‘Belling the Cat’ and Other Poetry from Aesop’s Fables, by Rob Crisell The Society August 28, 2023 Children's, Humor, Poetry 6 Comments . Belling the Cat The mice called a council to try to defeat A troublesome cat who would ruthlessly eat Any mouse in the house that she happened to...
‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ and Other Poetry from Aesop’s Fables, by Rob Crisell The Society August 14, 2023 Children's, Humor, Poetry 7 Comments . The Boy Who Cried Wolf Once there lived a shepherd boy who Despised his dull profession. His job was to alert the town When wolves would show...
‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ and Other Poetry from Aesop’s Fables, by Rob Crisell The Society July 30, 2023 Children's, Humor, Limerick, Poetry 12 Comments . The Tortoise and the Hare in limericks A tortoise and hare were a-talkin’. Said Hare: “Why, your slowness is shockin’! __If we ran a...
Amid U.S. Riots, A Reflection on Robespierre’s July 28 Execution, by Rob Crisell The Society July 28, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 7 Comments A Proposal---July 28, 2020 Upon this date in 1794, The French Revolution concluded in gore, As Robespierre’s head hit the blood-stained...
A Poem for George Floyd Protestors, by Rob Crisell The Society June 11, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 3 Comments Georges Danton's Ghost Counsels the Protestors “Yes, America is burning. But that’s how forests grow.” –Maura Healey,...
‘Candidatus Non Compos Mentis’ by Rob Crisell The Society March 11, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry 14 Comments Candidatus Non Compos Mentis Joe lacks the humility To see the futility Of running for office While fighting senility. With growing...
‘Uncle Joe’s Last Stand’ by Rob Crisell The Society February 10, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 19 Comments . Uncle Joe's Last Stand “Lying, dog-faced pony soldier!” Blurts out Biden, as he scolds her. Eyes unfocused, can’t walk upright; Goes not...
‘On the Untimely Demise of My Hair’ and Other Poetry by Rob Crisell The Society November 4, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments On the Untimely Demise of My Hair In days gone by when life for me looked bright, And I rejoiced in the clear dawn of youth, My hair filled my...
‘Fleas’ after Kilmer, ‘The Toad Not Taken’ after Frost, by Rob Crisell The Society October 13, 2019 Poetry 10 Comments Fleas with apologies to Joyce Kilmer I think that I shall never see A creature horrid as a flea. A flea who makes a little nest Inside the...
How NOT to Hate Shakespeare: TED Talk by Rob Crisell The Society October 13, 2019 Culture, Education, Poetry, Shakespeare, Video 2 Comments ...
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 17 Best Haiku of 2020 The Society August 15, 2020 Beauty, Best Poems, Culture, From the Society, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 8 Comments Winner and Runners-up of The Society of Classical Poets 2020 Haiku Competition Judged by Mike Bryant and Susan Jarvis Bryant See all entrants...
Poetry Readings from 2020 SCP Symposium – ‘A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme’ (Session II) The Society July 28, 2020 Children's, From the Society, Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video 1 Comment All of the below poems were read on May 31, 2020 at The Society of Classical Poets Symposium, which was held online due to the pandemic. Below are...
A Poem for the George Floyd Riots: ‘The Second Coming’ by W.B. Yeats The Society May 31, 2020 Culture, Poetry, Readings, Video 10 Comments Video and reading by Rob...
Friends of Falun Gong 2020 Poetry Contest Winners Announced The Society May 13, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Readings, Video 2 Comments FIRST PLACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F96xN0VV7JU The Virus and the Cure by Rob Crisell One hundred years of tyranny, One hundred...
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...
Humorous Poetry for the CCP Virus (COVID-19) Quarantine The Society March 26, 2020 Clerihew, Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Poetry 108 Comments Note: The Society of Classical Poets refers to the COVID-19 coronavirus as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and...
Three Poems on the Spread of the CCP Virus (COVID-19) The Society March 17, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments The Society of Classical Poets refers to the COVID-19 coronavirus as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement...
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...
Members The Society February 21, 2017 X Members of the Society (MSCP) 2024 Allen, Sarah, Kentucky Anderson, C.B., Massachusetts Aine Mae, Oregon Arakelian, John P., Wisconsin Aronian,...
