‘The Glory of Spring’ by M. P. Lauretta The Society March 19, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments Mere words have not the power to convey the loveliness laid out before my eyes; this triumph of rebirth; this lustrous day; this crowning...
‘In Favour of Form’ by M. P. Lauretta The Society April 15, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments Today poetic form is ostracised. It’s stifled and suppressed, deemed obsolete; classed as archaic, stuffy and effete, a vestige of the...
‘Late Winter Sunset’ by M. P. Lauretta The Society December 31, 2018 Beauty, Poetry 22 Comments Written on Two Tree Island The golden fingers of the setting sun bestow their last caresses for the day. Although this present day may be...
‘To a Blank Page’ by M. P. Lauretta The Society October 25, 2018 Culture, Humor, Poetry 27 Comments As yet untouched by any writer’s thought you’re still pristine and perfectly unspoiled. Just like a botox-frozen face that ought to pull and...
A Reading of Petrarch’s Sonnet No. 7, in Italian The Society October 11, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Translation 23 Comments This recording was made by M. P. Lauretta for the Southend Poetry Group in August 2019. Sonetto n. 7 dal Canzoniere di...
Journal VII Released The Society May 24, 2019 From the Society, News of Note, Poetry 3 Comments We are pleased to announce the publication of The Society of Classical Poets’ Journal VII. The new journal is larger and more impressive than any...
Two Videos on the Reading of Poetry Out Loud The Society March 11, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry, Readings, Video 5 Comments The Bad The first video of Hannah Silva instructs us on the abyss that poetry reading has found itself in today. The irrationality and baseness of...
