‘My Meltdown Over the Meltdown’: A Poem by Mark F. Stone The Society April 6, 2025 Poetry, Satire 16 Comments . My Meltdown Over the Meltdown I’ve worked since the summer when I was thirteen. Selling pink lemonade gave me plenty of green. I want to retire,...
‘Wisdom and Sway’: A Poem by Mark F. Stone The Society January 28, 2025 Poetry, Satire 18 Comments . Wisdom and Sway Life was tranquil and calm, not a care, not a qualm, in a town not too near you, but not far away. It was led by a mayor, a...
An Inaugural Poem: ‘Anticipating President Trump’s Golden Age’ by Mark F. Stone The Society January 19, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 21 Comments . Anticipating President Trump’s Golden Age Unburdened from that which has recently been. An era of progress about to begin. Mending the messes...
‘Hey Gen Z, There’s a Huge Inheritance Coming Your Way’: An Election Poem by Mark F. Stone The Society November 1, 2024 Poetry, Satire 24 Comments . Hey Gen Z, There’s a Huge Inheritance Coming Your Way Inheritance? What could it be? __A house? A yacht? A jet? No way. It’s much, much...
‘The Wisdom of Ric Edelman’: A Poem by Mark F. Stone, Read by Ric Edelman Himself The Society March 27, 2024 Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . Reading of Mark F. Stone's poem "The Wisdom of Ric Edelman" by Ric Edelman on his show available here:...
‘The Alleged Bulldozer’ and Other Poetry on Married Life by Mark F. Stone The Society March 13, 2024 Humor, Poetry 17 Comments . The Alleged Bulldozer My wife told me, shortly after we got married, that I “bulldozed” her into the marriage. Bulldozed you into marriage? A...
‘Probing for the Problematic Polyp’ and Other Poetry by Mark F. Stone The Society February 28, 2024 Children's, Humor, Poetry 21 Comments . Probing for the Problematic Polyp Bob was testy yesterday. __A fractious, famished fellow. You would be, too, if all that you __consumed was juice...
‘Quilting the News’ and Other Poetry by Mark F. Stone The Society February 15, 2024 Culture, Poetry 47 Comments . Quilting the News Lots of people still don’t know __that what’s portrayed as “news” is often pieced together to __promote the crafters’...
‘A Pro Who Can Con’: A Poem by Mark F. Stone The Society January 31, 2024 Culture, Poetry, Satire 18 Comments . A Pro Who Can Con “Truth” is whatever will further the movement. You’re “credible” if you are telling the “truth.” “School” is my...
A Poem Inspired by Kari Lake: ‘I Can’t Be Bought’ by Mark F. Stone The Society January 28, 2024 Culture, Poetry, Rondeau 12 Comments . I Can’t Be Bought I can’t be bought. They always pan my poems and they have a plan to pay me if I will agree to stop composing poetry. They say...
‘I’ll Keep My Truck’: A Poem by Mark F. Stone The Society January 18, 2024 Culture, Poetry, Rondeau 28 Comments . I’ll Keep My Truck I’ll keep my truck. I won’t revise my thinking as gas prices rise. My son-in-law berates and blames my truck. It...
‘Iambic Barktameter’ by Mark F. Stone The Society January 21, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry 31 Comments . A Note on Iambic Barktameter I have an Australian Shepard named Sunny who loves poetry. I didn’t believe it at first, but she proved it to me....
‘Bottle Battle Blues’ by Mark F. Stone The Society February 9, 2022 Humor, Poetry 10 Comments . Bottle Battle Blues When baby cries (as does his ilk), I pacify my son with milk. One day the milk would not pass through the nipple as it ought to...
‘The High Cost of Low Prices’ by Mark F. Stone The Society January 23, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 18 Comments . The High Cost of Low Prices Poetry is what I treasure. Books of poems give me pleasure, but my grief’s been hard to measure, since I did some...
‘Speak with Kind Gentleness’ by Mark F. Stone The Society January 15, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 22 Comments . Stress can envelop, encircle, entangle. Strictures can pressure from every angle. Tripping and slipping to ways that are errant happen to all who...
‘Why Tens of Millions Support President Trump’ by Mark F. Stone The Society October 22, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 31 Comments On voting day, we hope the nation’s __red---a bright vermilion. Let’s count the reasons to choose Trump. __There are a half a...
A Poem Written for Rush Limbaugh, by Mark F. Stone The Society June 12, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 15 Comments Destined for the Mount Rushmore of Radio Triumphal times are on the way, America’s Anchor Man. We Dittoheads will toast the day when...
