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Monthly Archives July 31, 2017

‘A Lifetime’ and Other Poetry by Ann Christine Tabaka

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July 31, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
8 Comments
A Lifetime Day drifts into evening Evening into night All around me darkness With only stars for light Dawn awakes the morning The morning burst into day The cycle never ceasing Black to white to...

‘Again’ by Jane Blanchard

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July 30, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
7 Comments
Upon the release of the Society’s How to Write Classical Poetry   When feeling some compulsion to compose, One wonders which of many forms to choose, Then tends to favor what one really...

“Though You Behold Me Silent in This Room…” By Joseph Charles MacKenzie

The Society
July 29, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives
81 Comments
For Elizabeth On the Poet’s Eleventh Wedding Anniversary   Though you behold me silent in this room, Know that I walk in fields of fresh-cut hay; Though I be still, my thoughts like roses...

‘The Devil’s New Mission’ and Other Poetry by Troy Camplin

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July 28, 2017
Culture, Humor, Poetry
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  The Devil's New Mission The Devil went to every single school Across America to find a Faust— But no one wanted knowledge. Each dim fool Stared at a phone—the Devil could not roust A one to...

Essay: Leo Yankevich: un Coup d’œil (A Glance)

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July 27, 2017
Deconstructing Communism, Essays, Reviews
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This essay was written in 2007 and has remained unpublished until now. by Ludiew E. Sarceb Few of the contemporary poets with whom I am familiar have any profound sense of history (and, therefore, of our...

A Translation of Catullus’s ‘Ad Sirmium Insulam’ by Douglas Thornton

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July 25, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation
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The important events in the life of Gaius Valerius Catullus (84-54 B.C.) are recounted through the poems he has left. The particular poem below was written on his return from Asia Minor, where he had attempted...

‘Inside the Dragon’s Teeth, Maui, Hawaii’ and Other Poetry by Ron L. Hodges

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July 24, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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Inside the Dragon’s Teeth Maui, Hawaii From inside, you get a new perspective ___Of the tourist spot known as Dragon’s Teeth. The people who write about such things give ___This place, which lies on...

‘After the Peloponnesian Wars: a Microcosm’ and Other Poetry by James B. Nicola

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July 23, 2017
Poetry, Villanelle
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After the Peloponnesian Wars: a Microcosm A Villanelle At last I grasp what I could never get: As long as man has heart, hope can exist. Doom’s not your only master, then. And yet for years I...

Essay: ‘Poetry and the Muses Part 3’ by James Sale

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July 22, 2017
Beauty, Essays, Poetry
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It has long been observed that whilst the ego is useful in making daily and ordinary decisions in our life, it is less effective when it comes to more important issues; it is by nature competitive, and it...

‘When All the World Seems New’ by Father Richard Libby

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July 21, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
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  When, late in May, Memorial Day ____Inaugurates the season Of summer sun and summer fun ____(Much welcomed, with good reason), Then nature’s crowned with sight and sound: ____The sky is bright...

‘Unshaken Faith’ and Other Poetry by Joshua Philipp

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July 20, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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Unshaken Faith Forward 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...

‘On a Bodegón of Zurbarán’ and Other Poetry by Joseph Charles MacKenzie (with Audio)

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July 19, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry, Readings
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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

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July 18, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
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  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

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July 16, 2017
Art, Beauty, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
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  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

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July 14, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Dante, Epic, Poetry, Terza Rima, Translation
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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 pathway...

Poems on the Death of Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

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July 13, 2017
Human Rights in China, Poetry
2 Comments
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

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July 12, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
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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
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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

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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

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July 10, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 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...

‘Potpourri’ and Other Poetry by Joseph S. Salemi

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July 8, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
15 Comments
  Potpourri Take leaves at first, curled crisp by autumn’s cold— Crush them to crumbly powder in a tray To make a simple palette of decay In varied tints of brown and red and gold. Next flower...

‘Epistle to a Celt’ and Other Poetry by Morgan Downs

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July 7, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
7 Comments
Epistle to a Celt Where, o Celt, mayst thou be found Upon what all was once thy ground? Art thou of thy majestic race The last to bear a mortal face? Thy speech and runes thou scornst to learn, Which...

‘What’s a Filibuster?’ by David Margolis

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July 6, 2017
Culture, Education, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
  It could be a horse thief, or maybe a rustler, A card shark, a pimp, or a sleazy-eyed hustler. A finish on wood that can add to its luster Or moisture on metal that causes some ruster. A Crème...

‘Why Take the Suite of Forest Dreams’ (in Triolets) by Angela Porter

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July 5, 2017
Beauty, Poetry, The Environment, Triolet
3 Comments
This poem is written in response to proposals to sell ancient public forests to private developers in England. https://saveourwoods.co.uk/   Oh, site where forest now is laid – Why take the suite...

The 4th Day of July, 2017

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July 4, 2017
Culture, Poetry
17 Comments
Post your patriotic July  4th poetry in the comments section below. by Usa W. Celebride "The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American." —Thomas Jefferson The 4th Day of July, America,...

‘Daughters of Eve’ by E.V. Wyler

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July 3, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
1 Comment
  "Our Creator contritely comprehends that the ancient story of Genesis once retold through a patriarchal lens, has become women's patient nemesis ... Despite Eve's fleeting transgressing, our...

‘It’s Best to Be a Giver’ and Other Poetry by Connie Phillips

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July 2, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
4 Comments
It's Best to Be a Giver It’s best to be a giver, not a taker, Or else how could you ever face your Maker? When time is due and Judgment Day is here, You look in your Lord’s eyes, and have no fear, You...

Rhyming Riddle Contest

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July 1, 2017
Poetry Contests, Riddles
142 Comments
RULES: A riddle for your thoughts? Write a rhyming riddle, any length and paste it in the comments section below with your name and area of residence. Do not include the answer. Let people guess and then...




  1. Joseph S. Salemi on A Poem on Gaslighting and Other Poetry by Brian YapkoMay 30, 2023

    The technique of gaslighting has become so common today that it is now standard procedure when left-liberals argue with anyone.…

  2. Mark Stellinga on A Poem on Gaslighting and Other Poetry by Brian YapkoMay 30, 2023

    Brian, even without knowing who some of the characters are, the point you brilliantly make in "Gaslighted" is both nostalgic…

  3. KH on ‘Translation of Marcabru’s L’autrier Just’una Sebissa’ by Joseph S. SalemiMay 30, 2023

    Thanks Joseph for your kind reply. In that case, how should I contact Evan Mantyk about this?

  4. Joseph S. Salemi on ‘Translation of Marcabru’s L’autrier Just’una Sebissa’ by Joseph S. SalemiMay 30, 2023

    I'm sorry, but I don't know. Mr. Mantyk chooses all illustrations for the SCP, so perhaps he could tell you.…

  5. Susan Jarvis Bryant on A Poem on Gaslighting and Other Poetry by Brian YapkoMay 30, 2023

    Brian, these two magnificent poems are a linguistic tonic for the weary soul worn down by today’s relentless barrage of…

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