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Monthly Archives September 30, 2017

‘The Teacher to His Students’ and Other Poetry by Evan Mantyk

The Society
September 30, 2017
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
17 Comments
The Teacher to His Students The ghost… the ghost of Hamlet’s father, came To walk the castle walls one moonless night. This father, once the king, had come to blame His brother, for his grave,...

‘Morning Ecstasy’ by Sandeep Kumar Mishra

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September 29, 2017
Poetry
2 Comments
Reluctant night is slowly retreating The earth in gray, dim shades still hovering, Dawn strides out leisurely to wake each farm Her sleepy liquid light now makes sand warm, This morning nymph arises from...

‘The Luna Moth, the Poet, and Philosopher’ by Phillip Whidden

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September 28, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
3 Comments
“Carlotta Capuccino , ‘Plato’s Ion and the Ethics of Praise,’ takes the . . . view that poetry deploys ‘groundless praise’ and ‘promotes a dogmatic and passive style of life and thought,’ and...

‘Life Science’ by N. Ram

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September 27, 2017
Culture, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
  Scientists of the world were meeting Stars among them they were feting Challenges new they were seeking Of wine and wisdom, they were reeking "We have caught the long tail of pi We did count...

‘The Incarnation Sonnets’ by Joseph Charles MacKenzie

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September 26, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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  Incarnation I: Ego Mater Pulchrae Dilectionis I blossom forth delights on fruitful vine; My grapes are opulent and fair, Productive of a deep, supernal wine Of highest knowledge, hope, and...

Book Review: Groans From Old Bones by William F.E. Morley (1920 – )

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September 25, 2017
Essays, Poetry, Reviews
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Click here to download the entire book as a pdf file. By Leonard Dabydeen In the fraternity of poetic minds we can luxuriate joyously on the richness of old age, or on becoming old but fresh as sunshine...

‘Poetry on Organ Harvesting from Falun Gong Practitioners’ by Damian Robin

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September 24, 2017
Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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Read about forced organ harvesting in China here. Photograph This man is lost, dead, His organs taken. Dark; hard to look at: His drained flesh sunken, With hard, dark, stitch scars ... Gone, save...

‘Not Every Morning’ and Other Poetry by Anne Janai

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September 23, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
2 Comments
  Not Every Morning Not every morning is as this one, calm excitement for a future brought by change, so many years’ hard work to wrought from strange traditions of my past into this balm. The...

‘Re-visiting Dante’ and Other Poetry by James Sale

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September 22, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Dante, Poetry
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  Re-visiting Dante “For Dante it was a strict rule not to rhyme the word ‘Christ’ with any other word except itself” – Clive James Inferno Down we went like no other care were there; No...

Translation of a Sonnet by Joachim du Bellay

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September 21, 2017
Beauty, Poetry, Translation
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  Sonnet by Joachim du Bellay (1522-1560) / Translation by Morgan Downs   If all our life is no more than a day In the Eternal; if the years which turn Chase off our days without hope of...

Wedding Vow in Poetry: ‘Walk With Me’ by Amy Foreman 

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September 20, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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Walk with me, though both of us May wonder where we go. Talk with me, explore, discuss The things we may not know. Sit with me, through anxious hours Of waiting and of pain. Stay with me, to share...

‘Beneath Brambles’ and Other Poetry by Karen Shepherd

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September 19, 2017
Beauty, Poetry, Villanelle
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Beneath Brambles A villanelle Beneath the tangled brambles, look around. Vines creeping, smothering, create the dark. A trillium insists her bloom be found. Canes strangle, branches slip to ghastly...

‘Requiem for September’ and Other Poetry by Ann Christine Tabaka

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September 18, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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Requiem for September (or/ November Is Upon Us) Withering leaves Dying grasses Autumn is here Time Passes Gray skies Chilly days Brisk nights Life’s fabric frays Weary bodies Wracked with...

Interview with Samuel Gilliland: ‘The Finest Lyric Poet in Scotland’

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September 17, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Essays, Interviews, Poetry
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By Joseph Charles MacKenzie, for the Society of Classical Poets Born in 1939 Samuel Gilliland attended the ancient Dreghorn School in an old mining village on the right bank of the river Irvine, said...

‘Cagney’s Last Curtain Call’ by Sam Gilliland

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September 16, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation
15 Comments
  Cagney's Last Curtain Call Words shape my lips, words that I shall borrow, Pre-dawn, the sun, yet to fully arise, Caresses land edged by a bustling sea; Joy’s tears form, for I may weep...

‘Translation of Marcabru’s L’autrier Just’una Sebissa’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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September 15, 2017
Culture, Poetry, Translation
11 Comments
Translation (1) By a hedge, the day before, I met a half-breed shepherdess Full of cheer and sense no less— A peasant woman’s child. She wore A cloak of fur. One could adore Her simple skirt...

