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Monthly Archives March 29, 2015

‘One Summer Day’ and Other Poetry by Martin Elster

The Society
March 29, 2015
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
1 Comment
  One Summer Day An allusion to Beethoven While walking through the woods one summer day, he glanced along a river, clear and bright, saw bubbling notes like dappled fish at play, and dashed them...

Chinese Cameos by Damian Robin

The Society
March 27, 2015
Poetry
1 Comment
Chinese Cameo 13 Exacting Nazis whittled down The Jew – full name, gender, skill type, stamp, tattoo; segued ringlets, noses, black felt hats, with wriggling germs and cancer cells and rats; and...

2015 Poetry Journal Released

The Society
March 25, 2015
From the Society, Poetry
1 Comment
We are proud to announce the publication of The Society of Classical Poets’ 2015 Poetry Journal! The best poetry of the last year has culminated in this publication.  Poets include competition winners...

‘The River Wye’ and Other Poetry by Mike Ruskovich

The Society
March 22, 2015
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives
21 Comments
  The River Wye Your stroll beside the stream has stayed with me, Has left me in my loneliness with strength Enough to face the world, to somehow see Within its depth and width and wandering...

‘Goodbye, Sweet Fetal Child’ by Theresa Rodriguez

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March 18, 2015
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives
12 Comments
Goodbye, sweet fetal child— for you shall die, Because a mother’s love is also dead: The hallowed place of nurture where you lie Shall soon become the ground where blood is shed. The battle to reject...

‘Hunger’ and Other Poetry by Cheryl Devaney

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March 15, 2015
Poetry
1 Comment
  Hunger "Power grows out of the barrel of a gun" -Mao Zedong Power grows out of the plight of the poor Peasants broken-backed, burdened by hunger The blood stained earth screams of endless...

‘Thoughts after Samuel Palmer’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

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March 11, 2015
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
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Thoughts after Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) By Bud "Weasel" Rice Everywhere curious, articulate, perfect and inimitable ... nature does ... leave a space for the soul to climb above her steepest...

‘Fog in the Valley’ and Other Poetry by Cathy Bryant

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March 8, 2015
Beauty, Poetry
  Fog in the Valley The fog flows down like a flock of pale gulls and the valley of my home disappears. In seconds, stuff engulfs us. Each sense dulls; cold soggy cotton fills our eyes and...

‘Winter Storm Watch’ and Other Poetry by Catherine Wald

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March 5, 2015
Beauty, Humor, Pantoum, Poetry
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  Winter Storm Watch The sky is still; no flakes appear and yet we know that they will come. Held hostage by our doubts and fears we beat out warnings on our drums. We know, for sure, the flakes...

‘The Course of Empire’ Observations by Reid McGrath

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March 1, 2015
Art, Beauty, Culture, Poetry
2 Comments
Observations both Literal and Inferred on The Course of Empire, 1833-36, by Thomas Cole   The Savage State THE foreground is dark, sublime, and savage. Storm-clouds roll up towards the right. The...
  1. Margaret Coats on ‘Wedding Night’ by Christine de Pisan, Translated by Margaret CoatsMay 29, 2025

    Yes indeed, Adam, that worldview and mindset are worth remarking because, though admirable in themselves, they are mostly strange to…

  2. Margaret Coats on ‘How I Spent My Spring Vacation’: Poetry and Photography by James A. TweedieMay 28, 2025

    Glad to hear from you, Peter. Well remember your mountaineering and travel poems. Best wishes always.

  3. Margaret Coats on ‘On a Raging Storm’ and Other Poetry by Jeff KemperMay 28, 2025

    "Cuneiform" applies well to the "writing" of a raging storm. I'm sure Adrianna will remember the first visit to the…

  4. James A. Tweedie on ‘How I Spent My Spring Vacation’: Poetry and Photography by James A. TweedieMay 28, 2025

    Peter Hartley has asked me to post this comment on his behalf: The photographs of your trip around the earth…

  5. C.B. Anderson on ‘A Taste of Northern New England’ and Other Poems by C.B. AndersonMay 28, 2025

    If snakes tasted as good as lobster, I would welcome more into our country. But ....

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