‘Unshaken Faith’ and Other Poetry by Joshua Philipp The Society July 20, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry 1 Comment Unshaken Faith Alliterative verse dedicated to Falun Gong practitioners who have faced persecution in China since July 20, 1999 The ground was broken, crusty, cracked for miles and miles, and ever...
‘On a Bodegón of Zurbarán’ and Other Poetry by Joseph Charles MacKenzie (with Audio) The Society July 19, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry 11 Comments LVII. On a Bodegón of Zurbarán From carbon darkness, splendor! Light comes forth. A painter knew the warm fidelity Of lemons pointing east and west and north, And praised the Thornless Rose’s...
‘To the Orient. An Elegy’ by T. Bothwell The Society July 18, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment At last, the sunset’s knell forebodes the ceasing day— The merchants in their silken garments trudge their way Along, with Turkish camels and Koranic tunes. Diurnal light retreats from...
‘And What Of Art’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook The Society July 16, 2017 Art, Beauty, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 4 Comments And What Of Art? It used to be that there was a division Between the arts, and each had segments, too. A poem was just a poem, required revision, A painter mixed his colors – blue was...
Translation of Dante’s Inferno, Canto I and Poetry by J. Simon Harris The Society July 14, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 3 Comments Dante’s Inferno, Canto I (Poem by Dante Alighieri / translation by J. Simon Harris in terza rima) In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself again in a dark forest, for I had lost the...
Poems on the Death of Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate The Society July 13, 2017 Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry 1 Comment To Liu Xiaobo by Morgan Downs Xiaobo—you are from hence forever gone. Meanwhile, your executioners remain. Even now, they overcast where you have lain And scrape as best they can your measure on An...
‘Manchester Remembers’ by Damian Robin The Society July 12, 2017 News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism 6 Comments On the Special Meeting of the Manchester City Council (Wed. 12th of July, 2017) to reflect on the terrible events that took place at the Manchester Arena on the 22nd of May Amendments and agendas...
Classical Book Review: John Keats: Poetry of Quiet Longing and Natural Beauty (Folio) Joshua Philipp July 12, 2017 Essays, Poetry, Reviews 1 Comment By Joshua Philipp The poetry of John Keats is known for its light and dreamy nature. Even in his time, in the early 1800s, he was considered old-fashioned, both in his topics and in his style of writing. He...
‘Golden Gate’ by Daniel Rattelle The Society July 11, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 2 Comments A wind blew through the almond trees. The blossoms shook, the petals floated down Past where I sat on the cliffs above the sea. The waves reminded me a bit of the mounds Of snow I’d left...
‘Why Live This Long?’ by Michael Maibach The Society July 10, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments Why Live This Long? The thought presents - Why live this long? What more to do, Once sung my song? The arch of life Made sense to me. With work in hand - While serving Thee. Great tasks...
