‘Lament to the Passing of Paper’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman The Society February 6, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 23 Comments . Lament to the Passing of Paper I learned to write my A-B-Cs and form my shapely 1-2-3s on paper, when I was a lad; but now, since I’ve become a dad, the era of the written word is passing like the dodo...
‘A Summer Hour’ and Other Poems by Sally Cook The Society February 6, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments . A Summer Hour A burgeoning bush, some butterflies, Low wooden steps, warped, faded, rise Amid the calm of idle talk— The blur of shadows on the walk. Sometimes a passing, random thought Within winged...
A Poem on USAID, by Warren Bonham The Society February 5, 2025 Poetry, Satire 13 Comments USAID USAID Mission Statement: On behalf of the American people, we promote and demonstrate democratic values abroad, and advance a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. We are funding a world that’s more...
‘Concerning Snow’: A Conversation in Verse by T.M. Moore The Society February 5, 2025 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments . Concerning Snow ---a conversation between Beauty and Necessity “Well, there you go again.” “What's that?” “Come now, don't act so innocent. You see that plow out there, defacing what it took all...
‘Classic Case History’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society February 5, 2025 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Terza Rima 10 Comments . Classic Case History Though I was blind, it wasn’t hard to see That blindness was a gift at least as good As any other. People seeing me As someone less insightful than he should Have been were blurry...
Two Poems of Judgment by Joseph S. Salemi The Society February 4, 2025 Poetry, Satire 12 Comments . The Judge Addresses the Defendant "Living in America is like serving in the army; ninety percent of conduct is prescribed by law and the remaining ten percent by the esprit de corps." —Albert Jay Nock Of...
‘Our National Precipice’: A Poem by Kenneth Horne The Society February 4, 2025 Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . Our National Precipice The time has come for all good men To recognize our nation’s end. We have been silent much too long, Just caught up in a siren’s song. That song, that beckons our demise, Brought...
‘Sonnet 1’ by Saki The Society February 3, 2025 Culture, Humor, Poetry 7 Comments . . Sonnet 1 I felt like trying something new today, And so I put my pen upon a page To mimic Shakespeare's famous olden way— A style which, I hear, was all the rage. So here I am committing fourteen...
‘The FBI—Then and Now’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick The Society February 3, 2025 Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . The FBI---Then and Now So respected when I was a kid, For the things we all read that they did, It’s substantially altered today--- Now we hardly trust one word they say. . . The Modern Mainstream...
‘Dead Sea Scrolls Trilogy’: Poems by Brian Yapko The Society February 2, 2025 Culture, Poetry 30 Comments . Dead Sea Scrolls Trilogy “Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the...
‘The Grindstone’: A Poem by Michael Pietrack The Society February 2, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 18 Comments . The Grindstone The grindstone spun as fiery sparks were sprayed,for even iron broke against his force,and by his edge the blunt became the bladea king would hold upon his charging horse. The stone was proud...
The Best Poems of 2024: Winners of SCP International Poetry Competition The Society February 1, 2025 Best Poems, Poetry, Poetry Contests 28 Comments . The Best Poems of 2024: Winners of the 13th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges C.B. Anderson, Susan Jarvis Bryant, Margaret Coats, Evan Mantyk, Reid McGrath, James Sale, Joseph S....
Winners of 2024 SCP International High School Poetry Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2025 High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 2 Comments . First Place ($200 Prize) "The Shepherd God" Jane Schulert, 11th grade student at Redeemer Classical School in Indiana . Second Place "To Speak Unique" Caroline Chen, 14-year-old in Irvine, California . The...