‘Ode to Cole’s “The Titan’s Goblet”’ and Other Poetry by William Krusch The Society August 16, 2018 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment Ode to Cole’s “The Titan’s Goblet” O Grand Enigma! Tower of Life! Thy lofty scene ___Is but the glimpse of that eternal mystery, For in thy cup amidst the twilight’s gloaming...
‘Past the Silence of Barbed Walls’ by Daniel Magdalen The Society August 15, 2018 Beauty, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry 5 Comments This poem is dedicated in memoriam to Ms. Wang Lixuan. Because she was raising awareness about the repression of peaceful Falun Dafa practitioners in communist China, she was unlawfully arrested and detained,...
Sonnet ‘07.03.18’ by Edward Hoke The Society August 14, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 25 Comments The constancy of change is to be wished; To find a partner and to settle down, To build a life, where new routines exist, To memorize her breathing, in and out. These all seem like regression to the...
Ten Best Riddles of 2018: Contest Winners Announced The Society August 13, 2018 Humor, News of Note, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Riddles 6 Comments Thank you to everyone who participated and made this a great year for rhyming riddles! —Evan Mantyk, Judge First Place ($100): Monty Med, France I’ve never been exactly sure How long I’ve been on...
‘Pentadactyl’ and Other Poetry by Joe Spring The Society August 12, 2018 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 3 Comments Pentadactyl 5-foot dactylic poem with a truncated fifth foot on the odd-numbered lines. With apologies to Pterodactyls. Dactyls are terrible lizards that fly at the mind pounding their emphasis...
‘The Ballad of the Poor Troubadour’ and Other Poetry by Chris Tessitore The Society August 11, 2018 Beauty, Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry 7 Comments The Ballad of the Poor Troubadour I’m past my prime __and I’m out of time— I never made a dime from a rhyme. There ain’t much worse __than an empty purse— I suffered from the curse of the...
The Rise of Conservative Art and Poetry The Society August 10, 2018 Art, Culture, Essays, News of Note, Poetry 12 Comments An earlier version of this piece was published in The Epoch Times By Evan Mantyk When Jon McNaughton released his new painting, “Crossing the Swamp,” on July 31, he probably wasn’t expecting to get...
‘Journey to a Smile’ by David Watt The Society August 9, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 8 Comments ‘Leonardo the Great’ was a painter sublime, Never rushing to brush while to-do-lists claimed time; As commissions part-done, lay about, gathered dust, His attention distracted (to patrons'...
‘They Come For One, They Come For All’ by Bruce Dale Wise The Society August 7, 2018 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, News of Note, Poetry 30 Comments On the recent and coordinated banning of Alex Jones' media outlet Infowars.com by Google, YouTube, Facebook, and Apple by Seer Ablicadew They come for one, they come for all, we see it on our phones. The...
‘Art’ by Phillip Whidden The Society August 7, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 10 Comments Why photograph a fact when you can catch A nightmare, be a Jackson Pollock or A Dalí at his Druid weirdest? Snatch A depth of fanged subconscious and then pour Some paint of guts across your...
