In Memoriam: Poet Leo Zoutewelle (1935-2021) The Society April 19, 2021 From the Society, Poetry 24 Comments Dear SCP Members and Readers, Poet Leo Zoutewelle died on March 11, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina under the care of Presbyterian Hospital...
‘Evocation’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society December 20, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 9 Comments I set up my beloved theodolite And slowly, gently, aimed it at the moon, Then focused sharply on the lovely site, Which put its fragile eye piece...
‘1865 or 2021?’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society October 26, 2020 Culture, Poetry 44 Comments The constant growl of battles down the ways, The daily angst that never seems to stall, The hate of feelings hurt that always stays, The...
A Poem on Judgment Day and Other Poetry by Leo Zoutewelle The Society August 20, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 16 Comments Ab Initio Mundi* *ever since the beginning of the world At first the darkness reigned o’er all that was, Until a little point of light...
‘From J.S. Bach’s French Suites: An Allemande’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society July 24, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry 19 Comments Alike a trusted hand that comes to rest On harried shoulders to relieve the stress, This allemande fulfills its basic quest: Bestowing...
‘The Crow’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society June 26, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 19 Comments Averted, staring past my busy day, I watched my feeding station for the birds, Was startled by a darkness come my way, Presenting me a...
‘Mist in the Forest’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society March 25, 2020 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . A very finely scattered sigh Of bashful mist would nigh attend My view and try---one wonders why--- To dare with utmost care to blend The reigning...
‘Love’s Wisdom’ by Roland Holst (1888-1976), translated by Leo Zoutewelle The Society February 22, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry, Translation translated by Leo Zoutewelle To you my word will be reproached as lie, Maliciously: “who left you so maligned, In vain are all the days in which...
‘Bees Are Spectacular’ and Other Poetry by Leo Zoutewelle The Society January 2, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 26 Comments Bees Are Spectacular When people talk of “bees” it well could mean Two things: the sum of separate insects or A colony—some workers and a...
‘Whither Thou Goest…’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society November 23, 2019 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments As I was strolling in a glade of green And paid but little thought to anything, I hardly knew what vistas filled the scene Of birds...
‘A Treble’s Song’ and Other Poetry by Leo Zoutewelle The Society October 6, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 24 Comments A Treble's Song Is there a thing to match a treble’s song? The joy perhaps of spring-time larks in flight, Or how the migrant birds so deftly...
‘The Pain of Foreign Occupation’ and Other Poetry by Leo Zoutewelle The Society September 26, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 16 Comments The Pain of Foreign Occupation The land lay naked under hobnailed boots Of German occupiers in The Hague. The Blitzkrieg had commenced with...
‘Sonnet à Double’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society August 26, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments When our new park enticed me to a walk I saw a dandelion on the trail. Its yellow bloom hung on its broken stalk And it appeared to call me with a...
‘These Twins’ and Other Poetry by Leo Zoutewelle The Society July 12, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 4 Comments These Twins These twins came forth in one amniotic sac. They sensed the danger they had come upon And both held hands to keep that danger...
Society of Classical Poets Journal IX Published The Society June 27, 2021 From the Society, Poetry 3 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal IX has been published. It features poetry selected from poetry published on the SCP website between February...
New Zealand, Dutch, and Indian Poets Wish President Trump a Happy Birthday with Poems The Society June 13, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 18 Comments The Society of Classical Poets, a New York-based 501(c)(3) non-profit with Members across the nation and around the world, wishes a happy birthday to...
The Society of Classical Poets Releases Journal VIII The Society June 12, 2020 From the Society, Poetry 6 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 Best Poems, 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...
A Translation of ‘Evening Stroll’ by P.C. Boutens The Society August 21, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 4 Comments Evening Stroll by P.C. Boutens (1870-1943), written in The Hague in 1909, translated by Leo Zoutewelle We wandered much too late today! __Nearby...
Sonetto 26 by Giacomo da Lentini (1220-1270), Translation The Society August 4, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 7 Comments Giacomo da Lentini is a Sicilian who is generally considered the creator of the sonnet. This translation is by Leo...
