‘The Spring Has Come’ and Other Poems by Alan Steinle The Society May 14, 2025 Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau 18 Comments . The Spring Has Come The mating call of the black-capped chickadee (a North American songbird) sounds like "Hey, Sweetie!" "Hey, Sweetie!"—this is...
‘The Nymph’ by Góngora and Other Poetry by Nervo and Vega, Translated by Alan Steinle The Society March 2, 2024 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry, Translation 8 Comments . The Nymph by Luis de Góngora y Argote (1561-1627) translated by Alan Steinle As morning sunlight first began to show, a nymph went out to tread...
‘In the Woods’ by Eduard Mörike, Translated by Alan Steinle The Society February 17, 2024 Beauty, Poetry, Translation 20 Comments . In the Woods by Eduard Mörike (1804-1875) translated from German by Alan Steinle While lying on the grass beneath the leaves, I listen to a...
‘Father’ and Other Poetry by Alan Steinle The Society January 20, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Father after "So Far, So Near," by Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813-1892). Father, maker of all spirit, infinite, You can ensphere it. Still, You...
‘The Test’ and Other Poetry by Alan Steinle The Society June 17, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau 5 Comments . The Test The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' —Jesus (Matthew 22:39, NASB1995) Is every trial just a self-created...
Poems from ‘The Still Beloved’ by Amado Nervo, Translated by Alan Steinle The Society May 21, 2023 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry, Translation 22 Comments . Poems from 'The Still Beloved' ('La Amada Inmóvil') by Amado Nervo (1870-1919) translated from the Spanish by Alan Steinle The poems below are...
‘Your Smart Device (A Rondeau)’ and Other Poetry by Alan Steinle The Society July 14, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau 19 Comments Your Smart Device a rondeau Your smart device was strange and new; It learned your voice and habits too; It played the songs you liked to...
‘The Trial of Socrates’ by Alan Steinle The Society June 22, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments Poet's Note: The Apology of Socrates is Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense of himself in a court of law. The present work is a poetic...
SCP Journal XIII Published The Society April 30, 2025 From the Society, Poetry 5 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal XIII has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the...
‘Verses on the Death of His Father’ (‘Coplas por la muerte de su padre’) by Jorge Manrique The Society August 2, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 9 Comments translated by Alan Steinle. Introduction and translation copyright ©2020 by Alan Steinle. Skip Introduction and go to...
‘Three Things’ (‘Tres Cosas’) by Baltasar del Alcázar The Society February 15, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Translation 9 Comments translations by Alan Steinle Translator's Note: This poem (“Tres cosas”) was originally written in Spanish by Baltasar del Alcázar (1525-1606)....
