‘Five Rivers to Cross’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society February 18, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 13 Comments Five Rivers to Cross I sat down by the river Styx to wait upon Phlegyas, ferryman of old, among the uninterred who congregate and those...
‘A New Life’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society May 30, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 18 Comments A New Life an English ode With the blending of two souls, in a dance as old as time a spark ignites, and a cell divides; a baby—hers...
‘Before the Darkness’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society March 1, 2019 Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau 3 Comments Before the Darkness a rondeau Before the darkness brings about the night and steals the world’s colors from your sight, paint all...
An Open Letter to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, by Dusty Grein The Society November 9, 2018 Poetry 39 Comments Choose Wisely Calling for the next U.S. Poet Laureate to be a traditional rhyming poet A double refrained chant royal in iambic pentameter O...
‘Bridge of Memories’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society May 20, 2018 Beauty, Pantoum, Poetry 16 Comments Bridge of Memories a symmetrelle in mixed syllabic meter A bridge built of memories spans the gap between future and past. Although life may...
‘Sweet Recollections’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society November 1, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Sweet Recollections an awdl gywydd Tea time, just my mom and me… ___memories so sweet and dear, knowing I was her first choice; ___still her...
‘White Wolf, Black Wolf: A Cherokee Story’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society April 6, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 3 Comments White Wolf, Black Wolf: A Cherokee Story A trijan refrain Inside you lives a wolf of white— of patience, peace and love. He is forgiveness,...
Poet Bio: Dusty Grein The Society March 1, 2017 Dusty Grein is the Managing Editor of Rhetoric Askew—a small press publishing company—as well as a graphics designer, author, and poet....
‘The Price’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society October 7, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau Redoublé, The Environment 1 Comment The Price (a pantoum in iambic pentameter) The sea and sky, once beautiful and clean, They’ve paid the price for man’s hubris and...
‘Ode to a Soldier’s Wife’ by Dusty Grein The Society February 25, 2016 Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry 5 Comments Ode to a Soldier’s Wife I can see your tears are streaming, in the lamp light they are gleaming; How I wish that I were dreaming, and that duty...
Society of Classical Poets Journal IX Published The Society June 27, 2021 From the Society, Poetry 2 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal IX has been published. It features poetry selected from poetry published on the SCP website between February...
The Society of Classical Poets 2021 Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 10 Comments Winners Have Been Announced Here. "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal,...
2021 High School Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2020 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular."...
2021 Poetry Translation Competition The Society September 1, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 2 Comments "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular."...
The Society of Classical Poets Releases Journal VIII The Society June 12, 2020 From the Society, Poetry 5 Comments The Society of Classical Poets website receives millions of views every year. Visitors read engaging, beautiful, topical verse that...
The Best Poems of 2019 The Society February 1, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 11 Comments The Best Poems of 2019: Winners of 8th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition Thank you to everyone who participated! It was an epic year with...
FoFG 2020 Poetry Contest: Adult, College, and High School Awards The Society January 15, 2020 Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment Fight for Freedom. Write for Freedom. A Great Cause, Plus Over $1,200 in Prizes and No Submission Fee. Today, the communist government of China,...
The Society of Classical Poets 2020 Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2019 High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 9 Comments Winners of the competition can be found here. "But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant. He gives the choicest...
2020 Poetry Translation Competition The Society September 1, 2019 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 3 Comments "But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant. He gives the choicest thoughts in the choicest language. He illustrates them by...
2020 High School Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2019 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 5 Comments Note: Winners of this contest can be found here. We have begun a new high school poetry contest here. "But with the true poet every...
Journal VII Released The Society May 24, 2019 From the Society, Poetry 3 Comments We are pleased to announce the publication of The Society of Classical Poets’ Journal VII. The new journal is larger and more impressive than any...
Poetry The Society April 6, 2019 Poetry Defined Poetry is typically the use of any language in a structured way that unifies word sounds (using most typically...
Announcing the 2019 Poetry Competition Winners The Society February 1, 2019 For Educators, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 13 Comments Thank you to everyone who participated! We have had more quality submissions this year than in any past year and it has been a privilege to read and...
How to Write a Kyrielle The Society June 26, 2018 For Educators, Poetry, Poetry Forms 7 Comments by Dusty Grein Like many of the old French refrain forms, the kyrielle originated in the 15th century with the traveling troubadours. It is a...
Ten of the Best Poems by Robert Frost (that you’ve probably never read) The Society November 24, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Essays, For Educators, Poetry 19 Comments by Dusty Grein The Man The American poet Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, CA. He spent his first 40 years mostly...
Rhyming Riddle Contest Winners Announced The Society August 10, 2017 Culture, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Riddles 1 Comment Thank you to everyone who participated! Judges Dusty Grein, Michael Curtis, and Damian Robin have selected the below winners for the first Rhyming...
How to Write a Limerick The Society February 8, 2017 For Educators, Limerick, Poetry, Poetry Forms 4 Comments Related How to Write a Sonnet How to Write a Haiku How to Write a Rondeau How to Write a Villanelle How to Write a Poem Like the Raven by Dusty...
How to Write a Terza Rima (With Examples) The Society January 5, 2017 For Educators, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Terza Rima 6 Comments By Dusty Grein Dating to the thirteenth century, the terza rima (Italian for "third rhyme") is a classic form of writing poetry in three-line...
How to Write a Sestina (with Examples and Diagrams) The Society December 14, 2016 For Educators, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Sestina 2 Comments by Dusty Grein The sestina originated among the troubadours of medieval France's Provence region, and the modern thirty-nine line form is...
About Us The Society November 28, 2016 English poetry has been in existence for at least 1,400 years. This tradition continues alive and well at The Society of Classical Poets like nowhere...
How to Write a Villanelle (with Examples) The Society October 19, 2016 For Educators, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Villanelle 10 Comments by Dusty Grein Hailing from 15th and 16th century French and Italian roots, the villanelle is arguably one of the strongest repeating refrain...
On the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death The Society April 26, 2016 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments William Shakespeare is believed to have died on April 23, 1616. Post your commemorative poems in the comments section or email to...
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...
How to Write a Poem Like Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Raven’ The Society April 5, 2016 Beauty, Essays, For Educators, Poetry Forms, The Raven 8 Comments By Dusty Grein and Evan Mantyk “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe remains one of the English language’s most popular and influential poems since...
2016 Poetry Competition Winners The Society February 1, 2016 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 6 Comments Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated. There were many hundreds of submitted poems and many good works and poets who had to...
How to Write Poetry with Meter The Society January 29, 2016 Essays, For Educators, Poetry Forms 7 Comments By Dusty Grein Most of us enjoy poetry in one form or another. I am going to attempt to lay out the basics of writing classical style poetry in...
About Us The Society January 16, 2013 Art, Poetry English poetry has been in existence for at least 1,400 years. This tradition continues alive and well at The Society of Classical Poets like nowhere...
Five Greatest Poems by Robert Frost The Society August 20, 2012 Beauty, Culture, For Educators, Poetry 14 Comments The American poet Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco, CA. He spent his first 40 years mostly unknown, and it wasn’t until...
Society of Classical Poets Journal Vol. 6 Released The Society April 1, 2018 From the Society, Poetry 13 Comments The Society of Classical Poets is reviving poetry with rhyme and meter and the response has been widespread and tremendous. Since the...
2017 Journal Released The Society April 1, 2017 From the Society, Poetry 5 Comments Divided into easy to engage and topical categories such as Beauty, Humor, Anti-Communism, and The Environment, the 2017 Journal features selected...
