‘The Polish Martyrs’: A Poem by Michael Curtis The Society March 30, 2025 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . The Polish Martyrs Forever faithful to his flock, Good Father Rapacz would not flee. Steadfast he heard the soldiers knock. Devout, the priest was...
Jupiter Hammon’s Christmas Poem: An Essay by Michael Curtis The Society December 23, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry 6 Comments . Jupiter Hammon’s Christmas Poem by Michael Curtis 1761 was a slow, yet interesting year for poetry. The imposter Macpherson announced the...
‘Paradise Lost Satan Found in the Modern’: An Essay by Michael Curtis The Society August 5, 2023 Art, Essays, Poetry 9 Comments . Paradise Lost Satan Found in the Modern by Michael Curtis The guardian prince Saint Michael, spiritual warrior, leader of the Army of God, cast...
‘Potina’s Charm’ by Michael Curtis The Society November 18, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 4 Comments . Potina’s Charm In this excerpt from the screen novella, Potina, Lady of the Stag, Potina speaks to Kaptara, the god of the volcano that she...
Expansive Poets, Classical Poets, and the Future of Poetry: An Essay by Michael Curtis The Society May 31, 2022 Essays, Poetry 5 Comments . Expansive Poets, Classical Poets, and the Future of Poetry by Michael Curtis Modern poetry is not—it is neither poetry nor modern. Poetry is...
Review of Modern Art: An Exhibition in Criticism, a Book of Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society May 27, 2022 Art, Essays, Poetry, Reviews 11 Comments . Reviewed Book: Modern Art: An Exhibition in Criticism, by Michael Curtis, National Civic Art Society, 2022 by Evan Mantyk On May 12, 2021, a...
Thomas Jefferson, Poet: An Essay by Michael Curtis The Society September 5, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry 4 Comments . Most schoolgirls, street-people, attorneys, and Bachelors of Art are aware that Thomas Jefferson composed what is likely the most widely-known,...
A Poem on the Miss Nevada Contest Winner: ‘Disengendered’ by Michael Curtis The Society July 8, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments . She is not a she in the Silver State. Never shall be. In the bones of her heart He will ever be he, unwombed by fate, Crafted by lies, makeup, the...
‘Moon Song’ and Other Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society May 24, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry 5 Comments . Moon Song Selene to Endymion Night, for ever, ever night. __Sleep as the Gods would sleep, __Beautiful boy; sleep; sleep; Rest ever in the cool...
An Essay on the Canceling of Dr. Seuss: ‘If I Ran the Circus’ by Michael Curtis The Society March 9, 2021 Culture, Essays, Humor, Poetry 5 Comments . Girolamo Savonarola Here we are at circus, you and me and all the others, facing each and every way in the Age of Absurdity. Rather alike some...
‘Blossom Brief’ by Michael Curtis The Society February 14, 2021 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 2 Comments . Among the many flowers in the vase, ‘Tis I—the flower with the pretty face, Full humor, sound stamen, and skill in fun— Who is to say to...
‘The City-Bird’ by Michael Curtis The Society October 6, 2020 Humor, Poetry 4 Comments a parody of Tennyson's "The Eagle" Upon the bronze haired statue head Enringed in evening’s smoggy spread She beak-pecks on a littered...
‘Repeal’ and Other Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society June 11, 2020 Poetry 3 Comments Repeal All the world and all the universe are still, ____All that moves, moves but as God wills; ____All that might be is by God’s...
Five Sonnets from the Forthcoming Work Commentary, by Michael Curtis The Society January 3, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 3 Comments Cumæan Below, beyond the tiles now cave’d down, Up from the rubbled earth arose a sound Shrieking in a pitch strung to sting the ear, Some...
Mourning Verse by Michael Curtis The Society September 27, 2019 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 8 Comments Sandprints Yes: Life is pleasure, life is grand, __Life is sweet and fleeting; Alike a stroll upon the sand, __Alike a heart that’s...
‘Pinhead’ and Other Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society December 6, 2018 Beauty, Poetry 23 Comments Pinhead While sitting on a pinhead __Stuck in an angel's wing Holding still a piece of thread __I tap my head to think, I tap again, to no...
