‘Michael’: A Poem by Martin Briggs The Society September 15, 2025 Art, Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . Michael Michael, heaven’s handsomest, most decorated strategist and highest-ranking officer, having vanquished Lucifer was faced with long-term...
‘In the Name of Whose God’ and Other Poetry by Paulette Calasibetta The Society September 15, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 17 Comments . In the Name of Whose God “If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were...
Three Flower Poems by Brian Yapko The Society September 14, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 13 Comments . La Vie en Rose I came across that daft old ditty “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”And wondered why its lyrics didn’t rhyme “tulips” with...
‘The Vile Monkey and the Patient Buffalo’: A Folktale in Poetry by Terry Norton The Society September 14, 2025 Children's, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment . The Vile Monkey and the Patient Buffalo ---adapted from a Jataka tale of India A powerful old buffalo Once ranged the Indian countryside. Over the...
‘Predawn High Sierra Hike’: A Poem by James A. Tweedie The Society September 13, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . Predawn High Sierra Hike The new-moon, star-lit darkness does not hide The beauty that surrounds me on the trail, As silhouettes of trees and...
‘A Ballad of Fortune’: A Poem by Margaret Brinton The Society September 13, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 8 Comments . A Ballad of Fortune "Be brave now, my darlin', We're migrating West! Let's pack up our wagon And then take a rest. Tomorrow we're starting--- At...
‘An American Explains (to a Curious Brit)’: A Poem by Scharlie Meeuws The Society September 12, 2025 Poetry, Satire 6 Comments . An American Explains (to a Curious Brit) On politics here---well, it twists and it bends, Confusing beginnings with stranger dead-ends. I’m...
A Poem in Memory of Charlie Kirk, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society September 11, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 19 Comments . To Truth ---in memory of Charlie Kirk (1993 – 2025) You fly above the flap and fray,Beyond the stir of earthy air.On dauntless tongue, you find...
‘Blood, Sea’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society September 11, 2025 Culture, Poetry 16 Comments . Blood, Sea ---after Italo Calvino Beyond the blight of urban sprawl, About six hundred yards from shore, A pod of fishing vessels trawl The coastal...
A Video Reading of the Poem ‘The Loons of Colby Lake’ by Michael Pietrack The Society September 11, 2025 Poetry, Readings, Video 3 Comments . The poem "The Loons of Colby Lake" by Michael Pietrack read by the poet himself at the Society of Classical Poets online Poetry Symposium on June...
‘On Charlie Kirk and His Assassins’: A Poem by Brian Yapko The Society September 10, 2025 Culture, Poetry 39 Comments . On Charlie Kirk and His Assassins Make people think. Engage them in debate. Allow them to articulate with reason The things they think. Defuse...
‘Four Slogans of Qi Hong’: A Poem by Bruce Dale Wise The Society September 10, 2025 Human Rights in China, Poetry 7 Comments . Four Slogans of Qi Hong In Chongqing, China, August 29th, on high-rise walls, a bold display of anticommunist ideas sprawled. With two sets of...
‘A Victorian Dad Advises on Parenthood’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman The Society September 10, 2025 Poetry, Satire 6 Comments . A Victorian Dad Advises on Parenthood When children eat their daily gruel, _They must not be heard. Seen, they may be. As for talk, _Not a dickie...
‘Pamela’s Garden’: A Poem by Pat Tyrer The Society September 9, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 5 Comments . Pamela’s Garden You’ll find her in the garden every day,Her comfort and her confidence so bright.Among the dahlias purple stemmed bouquetHer...
‘Another North’: A Poem by Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano The Society September 9, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments . Another North The Megalopolis just north of here Rumbles and heaves and slumbers not at all, Though I at evening am not so near To be afflicted by...
‘Why She Broke Up with Him’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society September 8, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . Why She Broke Up with Him Not long before their college graduation, His bright and beautiful four-year girlfriend, With no more than a sudden...
A Poem for Third Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s Death, by Cynthia Erlandson The Society September 8, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 32 Comments . Thy Servant Elizabeth _“Well-done, unswerving servant,” _All the church bells rang _On all the roads of England, _While all the angels...
‘To the Venezuelan Drug Runners Sleeping in the Sea’: A Poem by Joseph S. Salemi The Society September 7, 2025 Poetry, Satire 39 Comments . To the Venezuelan Drug Runners Sleeping in the Sea To Tren de Aragua—congratulations on your new life as Caribbean flotsam. Hello there,...
‘Hope’: A Petrarchan Sonnet by Jeffrey Essmann The Society September 7, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 14 Comments . Hope By no means has my hope turned to despair. I’ve not the wakeful nights, the woeful gaze Up at the ceiling as I chew the day’s Disasters...
‘Black Holes’ and Other Poetry by Beth Houston The Society September 6, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Science 8 Comments . Black Holes Some say the universe is full of holes That suck in all that is. At warp-speed, gone. One wonders where was space-time goes. Like...
