‘Ballerina’: A Poem by Michael Pietrack The Society March 28, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Performing Arts, Poetry, Readings 40 Comments . . Ballerina The balanced ballerina on her toe was poised with perfect posture—back and chest. The crowd, in silent awe, enjoyed the show, as...
‘Song of the Wailing Women’: A Poem by Margaret Coats The Society March 27, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 15 Comments . Song of the Wailing Women Her spirit has gone forth. Return her to the earth, Released from work and words; In death she is the Lord’s. Did Adam...
‘In My Wilderness’ and Other Poetry by Warren Bonham The Society March 27, 2023 Poetry 7 Comments . In My Wilderness Once, I thought I saw things clearly. Certainty felt quite sincerely. But, my path was very nearly Overgrown by...
‘The Cat Who Barked’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook The Society March 26, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 26 Comments . The Cat Who Barked There is a row of trees that crowd the ground, They’re dark and still. My cat lies in that spot. His tiger stripes were equal...
‘Promise’: A Spring Poem by William Tryon The Society March 26, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment . Promise While winter holds her icy grip __There’s promise in south breezes That make their yearly northward trip--- __Springtime, she comes and...
‘The Glass Delusion of King Charles VI of France’ by Shaun C. Duncan The Society March 25, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . The Glass Delusion of King Charles VI of France ‘His malady grew worse every day until his mind was completely gone. Sometimes he thought he was...
Pastoral Calls—Part 3 of 3: Poetry by Retired Pastor James A. Tweedie The Society March 25, 2023 Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . Pastoral Calls—Part 3 of 3 . Midnight Encounter He was tall, well-built, and handsome and as far as I could tell, If it wasn’t for the crystal...
Don Quixote Text with PDF: Adapted for Students The Society March 24, 2023 Culture, Education, Humor, Poetry 2 Comments . The following is an excerpt of Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, encompassing most of Chapters 1 through 8, including Don Quixote getting his...
‘The Tragedy of the p and the q’: An Alphabet Poem by Paul Martin Freeman The Society March 24, 2023 Children's, Humor, Poetry 17 Comments . The Tragedy of the p and the q . Lovers in eternity The p and q were two eternal lovers Who faced each other in the alphabet. To all else lost,...
‘Reality Check’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society March 23, 2023 Love Poems, Poetry, Satire 12 Comments . Reality Check __The bars we frequent have been raised too high, Not calibrated to the greatest common factor: __The will to let things slide. Who...
‘Dialogue on a First Grade Science Textbook’: A Poem by Evan Mantyk The Society March 23, 2023 Culture, Education, Poetry, Science 10 Comments . Dialogue on a First Grade Science Textbook Many spiritual traditions throughout history have perceived all things, animate and inanimate, as...
A Poem on Online Dating: ‘Avalon’ by Jeff Eardley The Society March 22, 2023 Humor, Love Poems, Poetry 26 Comments . Avalon This little tale concerns a man, Who in an English village ran A thriving little corner shop, Supplying shakes and soda pop. This fellow did...
‘The Dandelion’: A Poem by Leland James The Society March 22, 2023 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments . The Dandelion Suburbia frowns upon her sunlit face: “Out, out thou upstart weed!” Poor Dandelion —like sisters Cinderella, Queen Anne’s...
A Poem for World Poetry Day: ‘To the Reader of Verse’ by Paul Buchheit The Society March 21, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings 18 Comments . To the Reader of Verse Ah, lover, critic, arbiter of verse, divulge your passions, fill a lusting soul with praises. Let the balladeer coerce the...
World Poetry Day Limerick Poetry Challenge The Society March 21, 2023 Culture, Limerick, Poetry, Poetry Contests 37 Comments . In celebration of World Poetry Day, write a limerick on the theme of World Poetry Day, poetry in general, or poets. Post it in the comments...
‘How to Write Contemporary Poetry’ and ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ by Brian Yapko The Society March 21, 2023 Culture, Education, Humor, Pantoum, Poetry, Satire, Shakespeare 33 Comments . How to Write Contemporary Poetry a pantoum in free verse composition keep letters lower case. dump classical tradition then cite the...
‘Learnin’ Letters’ and Other Poetry by Norma Pain The Society March 20, 2023 Education, Humor, Poetry 27 Comments . Learnin’ Letters I wanna learn me letters Ma, I wanna learn ta read. If I can learn me letters Ma, We’ll ‘ave the things we need. An’ when...
‘The Antiques Buyer Meets His Match’: A Poem by Mark Stellinga The Society March 20, 2023 Humor, Poetry 18 Comments . The Antiques Buyer Meets His Match "What's the best you'll do?" I asked; __“It's nice, but needs some work... and parts for these, as you may...
‘Ex-Freedom of Speech’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society March 19, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 35 Comments . Ex-Freedom of Speech In fact, most liberals don't support free speech today, And often see a need for censorship instead. They claim...
A Poem on Bank and Financial Collapses: ‘Ponzi’ by C.B. Anderson The Society March 19, 2023 Culture, Poetry 26 Comments . Ponzi Your promises mean nothing if they lack fidelity. It grieves a man to hear such welcome words, then have them taken back without the least...