‘How a Bill Can Succeed on The Hill’ by Mark F. Stone The Society December 26, 2019 Culture, Humor, Poetry 20 Comments It is rare that a bill can succeed on The Hill based on only the skill of a hobbyist. If you suffer the lack of a plan of attack, what...
‘Make Christmas a Verb’ by Mark F. Stone The Society December 20, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 14 Comments For many, the gifts are the be-all and end-all: the big screen, the tablet, the Barbie and Ken doll. For me, gifts I get are like ice in...
‘Why Pterodactyls Make Great Pets’ by Mark F. Stone The Society October 12, 2019 Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry 38 Comments Choosing a pet can be vexing and yet it’s important to vet all the choices you’ve got. If you’re in search of a pet who will...
‘Tewkesbury Mason’s Mark’ by James A. Tweedie The Society October 19, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 29 Comments Ego Feci Hoc A man, I was, of flesh and blood and bone, Nine-hundred years ago, I lived and died; A Norman mason skilled at cutting stone, An...
SCP Journal XIII Published The Society April 30, 2025 From the Society, Poetry 4 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal XIII has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the...
The Best Poems of 2024: Winners of SCP International Poetry Competition The Society February 1, 2025 Best Poems, Poetry, Poetry Contests 28 Comments . The Best Poems of 2024: Winners of the 13th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges C.B. Anderson, Susan Jarvis Bryant, Margaret...
The Best Poems of 2023: Winners of SCP International Poetry Competition The Society February 1, 2024 Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 28 Comments . The Best Poems of 2023: Winners of the 12th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges Joseph S. Salemi, James Sale, Evan Mantyk, Sally...
10 Funny and Nostalgic Christmas Poems The Society December 17, 2023 Beauty, Best Poems, Culture, Humor, Poetry 2 Comments . Are you looking for a good poem to read at your Christmas party or gathering? Is it a more serious or light-hearted event? Christmas poems come in...
A Poetic Call to Action Regarding Transgenderism and Fairness in School Athletics The Society April 27, 2023 Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . Let Us Lift Our Voices Higher by Mark F. Stone Don’t let leaders make their choices never having heard your voices. Pay no heed to churlish...
The Society of Classical Poets Journal XI Published The Society April 16, 2023 From the Society, Poetry 10 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal XI has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the...
Society of Classical Poets Journal X Published The Society May 24, 2022 From the Society, Poetry 9 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal X has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the SCP...
The Best Poems of 2021 The Society February 1, 2022 Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 16 Comments The Best Poems of 2021: Winners of the 10th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past First Place...
The 10 Best Love Poems of 2021 The Society January 30, 2022 Beauty, Best Poems, Love Poems, Poetry 5 Comments . The 10 Best Love Poems of 2021 What makes a great love poem? Love is such an emotionally charged topic that the answers to that question are going...
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...
The SCP Spring 2021 Poetry Reading, Online The Society May 23, 2021 From the Society, Poetry, Readings 10 Comments . Videos of this event now available here. You are invited to a reading of exquisite poetry and conversations with the poets. This reading is part...
The Best Poems of 2020 The Society February 1, 2021 Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 28 Comments The Best Poems of 2020: Winners of the 9th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past First Place...
Online SCP Poetry Symposium 2020 – “A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme” The Society May 1, 2020 From the Society, Readings, Symposium 8 Comments Due to the unprecedented circumstances regarding the CCP virus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Symposium has been moved online. The details of the event...
Poems on Life During CCP Virus (COVID-19) Lockdown The Society April 25, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry 31 Comments The Back-to-Work Protesters Limerick by Mark F. Stone Our minders with power and pensions can rob our hopes, while the Fourth Estate...
Poetry from the 2020 Coronavirus Quarantine The Society April 17, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle 44 Comments Mayor Rules Chocolatier "Essential Business" by Mark F. Stone Our craving for chocolate is serious. Deny us and we will be...
Translation of Pushkin on Cholera Quarantine and Poetry on the CCP Virus The Society April 9, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry, Translation 16 Comments Time Is the Measure of Every Pleasure a coronavirus limerick by Mark F. Stone The State took a stand that we practice techniques to...
‘Being Ducks’ by James Sale The Society March 12, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 32 Comments for Mark F. Stone and all his pets The duck has special properties: Like water off its back; If only we as humans could Perfect the...
SCP Poetry Symposium 2020—“A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme” The Society March 6, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Readings, Symposium 1 Comment NOTE: This event has been canceled due to the CCP virus (COVID-19) pandemic. A new online SCP Symposium has been planned. The details of...
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...
