Andrew Benson Brown Reads Poems by J. Kemper, Corey, Pietrack, M. Bryant, and Anderson The Society December 4, 2023 Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Readings 15 Comments ...
‘Insouciance’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society December 2, 2023 Beauty, Poetry, Terza Rima 18 Comments . Insouciance When circumstances wear you down Consider this important fact: It’s easier to smile than frown. When autumn leaves have all turned...
‘Fungible Assets’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society November 18, 2023 Beauty, Poetry, Satire 26 Comments . Fungible Assets A pint’s a pound the world around. Now, lay your oars athwart the gunwales And let your aching muscles get some rest. Relieving...
‘Beyond the Shadows’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society November 4, 2023 Alexandroid, Beauty, Poetry 14 Comments . Beyond the Shadows The light from above may be blinding And cause us to shelter our eyes, But promises God makes are binding, For laggards as...
Classical Poets Live: An Interview with C.B. Anderson, Readings of Paterson and Wilbur The Society October 25, 2023 Classical Poets Live, Interviews, Poetry, Readings 12 Comments . Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 7 Part 2: C.B. Anderson, Poetical Gardener If you enjoy this video, please like and...
‘The Truth about Fall Colors’ and Other Autumn Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society October 20, 2023 Alexandroid, Beauty, Humor, Satire 22 Comments . The Truth about Fall Colors I am October’s most submissive bitch, And just when I believed I’d struck it rich, The gold that hovered overhead...
A Poem on Writers’ Block and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society October 7, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry 19 Comments . Blocked Though honeyed breezes warm the marble halls on Mount Parnassus, vainly do I search for writing on my January walls— molasses clogs my...
Poems in Imitation of Russel Winick, by C.B. Anderson The Society September 23, 2023 Poetry, Satire 14 Comments . Regional Biases We’ve all eaten dinners on china, But China’s now eating our lunch. A supper in South Carolina Is home-cookin’, I have a...
‘Perchance to Dream’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society September 9, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 24 Comments . Perchance to Dream __The sky is wide, __The sea is deep, And when we’ve woken into sleep __A place to hide __Cannot be found, For probing eyes...
‘Aphorisms for a Foggy Morning’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society August 27, 2023 Beauty, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry 26 Comments . Aphorisms for a Foggy Morning No literary monuments exist without the word. A lord who lacks entitlements is patently absurd. A song that has no...
‘Ghost in This House’ After Hugh Prestwood and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society August 14, 2023 Humor, Love Poems, Music, Poetry 17 Comments . Ghost in This House "I don’t mind staying in, there’s another ghost here. He sits down in your chair, and he shines with your light, And he...
‘The Sky Within’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society July 31, 2023 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 22 Comments . The Sky Within The rolling sea becomes a frothy lather When argent Sister Moon calls forth a tide And sooty billows on the skyline gather. A flash...
‘The Park’: A Kubla Khan-like Poem by C.B. Anderson The Society July 17, 2023 Poetry, Satire 8 Comments . The Park The Park he’d built, which hovered overhead, Went far beyond the scope of any to That time constructed. Architects were bred For...
‘Evra’: A Poem by C.B. Anderson The Society July 3, 2023 Beauty, Blank Verse, Poetry 10 Comments . Evra Our grandma Evra was a trifle difficult. If ever sound advice was needed she’d be there, But quiet, not a word until a person asked, And...
‘Distant Thoughts from Nearby’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society June 19, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Satire 30 Comments . Distant Thoughts from Nearby I need to turn my dog-ears up __and harken to the quietude ____ignored for many years, __and contemplate my...
In Response to a C.B. Anderson Poem, and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath The Society June 2, 2023 Beauty, Poetry, Satire 17 Comments . Note to a Sloppy Homeowner in response to C.B. Anderson's “Know How to Mow” Increasing rates are musts for folks like you. “Annoyance tax.”...
‘On Second Thought’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society May 23, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry 13 Comments . On Second Thought When words fail, __perhaps it’s not the words at all, __but hobbled minds that cannot call __a lucid image to avail ____the...
‘The Shortfalls of Empirical Knowledge’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society May 7, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Satire 19 Comments . The Shortfalls of Empirical Knowledge Sorry, Iowa. Each night is different from all previous And therefore not the same as those to come. The ways...
‘Standing Up’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society April 19, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Science 25 Comments . Standing Up The screech of an eagle __Will marshal our senses And, if reckoned regal, __Refocus our lenses __On many events That we blithely...