‘Old Orphan’: A Poem by Jeffrey Essmann The Society March 19, 2023 Beauty, Ekphrastic, Poetry 12 Comments . Old Orphan They’re over on my dresser, simply framed And looking 1940s fresh and young. There’s something to them holy and unnamed, Some song...
A Poem for Josh Alexander: ‘The War on Children’ by Julian Woodruff The Society March 18, 2023 Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . The War on Children “I quoted some Scripture, I said that there are only two genders. And apparently, because there are transgender students in...
‘The Last Night That We Met’: A Poem by Tiree MacGregor The Society March 18, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 16 Comments . The Last Night That We Met in memoriam CQD, Halifax, February, 2001 We gripped hands awkwardly. I’d grasped your shoulder To say goodbye, and,...
‘The Leprechaun’: A Saint Patrick’s Day Poem by Cheryl Corey The Society March 17, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry 13 Comments . The Leprechaun Come mid-March, the leprechaun Glides up and o’er the rainbow, Playful as a unicorn That’s prancing in a meadow. With greedy...
‘The Lark in the Morning’: A Tune for St Patrick’s Day by Poet Jeff Eardley The Society March 17, 2023 Culture, Music, Poetry 15 Comments . "The Lark in the Morning" is a traditional Irish song performed on classical guitar by poet and professional musician Jeff Eardley: . . Jeff...
‘Freedom Convoy Song’: Lyrics by Lannie David Brockstein The Society March 16, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Song Lyrics 3 Comments . Freedom Convoy Song To bravely speak is to turn on the lights, __To silence darkens all of our debate; Yea, We the People know free speech...
‘St. Jerome’s Cicero Obsession’ by Joshua C. Frank The Society March 16, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . St. Jerome’s Cicero Obsession based on St. Jerome’s letter to his disciple St. Eustochium in Rome, A.D. 384 When I was young and foolish long...
Beatrice Smiles: Canto XXXI of Purgatory by Dante Alighieri, Translated by Stephen Binns The Society March 15, 2023 Beauty, Epic, Poetry, Translation 7 Comments . Beatrice Smiles: Canto XXXI of Purgatory by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) translated by Stephen Binns “You, on the other side of the sacred...
A Poem on Thales of Miletus, by Stephen M. Dickey The Society March 15, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 16 Comments . Θαλῆς 2.0 In days of yore, Thales, the famous sage, Went out on a stargazing walk and fell Straight down an overlooked and vexing well. A...
‘The Sea Cliffs’ and Other Poetry by Martin Rizley The Society March 14, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 13 Comments . The Sea Cliffs Imposing, somber, motionless they stand, Like ranks of rugged soldiers primed for war, They stand where they have always stood...
‘Britomart and Marinell’: A Faerie Queene-Inspired Poem by Jeremiah Johnson The Society March 13, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . Britomart and Marinell In Edmund Spenser's epic poem, The Faerie Queene, Britomart is a female knight who represents the virtue of chastity. ...
‘The Scottish Gourmand’: A Poem by Wael Almahdi The Society March 12, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 23 Comments . The Scottish Gourmand A culture-rich country which lay to the east where we were invited to conference and feast from Cuba to China, and some of...
‘Winter Sunset’: A Poem by Adam Sedia The Society March 11, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 9 Comments . Winter Sunset Gnarled, naked boughs, shadowed skeleton arms Stretch in despair and agony. They frame Like barbed-wire twists the western sky...
Pastoral Calls—Part 2 of 3: Poetry by Retired Pastor James A. Tweedie The Society March 11, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments Pastoral Calls—Part 2 of 3 . Face-to-Face A weeping woman called me on the phone And said, “My daughter’s in the county jail. They will not let...
‘Ondine and Lucien’s Great Adventure’: A Poem by Paul Martin Freeman The Society March 10, 2023 Children's, Humor, Poetry 8 Comments . The Number 17: Ondine and Lucien’s Great Adventure; Or, The Kind that Can Float from The Bus Poems: A Tale of the Devil, currently in...
‘The Very Best Business’ by Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Translated by Joseph S. Salemi The Society March 9, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 12 Comments . The Very Best Business by Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791-1863) translated from Romanesco by Joseph S. Salemi First I was a gardener (a...
‘El Melon’ and Other Poetry by Monika Cooper The Society March 9, 2023 Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . El Melon There is a maze or map on melon skin Even the blind could read and seek to solve. A little girl watches the housewives, deft, Touching the...
‘Poet Tree’: An Excerpt from Legacy: The Saga Begins, by Michael Pietrack The Society March 8, 2023 Beauty, Children's, Poetry 27 Comments . Poet Tree Legacy: The Saga Begins is a 14-chapter narrative poem. In this excerpt, the adolescent hero Abelbee, who has to venture deep into...
A Poem on the French Pension Reform Strike, by Margaret Coats The Society March 7, 2023 Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . Why Strike? With prices high and living standards low, Our times are like what our grandparents knew. They fought world war; we slave for war...
‘Farinelli’: A Poem on the Famous Castrato by Brian Yapko The Society March 7, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 82 Comments . Farinelli A thousand thanks, Martini, for your visit. Bologna is a town of balladeers. You’ll love it! Now I wonder, how long is it Since we both...
