‘The Crucifixion of the Serpent’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society February 8, 2022 Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry 17 Comments . The Crucifixion of the Serpent And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. —Numbers...
‘Aromatherapy’ by Jeff Eardley The Society February 8, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . Aromatherapy This tale concerns an English Lass, Who signed up for an evening class, “There’s money to be made” said she, “I’ll try Aromatherapy.” So, every Winter, Wednesday nights, She headed...
Poetry Challenge: Write a Classic Movie-Inspired Poem The Society February 7, 2022 Culture, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests 95 Comments . Write a poem that casts a fresh eye over a classic movie---any form, any length, any mood. This challenge comes from the lovely Susan Jarvis Bryant. Her example is below. Post your movie-inspired poem in...
‘The Agony and The Ecstasy’ by Gail Kaye Naegele The Society February 7, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . The Agony and The Ecstasy I beg among the lonely hours__oblivious to time and spaceand pace beneath the Sistine towers__where pigments paint my puzzled face.Why call me to divine commission,as if I am the...
A Limerick on Minnie Mouse’s New Outfit, by Paul A. Freeman The Society February 6, 2022 Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry 4 Comments . And so, Minnie Mouse will impress in pantsuit and flat heels, no less. __But what of the vision, __of Mickey's transition in heels and a polka-dot dress? . . Paul A. Freeman is the author of Rumours of...
‘A Winter Snow’ by Phil S. Rogers The Society February 6, 2022 Beauty, Poetry, Rhupunt 3 Comments . A Winter Snow a rhupunt The white snow falls in swirling walls that so enthralls as in my youth. The wind is slight; flakes from great height a blissful sight--- whole life to sleuth. Each crystal flake a...
‘Ode to Joy’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko The Society February 5, 2022 Beauty, Covid-19, Culture, Music, Poetry 29 Comments . Ode to Joy My final symphony---my best by far!--- Which crowns a challenged life of brilliant works. Vienna’s finest came! Some from afar: Nobility, musicians, Prussians, Turks. A triumph! Yet it made my...
‘Eenee, Meenee, Mainee, Mo’ by Rudyard Kipling Has Many Verses You May Not Know The Society February 5, 2022 Culture, Poetry 3 Comments . The terms eenee, meenee, mainee, and mo can be found in Rudyard Kipling’s “A Counting-Out Song“ from Land and Sea Tales for Scouts and Guides, published in 1935. I knew the last five lines of the...
‘Great Lakes Weather Gaffe’ and Other Poetry by Julian Woodruff The Society February 4, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 8 Comments . Great Lakes Weather Gaffe Beyond the equinox by thirty days, With trees and shrubs bedecked in glorious bloom, Onto the scene the weirdest weather strays And plunges all back into winter’s gloom. Snow...
A Poem for the Canadian Trucker Protest: ‘Ottawa Ho!’ by Jack DesBois The Society February 3, 2022 Covid-19, Culture, Poetry 29 Comments . Ottawa Ho! In the days of yore, it is written, All the dreamers would dream of the sea. __But the sailor’s way __Has become passé— It’s the trucker’s life for me! How I long for the open...
‘Those Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships’ by James A. Tweedie The Society February 3, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Those Who Go Down to the Sea in Ships a poetic paraphrase of Psalm 107:23-30 The men who go down to the sea in their ships, Who sail on the water and pursue their trade, The sound of the sea echoes back from...
‘Abortion’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society February 3, 2022 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . Abortion “My body, my choice” All her life that seemed best, And especially where There was rape or incest. But as early as twelve weeks A fetus feels pain, And in just eight weeks’ time Facial...
‘Missed Call’ and Other Poetry by Cara Valle The Society February 2, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 9 Comments . Missed Call O Muse, would you call back another time? My little boy, armed with a sharpened stick, winged with a blanket, sure that he can fly, is leaping off the countertop to try things unattempted yet in...
The Best Poems of 2021 The Society February 1, 2022 Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 16 Comments The Best Poems of 2021: Winners of the 10th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past First Place Winners Susan Jarvis Bryant (2020)Joseph Charles MacKenzie...
Winners of 2022 High School Poetry Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2022 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment . First Place ($200 Prize) Alex Rubstein, 12th grade, homeschooled, Canton Aargau, Switzerland "Civis Romanus Sum" . Second Place Ellie Strano, 9th grade student homeschooled in Lexington,...
Winners of the 2022 SCP Poetry Translation Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2022 Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 4 Comments . Judges Margaret Coats Evan Mantyk . First Place ($100) Talbot Hook, Connecticut "Mourning the Dead" by Li Qingzhao; "Bamboo-Grove Pavilion" by Wang Wei . Second Place Joseph Greene, California "Solitude"...
