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Two Autumn Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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. Season of Gall and Sticky Listlessness Autumn is upon us here in Texas. Her shy arrival’s destined to perplex us. Just like the...

‘Massacre of the Innocents’: An Ekphrastic Poem by V. Paige Parker

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October 3, 2023
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. . Massacre of the Innocents Matt. 2:18, 10:28, 18:10; Psalm 116:15; 2 Mac. 7:29 Why are the fish and fruit stands closed today— Too many...
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A Poem for Susan Jarvis Bryant: ‘The Fairy Godmother’ by Satyananda Sarangi

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October 2, 2023
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. The Fairy Godmother for Susan Jarvis Bryant The fairy sings so far away and lifts My spirit, day by day through fading light; With every word well...
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‘The Idealist Who Became an Ideologue’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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October 2, 2023
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. The Idealist Who Became an Ideologue a rondeau redoublé To heal the world he treasured this ideal: Unite the many into one great whole. He...
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‘Writers of the Purple Sage’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson

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October 1, 2023
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. Writers of the Purple Sage What happened to the music? The writers of the West? The legends of the cowboys? The songs I loved the best? The outlaws...

‘Autumn Summons’: A Poem by Talbot Hook

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October 1, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
20 Comments
. Autumn Summons The wind carries the leaves, And leaves the colors bear; The field prepares the sheaves That hold the sun ensnared. The leaves the...
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‘Victimhood & Narcissism’: Poems by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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September 30, 2023
Poetry, Satire
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. Victimhood & Narcissism . I. The Joy of Grief “To have a grievance is   to have a purpose in life” ---Alan Coren I bleat and beef with...

‘Wood’: A Poem by Mary Kipps

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September 30, 2023
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. Wood a pantoum It’s only furniture. But that’s both truth and lie. To find Mom’s treasured things a loving new address is near impossible, no...
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‘Ode to the Strings of My Guitar’: A Poem by Daniel Howard

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September 29, 2023
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. Ode to the Strings of My Guitar I How still you sleep, oh strings of my guitar, As if you did not feel the faint caress Of my soft finger, shaped...
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The 23 Best Haiku of 2023

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September 29, 2023
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. The 23 Best Haiku of 2023 Winner and Runners-up of the Society of Classical Poets 2023 Haiku Competition Judged by J. Thomas Rimer and Margaret...
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A Poem on Two Dragon Statues in Vietnam, by G.M.H. Thompson

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September 28, 2023
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. Two Dragon Statues Tây Hồ, Hà Nội, Việt Nam, Constructed 2012 They stand on waves just off West Lake’s west bank— two dragon...

‘Sea Breeze’: A Poem by Margaret Brinton

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September 28, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
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. Sea Breeze Negative ions aloft, Wafting aloft in the breeze. That mystical, maritime breeze Bestowing a comfort and ease. Beautiful, bountiful...
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‘Labyrinthine Bag’ and Other Poetry by Wael Almahdi

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September 27, 2023
Culture, Humor, Poetry
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. Labyrinthine Bag My wife, bless her heart, went and bought me a bag with tons of compartments, and pouches, and pockets. But searching for stuff is...
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‘Abortion Notes’: A Poem by Phil Flott

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September 27, 2023
Culture, Poetry
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. Abortion Notes Please bury babies ripped to parts, Especially their tiny hearts. They’re slain in hiding from our sight. And even scheduled in...
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A Poem Inspired by Kimberly Hartke and Other Poetry by Joshua C. Frank

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September 26, 2023
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. In Eve’s Footsteps based on “Genesis 2: Teaching its Truth to Women” by Kimberly Hartke “And the Lord God said: It is not good for man...
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‘Ponderings on the Porch’: A Poem by Peter Venable

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September 26, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
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. Ponderings on the Porch The chutes of light this autumn day __Beam down between the leaves. Sun’s equinox has long since passed— __Dew drips...
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A Poem on ‘Summer’s End’ by Jeffrey Essmann

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September 25, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
10 Comments
. In the Park ___It showed up in the green ___Today: that velveteen _Exhaustion that betokens summer’s end, ___Its richness but a sigh ___That...
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‘Rhyme Subprime’: A Poem on Slant Rhymes by Ken Gosse

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September 25, 2023
Humor, Poetry
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. Rhyme Subprime I tend to rant against slant;maybe it’s something I can’t__embrace with affection__or write to perfection but I don’t mean...
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A Poem on ‘Nothing’ Poetry Challenge

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September 24, 2023
Poetry, Poetry Contests
75 Comments
. Poets create marvels of linguistic delights about anything and everything… but what about nothing?  Can your Muse capture the essence of...
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‘Out of Purgatory’ and Other Poetry by James Sale

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September 24, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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. Out of Purgatory There I went blind. I could no longer speak, but as I died, I murmured Mary’s name, And there I fell and left my empty...
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Poems in Imitation of Russel Winick, by C.B. Anderson

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September 23, 2023
Poetry, Satire
14 Comments
. Regional Biases We’ve all eaten dinners on china, But China’s now eating our lunch. A supper in South Carolina Is home-cookin’, I have a...
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‘A Draft of Death’: A Poem by Jeff Kemper

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September 23, 2023
Culture, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
. A Draft of Death Did Flavius not inform us How a fart fetched fates enormous? After Flavius Josephus’s account of a Jewish Passover (ca 50 AD),...
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A Poem on Investigations into the Biden Family: ‘Joey’s Doomed!’ by Mark Stellinga

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September 22, 2023
Poetry, Satire
13 Comments
. Joey’s Doomed! The investigation widens of the traitorous crimes the Bidens __are---and have been---guilty of for years, As liberal scum like CNN...
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‘One Friend’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick

