‘Bound Verse’ by Alan Nordstrom The Society July 2, 2015 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Bound verse, ironically, is quite unbound, For writing it you have nothing to say, Since sense comes after you have sought a sound As line by line...
‘Uni-verse’ by Alan Nordstrom The Society June 30, 2013 Poetry 1 Comment Implicitly the Cosmos has design, Just as I hold the pattern in my mind Of how this sonnet’s feet and rhymes align With where some latent motive...
Excerpts from ‘Versology’ by Alan Nordstrom The Society March 29, 2013 Poetry 1 Comment On the Beam At times when my roiled brain becomes serene, I may achieve a state of clarity In which intuitive insight grows keen, As if it were...
Commentary: Three Tributes to Formalist Poetry by Alan Nordstrom The Society March 1, 2013 Essays, Poetry Verse Forms as Evokers of Poetry I wish to dispute the notion that a “poem” arrives in the formal poet’s mind as if it were a compressed...
‘Learning to Flourish’ and Other Poems by Alan Nordstrom The Society December 14, 2012 Poetry 3 Comments Learning to Flourish for Dan DeNicola Are we humans half empty or half full? A race of oxymorons, we’re wise fools Or doltish sages, subject...
The Best Poems of 2020 The Society February 1, 2021 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 26 Comments The Best Poems of 2020: Winners of the 9th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past First Place...
SCP Journal The Society January 16, 2017 Journal VIII The Society of Classical Poets’ Journal VIII is an exquisite 306-page tome that features hundreds of selected poems from the year...
2016 Journal Published The Society April 18, 2016 For Educators, From the Society, High School Submissions 11 Comments The Society of Classical Poets is pleased to announce the release of its 2016 Journal! Click here to purchase a copy. It is also available on...
2016 Poetry Competition The Society August 31, 2015 Featured, From the Society 17 Comments Society of Classical Poets 2016 Competition Guidelines (Closed) (See details for Hudson Valley, New York Competition below*) -Submit three to...
2014 Journal Released The Society March 14, 2014 From the Society 7 Comments We are proud to announce the publication of The Society of Classical Poets' 2014 Journal! The best poetry of the last year has culminated in...
2013 Poetry Journal Released The Society March 5, 2013 Featured, From the Society, Poetry 1 Comment The Society of Classical Poets is pleased to announce the publication of its First Annual Poetry Journal, available on Createspace and Amazon....
Poetry Competition Winners Announced The Society February 15, 2013 From the Society, Poetry Dear Competition Participants, Thank you for your submissions! I am pleased to announce the winner and honorable mentions of the 2012 Society of...