‘Last Minute Change’ and Other Short Poems by Frank Rable The Society September 5, 2025 Humor, Poetry 24 Comments . Last Minute Change Fowl, tragic days, Hen-house ablaze; Chickens took flight. Tofu tonight? . . A Man Eating Chicken A comma, a pause, Defines...
‘Prefab Tabernacle’: A Poem by Shaun C. Duncan The Society September 4, 2025 Culture, Poetry 21 Comments . Prefab Tabernacle They placed their prefab tabernacle there Between the supermarket and the gym And come each Sunday, clad in activewear, From...
‘Poetic Justice’: A Poem on Russia-gate by Warren Bonham The Society September 4, 2025 Poetry, Satire 10 Comments . Poetic Justice Poetic justice: a literary device whereby virtue is ultimately rewarded and misdeeds punished, but only after an ironic twist of...
‘Ned’s Bad Day’: A Poem by Cheryl Corey The Society September 3, 2025 Culture, Poetry 15 Comments . Ned's Bad Day The gear that he intended was reverse,But to his detriment, he put the carIn drive. At least he didn't get too far;And all in all, it...
A Video Poetry Reading of ‘Libra’ by Patricia Rogers Crozier The Society September 3, 2025 Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video 5 Comments . The poem "Libra" by Patricia Rogers Crozier read by the poet herself at the Society of Classical Poets online Poetry Symposium on June 28,...
‘Meddling’: A Poem by Mary Jane Myers The Society September 2, 2025 Culture, Poetry 5 Comments . Meddling A pair of cardinals build a Maytime nest outside my home, deep in a boxwood tree. My window bids me peek, watch them progress: their...
‘Sunflower Field’: A Poem by Adam Sedia The Society September 2, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 19 Comments . Sunflower Field _A boundless, isle-less sea of green Bestrewn with yellow starbursts gently swaying--- The heavens mirrored, dazzlingly...
Two Views of Sleep: Poetry by Martin Briggs The Society September 1, 2025 Culture, Poetry 13 Comments . Hypnos Wraiths of twilight-conjured mist: At last, a prospect of release. Come child, keep our nightly tryst. To you, the wakeful weariest, _I...
The 2025 Society of Classical Poets International Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2025 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests . First Prize: $2,000. Publication on the Society's website and Journal. . Submission Fee: $20 (The fee comes with a free subscription to our monthly...
The 2025 SCP International High School Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2025 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests . First Prize: $200. Publication in the Society's website and The Society of Classical Poets Journal. . Submission Fee: $5 (The fee comes with a free...
‘Surviving the Cultural Revolution’: A Poem by Brian Yapko The Society August 31, 2025 Blank Verse, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry 17 Comments . Surviving the Cultural Revolution Why should this tourist want to take my picture? I’m just a woman who is very old--- He photographs me as I...
‘At Brown University, 14 August 2025’: A Poem by C. Walker The Society August 31, 2025 Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . At Brown University, 14 August 2025 It is a fitting name, at least, For every building that I see Is carved from this old color, like Some wise and...
‘Spacewalk’: A Poem by Carey Jobe The Society August 30, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 17 Comments . Spacewalk Around earth’s blue-white marble sphere the black is ancient, soundless, near; starry webs burn in dawnlike glare. A rhythm, the...
‘Band of Brothers’ and Other Narrative Sonnets by James A. Tweedie The Society August 30, 2025 Culture, Poetry 13 Comments . Band of Brothers A picture of two soldiers in their prime. A scribbled note in cursive on the back. “My Dearest Son, if ever comes a time When I...
‘Coming Attractions (1994)’: A Poem by David Greenwood The Society August 29, 2025 Culture, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry 2 Comments . Coming Attractions (1994) Black is white, white is black, two and two is three. Put your common sense away, all you need is me. I’m the soothing...
‘Listen Britannia!’: A Poem by Jordan Smith The Society August 29, 2025 Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Listen Britannia! Listen Britannia! All ye who would never be slaves. Hear the word of the Lord, He who rescues and saves, _For they who won't hark...
The Best Haiku of 2025: Winners of the 2025 SCP Haiku Competition The Society August 28, 2025 Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 15 Comments . The Best Haiku of 2025 The Winner and Runners-Up of the Society of Classical Poets 2025 Haiku Competition Judged by J. Thomas Rimer and Margaret...
‘A Reason for Hope’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society August 28, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 14 Comments . A Reason for Hope __The sky so bright, __The morning mist, __The inbound flight Back to the items on our list __Are all a part __Of one big...
Two More Lyrics of Philodemus of Gadara, Translated by Joseph S. Salemi The Society August 27, 2025 Love Poems, Poetry, Translation 20 Comments . Lyrics by Philodemus of Gadara (circa 1st century BC) translated from Greek by Joseph S. Salemi . V.13 Charito is past sixty, and yet still Her...
‘A Rant’: A Poem by Reid McGrath The Society August 27, 2025 Culture, Poetry 5 Comments . A Rant . I. Pay for a surrogate to birth you a kid. Feed it on formula falsely construed. Drop it in daycare for hours on end; shunt it to...