‘Sponsalia’ by Michael Curtis The Society September 17, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments Lay your hand in mine dear, ___Lay your hand in mine; If you will lay your hand in mine We shall like eager, fruitful vines ___Intertwine: Then...
Excerpts from ‘Bones of Earth’ and Other Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society August 23, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Riddles 2 Comments Proem In rhyming, timing is everything. Rhymes in wrong places make awkward spaces. A rhyme in rhyming knows more than prose. Rhymes are the...
‘A Healthy Bath of Exquisite Beauty’: An Interview with Michael Curtis The Society October 13, 2016 Essays, Interviews, Poetry 6 Comments By Evan Mantyk Michael Curtis A classical architect, sculptor, painter, and poet, Michael Curtis is, in no uncertain terms, a Renaissance...
‘Ice’ and Other Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society August 26, 2016 Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry 3 Comments Ice I open my golden flowing fins, I dance beneath the ice, I dip and twirl and pose and...
‘Valentine’ and Other Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society February 14, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Valentine The name of Spring is ever fresh and fair; Her sound is ever gentle, ever true; The Spring is like the...
‘Courage’ and Other Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society October 1, 2014 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 3 Comments Courage I saw a tiny spider spin a web Within my humble hut between two beams. He tried to throw a thread across, it ebbed Away. He did not...
‘To Falun Gong’ by Michael Curtis The Society April 3, 2014 Poetry A little hurt, a little grime, a little dirt, a little crime on Falun Gong. A little smell, a little sale, a little cell, a little...
The Sculptor to His Apprentice: A Five-Sonnet Cycle by Michael Curtis The Society February 8, 2014 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 3 Comments Instruction The tales of Ovid are a theme that suits The Prince, but will not do for your repute. Avoid lust. Clients of the better...
‘Novice’ by Michael Curtis The Society August 19, 2013 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment Young knucklehead: Today you’ll bruise your thumb To harden you to pains to come; The sun will burn; the heat will cause you sweat; Dust will...
10 Poems on Builders & Buildings The Society February 20, 2024 Best Poems, Essays, Poetry 6 Comments 10 Poems on Builders & Buildings by Michael Curtis . Temples and architects, builders and buildings are like poets and poems, each creates...
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...
Reflections on China’s God of War Statue on International Workers Day—May 1 The Society May 1, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Essays, Poetry 8 Comments by Michael Curtis When next you float down the Yangtze River through Jingzhou City, likely you will notice Guan Yu, God of War, looking rather...
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...
Line, Stanza & Form: An Introduction to Poetry The Society February 12, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Education, Essays, Poetry, Poetry Forms 3 Comments by Michael Curtis | excerpted from Occasional Poetry Tradition grows from wisdom, from the accumulated experience of millennia; in poetic...
Winners Announced: A Line of Shakespeare Poetry Contest The Society July 1, 2019 Beauty, Culture, From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Shakespeare 2 Comments Judges: Michael Curtis, Amy Foreman, Reid McGrath, Adam Sedia A few words from Judge Michael Curtis: In apology: If you, fair writer, did not...
The Rise of Conservative Art and Poetry The Society August 10, 2018 Art, Culture, Essays, Poetry 20 Comments An earlier version of this piece was published in The Epoch Times By Evan Mantyk When Jon McNaughton released his new painting, “Crossing the...
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...
Funny Food Poetry Contest Winners Announced The Society June 12, 2017 From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment Thank you to everyone who participated in the Funny Food Poetry Contest, including Judges Michael Curtis, Lorna Davis, William Ruleman, James Sale,...
The SCP Journal The Society January 16, 2017 . Journal XII NOTE: Journal XII is currently out of stock, but should become available soon. In the meantime, if you are new to the SCP and are...
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...
Poetry Competition: Four Lines for the Fourth of July ***Winners Announced The Society June 30, 2016 From the Society, Poetry Contests 51 Comments Write a quatrain (four-line poem) on the topic of America. Post your submissions into the comments section below with your general location, such as...
About the Society The Society April 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...
2016 Journal Published The Society April 18, 2016 Education, 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...
National Poetry Month Couplet Competition ***Winners Announced The Society April 10, 2016 From the Society, Poetry Contests 138 Comments Winners Conformists of a feather flock together. Michael R. Burch, Nashville, Tennessee The u of solitude allays the...