‘Grading Gumnuts’ by David Watt

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September 14, 2017
Children's, Humor, Poetry
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  One afternoon, ‘neath forest tall, where Sunlight dons disguise, I saw a sight few people see (unless they’re telling lies); For under Swamp Mahogany there stood attired in green, An amusing...

‘Youths For Prophets, Without Sin’ by David Hollywood

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September 13, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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Youths for Prophets, Without Sin As youths for prophets steer a course, Towards our futures of remorse, We forge a dauntless faith believed, Inspired by deeds not yet bereaved, And age which slows, and...

‘American Incipits’ by Reid McGrath

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September 12, 2017
Culture, Poetry
5 Comments
AMERICAN INCIPITS Ishmael “You shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction. He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand against...

‘A Lament for 9/11’ by Zachary Dilks

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September 11, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
2 Comments
  'Twas so much more on that morn before fall that we all came to mourn as it fell As the shadows that touched had borne, by its clutch, a scorn we remembered so well From the sky rained a fiery...

‘To Terror’s Followers’ by Daniel Magdalen

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September 10, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
2 Comments
Cloaked in rumors of religion, looming bloodthirst Brings upon world’s drowning morals bouts of horror, As the force of chaos calls you... Depths that holler For damnation fan your frenzied rampant...

Hurricane Irma: ‘Trouble in Paradise’ by Lucy Cortese

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September 8, 2017
Culture, Poetry
2 Comments
  We folks in Florida are quick to extol her amenity: The beach, the surf, the lifestyle announce unique identity. But, sometimes Mother Nature interrupts our serenity: The pointed target of Irma's...

‘The New Explorers’ and Other Poetry by Daniel W. Galef

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September 8, 2017
Culture, Humor, Poetry
2 Comments
The New Explorers See this figure? That’s the Spirit Sent up way back when to scout. She rolls around And samples rocks To see if any life’s about. We sent her up here Ages back To serve in the...

‘Super Bowl Podcast’ by John W. Steele

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September 7, 2017
Culture, Humor, Poetry
2 Comments
The best way to understand America is through the lens of football esoterica. If you have no clue where you belong, why not join the friendly football throng? Get to know the winners and the losers, then...
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‘Hero for Hire’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore

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September 6, 2017
Culture, Humor, Poetry
3 Comments
Hero for Hire About myself I feel so good I grabbed my club, I donned my hood I found a hater to beat Then on the other side of town I knocked another statue down it crumbled at my feet I am a hero...

‘Urban Butterfly’ and Other Poetry and Music by Adam Sedia

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September 5, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
1 Comment
Urban Butterfly What business have you here, In acrid air, to strain Through jagged glass and steel On a cracked asphalt plain. Faint, shady memory Of vernal vales of green – Wind-tossed, long-lost,...

‘The Sea’ and Other Poetry by David Bellemare Gosselin

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September 4, 2017
Beauty, Poetry
4 Comments
The Sea My sleeping spirit wakes As the town’s vespers Climb the stairless sky And the sea whispers. The rushing waves crash On the craggy Shores of consciousness And the sea whispers. Like an...

‘Cicada and Mantis’ and Other Poetry by Ron L. Hodges

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September 3, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Short Stories
2 Comments
Cicada and Mantis You are known to us by your choral song, The clicks and buzzes of an insect throng. Hidden in darkness, a collective hum Consumes attention like a temple gong. You are not known to...

Review: Wolfe and Other Poems by Donald Mace Williams, Wundor Editions, 2017

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September 2, 2017
Essays, Poetry, Reviews
3 Comments
By James Sale Donald Mace Williams Wolfe and Other Poems is an extraordinarily good collection of poems, clearly written by a veteran writer. The underlying credo of the collection is very aptly summed...

2018 Poetry Competition Announced

The Society
September 1, 2017
Poetry Contests
46 Comments
Submit three to five poems, each of which does not exceed 50 lines. Email as a word file or in the email body to submissions@classicalpoets.org. Put “Poetry Competition Submission” in the subject line...




  1. Joshua C. Frank on A Poem on Target’s Transgender Clothing for Youth, and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis BryantMay 31, 2023

    You’re absolutely right about all of that. Eventually, we may have to have comments approved before posting. None of us…

  2. David Whippman on ‘True Grit’ and Other Poetry by David WhippmanMay 31, 2023

    Thanks CB. If an ex-cowboy likes my western poem, that's a real endorsement!

  3. KH on ‘Translation of Marcabru’s L’autrier Just’una Sebissa’ by Joseph S. SalemiMay 31, 2023

    Thanks Mike!

  4. Joseph S. Salemi on A Poem on Target’s Transgender Clothing for Youth, and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis BryantMay 31, 2023

    Brian, I don't think Brent W is coming back. He seems to have been rattled by my challenge that he…

  5. Laura Deagon on ‘Remorseless’: A Poem by Margaret CoatsMay 31, 2023

    I was hoping that the story ended as such. I was anxious to read so quickly to find out and…

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