appears, the family’s loud praiseBursts...

‘Boomerang’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick

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June 13, 2025
Culture, Poetry, Satire
24 Comments
. Boomerang He was a very handsome guy, Cute girls would stick to him like glue, And his interest in them was high, But only for a night or...
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‘Ode to Chronic Pain’ and Other Poetry by Dan Davis

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June 12, 2025
Culture, Poetry
9 Comments
. Ode to Chronic Pain I curse your name and spit as you supply these diverse proofs that I am not divine— and yet I should embrace you for the...

‘Reading in Bed’ and Other Poems by Martin Briggs

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June 12, 2025
Culture, Poetry
9 Comments
. Reading in Bed Crowded years from now, and late one wintry night, a certain turn of phrase or trick of poetry will summon me. Pillowed in the warm...

‘Stealthy Slayer’: A Riddle by Asther Kane

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June 11, 2025
Poetry, Riddles
12 Comments
. Stealthy Slayer Stealthy slayer, murderous sneak, A crafty trick, or lifeless freak--- I slip behind your walls unseen Despite the guards whose...

‘Durus Frater, Alma Mater’ and Other Poems by C.B. Anderson

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June 11, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
8 Comments
. Durus Frater, Alma Mater Spring forward to where former arch-rivals Fall back on tall stories of the travels They enjoyed after two years of...

Formal Aspects of Free Verse: A Video by Andrew Benson Brown

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June 10, 2025
Classical Poets Live, Essays, Poetry, Video
24 Comments
. https://youtu.be/vAjMoMKye0c . . Andrew Benson Brown‘s epic-in-progress, Legends of Liberty, chronicles the major events of the American...

‘Alotta Lip About my Hip’ and Other Hip Replacement Poetry by Jeff Kemper

The Society
June 10, 2025
Culture, Humor, Poetry
5 Comments
. Alotta Lip About my Hip Alotta lip about my hip On paper, phone, computer-drive. The new one at my femur’s tip Has generated verbal jive Beyond...

‘Samhain Spree’: A Poem by Patricia Rogers Crozier

The Society
June 9, 2025
Culture, Poetry
12 Comments
. Samhain Spree Come, gather underneath the horns _That rise out of the east! Come, join the host in revelry _To frolic, sing, and feast! The winter...

‘An Update for Dylan Thomas’s Aunt’: A Poem by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
June 9, 2025
Culture, Poetry
28 Comments
. An Update for Dylan Thomas’s Aunt "Fie on you, aunt! I’ll show you how To elevate your middle brow, And how to scale and see the sights From...

‘Time and Place’: A Poem by Margaret Brinton

The Society
June 8, 2025
Beauty, Poetry
11 Comments
. Time and Place He gave me his coat once in Dublin At dusk in a damp, chilly draft. We spoke of those old Irish writers--- Just where had they...

‘Soldier of the Rising Sun’: A Poem by Brian Yapko

The Society
June 8, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
46 Comments
. Soldier of the Rising Sun Date/Location: February 19, 1974---Uninhabited jungle, Lubang Island in the northern Philippines. The matter: Believing...

‘Double Rondel for Pentecost’ by Margaret Coats

The Society
June 7, 2025
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Rondel
41 Comments
. Double Rondel for Pentecost Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! O fire that warms my soul, You burn within to turn my love heart-whole, And burst beyond as...

‘On Twenty Years of YouTube’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
June 6, 2025
Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. On Twenty Years of YouTube Dull dinner party video clips unshared shaped YouTube’s genesis, or so it’s claimed. Yet others say, when Janet...

‘Family Values’: Four Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
June 5, 2025
Humor, Pantoum, Poetry, Triolet
34 Comments
. Auntie Barb ---a pantoum She cuts the cheats and charmers to the quick—Her tongue will skin a scoundrel in a wink.She’ll scupper every...

‘The Legend of Zhong Kui’: A Poem by M.D. Skeen

The Society
June 5, 2025
Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
. The Legend of Zhong Kui Zhong Kui is pronounced like “Jong Quay” One dark and dour winter day His mother sent her son Zhong Kui Along with his...

‘Roads of Potter County’: A Poem by Frank Rable

The Society
June 4, 2025
Culture, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
. Roads of Potter County Finally Spring has come north here---Always my favorite time of year.Potter will tease you in some way---Tomorrow might be a...

On the Art Institute of Chicago’s South Garden and Other Poetry by Adam Sedia

The Society
June 3, 2025
Art, Beauty, Poetry
17 Comments
. In Urbe Hortus ---June afternoon in the South Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago Hard stone and brick, cold glass and steel Shrink behind the...

‘My Fairytale’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson

The Society
June 3, 2025
Love Poems, Poetry
16 Comments
. My Fairytale You could be my Cinderella _I danced with at the ball. You’re the one I’m looking for _Since you first fled the hall. You could...

‘In Her Fair Foundry, Nature Forges Art’ by Claude Gaspar Bachet, Translated by Josh Middeldorf

The Society
June 2, 2025
Beauty, Poetry, Translation
6 Comments
. In Her Fair Foundry, Nature Forges Art by Claude Gaspar Bachet de Meziriac (1581-1638) translated from French by Josh Mitteldorf In her fair...
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  1. Margaret Coats on ‘Together’: A Poem by Margaret CoatsJune 24, 2025

    Thanks, C. M.! Emily often mentions eternity, and the theme of my poem has likenesses to her "Bequest" and "Eternity…

  2. Adam Wasem on ‘Gruesome’: A Poem on the LA Riots of 2025, by Adam WasemJune 24, 2025

    I love it! Gruesome, Indeed; why didn't I think of that title? One day, I'll be lucky enough to have…

  3. Adele Robins on The Society of Classical Poets 2025 Haiku CompetitionJune 24, 2025

    Frozen winter light Sparkling like diamond gems Priceless until spring

  4. Marilyn Ashbaugh on The Society of Classical Poets 2025 Haiku CompetitionJune 24, 2025

    sheets off the clothesline . . . carrying the scented breeze inside for a nap autumn solitude a dark-roasted chicken…

  5. Susan Jarvis Bryant on ‘Another Species’ and Other Poems by Sally CookJune 24, 2025

    Dear Sally, what a treat to read three admirably written and heartfelt sonnets that plumb the depths of human relationships…

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