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September 22, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
21 Comments
. One Friend A friend who always wants to learn __Whatever’s going on, Whose warm assistance and concern __Can be relied upon, A friend who shows...
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‘The Battle of Athelstaneford’: A Poem by Margaret Coats

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September 21, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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. The Battle of Athelstaneford King Angus clapperclawed NorthumbriansIn combat close enough to hammer faces;His Pictish troops enacted brutal plansTo...
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‘The Sum of All Fears’ and Other Poems on the Government by Cheryl Corey

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September 20, 2023
Culture, Poetry, The Environment
30 Comments
. The Sum of All Fears “Oppressive government is fiercer than a tiger.” ---Confucius Psst. Be careful what you post online.The slightest...
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‘Night Bird Singing’: A Poem by Louis Groarke

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September 20, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
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. Night Bird Singing Birdsong is a conspicuous avian vocalization often used for mate attraction. ---Basic Ornithology Long after midnight, a lonely...
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‘On Being “Chopped”‘ and other Gaming Poems by James A. Tweedie

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September 19, 2023
Culture, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
. On Being “Chopped” On TV, watching the show “Chopped,” I see Three losing chefs go home each episode; And one who celebrates a victory For...
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‘The Thief’: A Poem by Patricia Rogers Crozier

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September 19, 2023
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry
10 Comments
. The Thief He stole my song, my music;He stole my poetry.He broke my holy vesselsAnd felled my sacred tree.He climbed my garden’s rampartAnd...
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‘Three Ways of Avoiding Reason’: A Poem by Sally Cook

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September 18, 2023
Poetry, Satire
21 Comments
. Three Ways of Avoiding Reason . Ambivalence The man who doesn’t want a thing (And then he does) will tend to cling. Don’t importune him in his...
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‘The Golden Calf’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

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September 18, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau
30 Comments
. The Golden Calf a rondeau The golden calf draws shouts of awe From wanton men who bray and caw. The fevered crowd ignites a fire Then cheers as...
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‘Limericks on Good English Prose’ by Joseph S. Salemi (with Note on Fictive Mimesis)

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September 17, 2023
Education, Essays, Humor, Limerick, Poetry
23 Comments
. Cantankerous Limericks on Good English Prose I love a complexly wrought sentence With phrases and colons that went thence __To make concise...

The Cook’s Second Tale, From The ‘Lost’ Canterbury Tales, by Paul A. Freeman

The Society
September 17, 2023
Chaucer, Culture, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. The Cook’s Second Tale from the lost Canterbury Tales . Prologue to the Cook’s Second Tale The Host who led our pilgrim band once more Spurred...
poem/rogers/ekphrastic

Ekphrastic Poetry Challenge: Roadrunner in a Sprinkler During Texas Drought

The Society
September 16, 2023
Ekphrastic, Poetry, Poetry Contests
32 Comments
. Phil S. Rogers captured these photos of a roadrunner seeking relief in his sprinkler during drought-like conditions in Texas. Phil's ekphrastic...

Two Lake Poems by Julian Woodruff

The Society
September 16, 2023
Beauty, Poetry
15 Comments
. Gloom at the Shore Down at the shore of Lake Ontario, Battleship gray under inclement sky, We vied for space with seagulls standing by. Call it a...
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‘Under Which Altar’: A Poem on Abortion by J.D. Graham

The Society
September 15, 2023
Culture, Poetry
9 Comments
. Under Which Altar Eros, at last, has left the field. The flowers on the bushes yield __to coming winter. See Lyssa, Mania, Ares, Furor, older gods...
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‘Meditation on the Myth of Sisyphus’: A Poem by Daniel Howard

The Society
September 15, 2023
Culture, Love Poems, Poetry
14 Comments
. Meditation on the Myth of Sisyphus Like Sisyphus, whose fate it is to bear A boulder on his back, and up the mound, Only to watch it roll towards...
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Thoughts on Education Outside the Box: Poems by Anna J. Arredondo

The Society
September 14, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Education, Humor, Poetry
22 Comments
. . Freedom high school algebra class; May 12, 1993 . A breeze blows in; it wisps my hair, And flutters papers in the air; It carries, with the scent...
poem/bonham/culture

‘Losing Battles’: A Poem by Warren Bonham

The Society
September 14, 2023
Culture, Poetry
22 Comments
. Losing Battles It seems when we declare a war, we rarely win them anymore. So, though much money will be spent by our corrupted government, the...
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CPL: Why Are Trendy Poets Weirdos? Eccentricity vs. Creativity (Part 3 of 3)

The Society
September 13, 2023
Poetry, Video
15 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 3 of 3: Why Are Trendy Poets Weirdos? Eccentricity vs. Creativity If you enjoy...
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  1. Russel Winick on ‘Late Changes’ and Other Poetry by Russel WinickOctober 4, 2023

    Thank Joshua, I appreciate your feedback!

  2. Russel Winick on ‘Late Changes’ and Other Poetry by Russel WinickOctober 4, 2023

    Roy, I’m honored by your response to my poems. Thank you!

  3. Russel Winick on ‘Late Changes’ and Other Poetry by Russel WinickOctober 4, 2023

    Thanks for reading my poems, Paddy.

  4. Russel Winick on ‘Late Changes’ and Other Poetry by Russel WinickOctober 4, 2023

    Glad to hear that. I do too. Thanks Phil.

  5. C.B. Anderson on ‘The Idealist Who Became an Ideologue’ and Other Poetry by Brian YapkoOctober 4, 2023

    From you, Brian, excellence is not exceptional. You sure as hell know how to move a pen.

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