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Search Results for: "edward hoke"

Sonnet ‘1/12/2019’ by Edward Hoke

The Society
March 13, 2019
Love Poems, Poetry
6 Comments
O how I long to hold thee in my arms, And taste again of nature’s sweet reprieve, To cast off masks, false affectations, charms; To savor all I...

Sonnet ‘07.03.18’ by Edward Hoke

The Society
August 14, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
58 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...

A Sonnet by Edward Hoke

The Society
June 24, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
14 Comments
03.27.18 A smattering of rain above a hall That holds her earthy fragments, broken, spent, A woman who, in life, out-did them all, And e’en in...

Two Sonnets by Edward Hoke

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March 10, 2018
Beauty, Poetry, The Environment
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12/03/17 Of all ye gods, that crown Olympus high, Who yet remains that man’s not brought to heel? When aircraft daily pierce great Zeus’s...

‘Untitled’ by Edward Hoke

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November 26, 2017
Poetry
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I could but of thy outward parts compose A symphony of sensuality, Thy subtler habits then to serve as notes, Thy carvéd edges dictating the...

‘King George III Declares War’ from Vol. 2 of Andrew Benson Brown’s Mock Epic Poem

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May 19, 2024
Epic, Humor, Poetry
17 Comments
. King George III Declares War from Legends of Liberty, Volume 2 Note: The British have won a pyrrhic victory at Bunker Hill. King George, who has...

‘Miles Fidelis (The Faithful Soldier)’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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December 18, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
34 Comments
. Miles Fidelis (The Faithful Soldier)  for Joseph Salemi, whose essay introduced me to the soldier of this poem. The city shakes! Vesuvius spouts...

The Society of Classical Poets Releases Journal VIII

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June 12, 2020
From the Society, Poetry
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  The Society of Classical Poets website receives millions of views every year. Visitors read engaging, beautiful, topical verse that...
  1. Bill Liimatainen on ‘The Juggler’ and Other Poetry by Brian YapkoJuly 11, 2025

    Brian, The Juggler drew me in to The Society for Classical Poets. I loved the sharp satire and those you…

  2. Joseph S. Salemi on ‘Simply Chilling’: A Tetraptych of Poems by Susan Jarvis BryantJuly 11, 2025

    There are pillocks everywhere, not just the U.K.

  3. Davis Saunders on ‘For Liza Am I Westward Bound’: A Lyrical Folk Ballad by Davis SaundersJuly 11, 2025

    Thank you so much! I first found Liza Jane through a modern folk song, little did I know how much…

  4. Russel Winick on ‘Family Affair’ and Other Poems by Russel WinickJuly 11, 2025

    Nah - still my fault!

  5. Carl Brennan on The Society of Classical Poets 2025 Haiku CompetitionJuly 11, 2025

    Spring light composing sonnets on blond fur, my cat beheads a March hare My cat dines neatly on dragonfly al…

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