‘The Playland’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society July 3, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 7 Comments . The Playland Once in a playland caked with fresh-born mud, I saw a league of book-freed children smile collectively like petals of a bud in varied...
‘Written in a Cubicle’ and Other Poems by Shamik Banerjee The Society May 11, 2025 Culture, Humor, Poetry 11 Comments . Written in a Cubicle What spurs me, in this breathing grave of coffee mouths and cheeks unshaved, to stand upon my chair and shout, __"I'm out! I'm...
‘A Ceiling Fan’s Life (Is Like a Man’s)’ and Other Poetry by Shamik Banerjee The Society April 4, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 12 Comments . A Ceiling Fan's Life (Is Like a Man's) On wintry days, it rarely spins Except when mopped floors need to dry. Its mission, once December's in, Is...
‘A Summer Evening’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society March 15, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 12 Comments . A Summer Evening The sky begins to cloak its face, Removing every streak of red. Above, two weary flyers trace The way back to their bough-held...
‘Winter Midnights’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society February 23, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 7 Comments . Winter Midnights Old numbers on the radio; Through foggy panes, a street lamp's glow; Some aircraft's feebly buzzing sound; Barks of...
‘Another Winter’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society February 9, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 13 Comments . Another Winter Another winter's growing old. __Another spring is coming. Another hive, gripped by a branch, __Will make its endless...
‘The Magic Trick’ and Other Poetry by Shamik Banerjee The Society January 20, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . The Magic Trick Another dove spawns from the wizard's hat. A youngster, goggle-eyed, forgets to clap, enchanted by the spell. With every flap this...
‘A Remarkable Day’: A Christmas Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society December 24, 2024 Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry 3 Comments . A Remarkable Day "He's God in human form!" whispers the crowd In motley clothes and groups of twos and threes Beneath the bulky, partly-aqua...
‘In a Twenty-minute Tuk-tuk Ride’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society December 10, 2024 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 19 Comments . In a Twenty-minute Tuk-tuk Ride That day, the river of our luck had dried. No taxis. Air-conditioned buses crammed with half the town. Just when I...
‘The Garden’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society November 12, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . The Garden Dense boughs and variegated blooms __That once festooned a garden Are dying as November births __Pellucid forms that harden On them, my...
‘Odd One Out’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society October 11, 2024 Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Odd One Out Moored to the screen, he barely gets involved In vapid, paltry things his workmates seem To swap their saneness for—magnetic...
‘The Painter’ and Other Poetry by Shamik Banerjee The Society September 19, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 15 Comments . The Painter The moment when a painting is complete, He starts another piece without delay Like respiration—take a breath; repeat. Without this...
‘An Invitation’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society August 21, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 18 Comments . An Invitation While treading my locality's __New-slathered pavement grass, There came a flying, loud "hello" __From sprightly Mr. Das. "Black...
‘When I Have Penned My Final Thoughts’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society August 2, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 18 Comments . When I Have Penned My Final Thoughts _When Ihave penned my final thoughts and left to meet_the sky,don't organize my table; let the sheet,the...
‘Street 3/4’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society July 8, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . Street 3/4 On both sides of this street, there are small stores Of groceries, canned food, medicine, and toys. Beside a Hindu shrine whose iron...
‘The Doctor’: A Father’s Day Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society June 16, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 22 Comments . The Doctor An expert in each area, this man's The doctor for all things in disrepair— Tea kettles, doorknobs, hafts, electric fans... His fingers...
‘Today My Brown Sedan Is Two’ and Other Poetry by Shamik Banerjee The Society June 6, 2024 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Today My Brown Sedan Is Two Today, my brown sedan is two, But I behave as if it's twenty, So freezing by a showroom's door, I scan the...
‘The Cropland’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society May 7, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 16 Comments . The Cropland Though coins, good health, and victualsAre mortal man's essentials,I pray for great fertilityOf that arable land in me,Where crops of...
‘To the Evening Breeze’ and Other Poetry by Shamik Banerjee The Society April 14, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 17 Comments . To the Evening Breeze When I unbolt the terrace door, He enters quickly, greeting me With kisses on my cheeks and hair As if a friend who'd longed...
‘Choices’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society March 16, 2024 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments . Choices Some lovers only give the rose, __Some only choose to take, Although the florist keeps a bunch __For every partner's sake. The sun has...
‘On Me’ and Other Poetry by Shamik Banerjee The Society February 20, 2024 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 17 Comments . On Me I am a simple Eastern bard __Who moseys by the heather That grows in sweeping fields and loves __To dance in springy weather. I glamourize...
SCP Journal XIII Published The Society April 30, 2025 From the Society, Poetry 5 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...