Four Poems of a Theological Nature, by C.B. Anderson The Society April 7, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Satire 27 Comments . The Faithful Who Have Chosen Not to Wait He rose and told us He would come again To supervise a world of righteous men And women who believed in...
‘Reality Check’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society March 23, 2023 Love Poems, Poetry, Satire 12 Comments . Reality Check __The bars we frequent have been raised too high, Not calibrated to the greatest common factor: __The will to let things slide. Who...
A Poem on Bank and Financial Collapses: ‘Ponzi’ by C.B. Anderson The Society March 19, 2023 Culture, Poetry 26 Comments . Ponzi Your promises mean nothing if they lack fidelity. It grieves a man to hear such welcome words, then have them taken back without the least...
‘Civics 101’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society March 3, 2023 Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry, Satire 23 Comments . Civics 101 Jejune excuses used too many times Do not undo the doer from the deed: A miscreant accused of many crimes Is not the type of model...
‘And Every Dog His Day’ by C.B. Anderson The Society February 17, 2023 Humor, Poetry 8 Comments . And Every Dog His Day There’s no such thing as dog-years. You were fooled By sentimental nincompoops who don’t Know how to count correctly,...
A Valentine’s Day ‘Appeal’ by C.B. Anderson The Society February 14, 2023 Humor, Love Poems, Poetry 23 Comments . An Appeal I want to be a fiber on your loom, A constant fixture in your living room, A luscious morsel that you save for last. It's time for us to...
‘Practical Philosophy’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society January 27, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 29 Comments . Practical Philosophy The mind is meant to lead the body, And not the other way around. Permit no workmanship that’s shoddy, And build foundations...
‘Shams’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society January 3, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Satire 18 Comments . Shams Shams-i Tabrizi was Rumi’s intimate friend and spiritual mentor. I stayed awake those short midsummer nights When naked druids danced...
‘Continuation’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society December 20, 2022 Culture, Poetry, Satire 26 Comments . Continuation You and I are of two discrepant minds: We disagree on all that matters—plus, Our separate brains are not quite sure what kinds Of...
‘Grifters’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society December 6, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Satire 19 Comments . Grifters With smug, aggressive faux urbanity __They do their worst to seize control. They think it signals perfect sanity __When they adopt a regal...
‘No News Is Good News’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society November 16, 2022 Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry 23 Comments . No News Is Good News The world contrives, in many different ways, To overload the minutes of our days __With items that anesthetize __The...
‘Hell Rising’ by C.B. Anderson The Society November 8, 2022 Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry, Satire 29 Comments . Hell Rising They’ve come with a purpose: to numb or perturb us __By infecting the already-sick, And with them they bring a more tangible...
‘What Life Throws at Us’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society October 22, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . What Life Throws at Us A sentiment can sometimes get the best Of me and bring hard logic to an end. I need someone to share my destiny; Perhaps I...
‘Never Argue with a Progressive’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society October 7, 2022 Humor, Love Poems, Poetry, Satire 15 Comments . Never Argue with a Progressive They never tell the truth, except by accident, And when they do, they’ll tell you that they really meant The...
‘Milking the System’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society September 22, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 18 Comments . Milking the System We waited, we have waited, and we wait. Delays continue to increase the cost Of doing business. Every magistrate Can...
‘Who Shaves the Barber?’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society September 7, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 20 Comments . Who Shaves the Barber? shaves all those, and those only, who do not shave themselves. —Bertrand Russell The barber had a gift for cutting...
‘My No-Show Foes’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society August 11, 2022 Humor, Poetry 10 Comments . My No-Show Foes I whet my blade, anticipating mayhem. My enemies just whet their appetite On what they hope my manager will pay them For throwing...
‘The Drive to Reconcile’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society July 9, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 15 Comments . The Drive to Reconcile __We never wish to eat a bug __Or force an unexpected hug, But intimacy doesn’t come without A cost, and those who...
‘Abiding Senescence’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society June 25, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 19 Comments . Abiding Senescence My energy and physical abilities Will not again be limitless as once they were. To those more qualified to ponder facts like...
‘Judge Not’ by C.B. Anderson The Society June 11, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Dante, Poetry, Terza Rima 23 Comments . Judge Not We notice, Signor Alighieri, that You have a rather well developed bent For taking your opponents to the mat And showing them that in...
‘Press On, Regardless’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society May 26, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 15 Comments . Press On, Regardless Conduct a full internal audit, Then throw all caution to the wind. Expect a decent measured plaudit No hypercritic can...
