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  • ‘Chitchat’ by Norma Pain

    The Society
    August 18, 2022
    Humor, Poetry
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  • Persia, Ferdowsi, and the Shahnameh: An Essay by Adam Sedia

    The Society
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    Culture, Epic, Essays, Poetry
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    Culture, Humor, Poetry
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  • A Poem on Taxes: ‘Give and Take’ by Norma Pain

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‘Persistence’ by David L. Williams

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August 17, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
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. Persistence It seems when flies get in from the outside, They never find how to get out again; Instead they only buzz around and hide, A game that...

‘A Stranger in Your Land’ by Damian Robin, After Dimash Qudaibergen

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August 16, 2022
Beauty, Music, Poetry
4 Comments
. A Stranger in Your Land after Dimash Qudaibergen’s song “Stranger”  A lonely stranger in your land__where you are strange to me,underfoot,...

‘An Anti-Evolution Song’ by Evan Mantyk

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August 15, 2022
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. An Anti-Evolution Song inspired by the writings of Zhang Tianliang How probable is it, however you spin it, __That man has evolved out of...

‘Images of Darwin, post-1859’ and Other Poetry by Damian Robin

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August 15, 2022
Culture, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
. Images of Darwin, Post-1859 1859: The year the ponderously titled On The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of...

A Poem for Salman Rushdie: ‘Mightier Than the Sword?’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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August 14, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
47 Comments
. Mightier Than the Sword?   His Eighties searing splash of fiery ink Scorched the skin of those who won’t allow The flare of feisty words. His...

‘As Day Transitions to Night’ by Alexander Lazarus Wolff

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August 14, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
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. As Day Transitions to Night There is none of the daylight’s verve— __no ripples of the sun in the brook streaming ‘round the curve. __The day...

‘Lament of the Little White Horse’ by Paul Fort, Translated by Joshua C. Frank

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August 13, 2022
Beauty, Music, Poetry, Translation
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. Lament of the Little White Horse by Paul Fort (1872-1960) Translated by Joshua C. Frank The little horse in the weather so dread, What courage he...

A Poem on Taxes: ‘Give and Take’ by Norma Pain

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August 12, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
. Give and Take Mr. Taxman, you’re a peach, Fill your pockets we beseech. Having money is a curse, Please take freely from our purse. We may catch...

‘My No-Show Foes’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

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August 11, 2022
Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
. My No-Show Foes I whet my blade, anticipating mayhem. My enemies just whet their appetite On what they hope my manager will pay them For throwing...

‘Lullaby of New Mexico’ by Brian Yapko

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August 11, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
25 Comments
. Lullaby of New Mexico Duerme mijo---sleep my weary child As we drive south upon the interstate. My side-eye checks on you, my tired you. My...

‘Byrd in Flight’ and ‘Summer Sunday Baroque’ by Cynthia Erlandson

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August 10, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry
24 Comments
. Byrd in Flight The surplice-vested, five-part choir, Like sparrows on a five-tiered wire, Gives flight to canticles of Byrd. The flocks of...

‘Non Existent’ and Other Poetry by Gary Borck

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August 9, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Shakespeare
12 Comments
. . Non Existent One day my body disappeared, __nor could I touch or taste, but I could feel the flood of tears __that filled my missing face. My...

‘Awake’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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August 8, 2022
Culture, Poetry
36 Comments
. Awake  At night I quake and lie awake in bed. My racing mind likes pacing to and fro. My thoughts, they peck and caw just...

‘Tapestry’ by Mary Gardner

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August 8, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry
21 Comments
. Tapestry My grandfather Evangelos did trading with the Turks Of pipes and hookahs, hash, and cloths, and skillful carpet-works. A tapestry he gave...

Poems by Théodore de Banville (1823-1891), Translated by Margaret Coats

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August 7, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Rondel, Translation, Triolet
20 Comments
. The Velocipede Half brain, and half a pair of wheels, Transcending anthropology, Calf poised on manufactured heels, Half brain, and half a pair of...

‘Some Mornings’ by Jeffrey Essmann

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August 6, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
11 Comments
. Some Mornings Some mornings it’s just tough to find that place, That slippery perspective where I view The world as not entirely unbraced From...

‘Byron Swims the Hellespont’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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August 6, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
41 Comments
. Byron Swims the Hellespont On May 9, 1810, Lord Byron swam across the Hellespont from Sestos to Abydos to duplicate the legendary back-and-forth...

Five Love Sonnets by Daniel Joseph Howard

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August 5, 2022
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry
6 Comments
. Forsake Me Now Forsake me now, and say your last farewell While my misfortune’s in its full career, By circumstances forced to part from...

‘Fishing on the Fly’: Three Poems by James A. Tweedie

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August 4, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. Deschutes River Reverie The river, swift and shallow, roils its way Beneath the outstretched arms of old-growth pines, Past bank-side willows...

‘Don’t Laugh at a Christian’ and Other Poetry by Roy E. Peterson

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August 3, 2022
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
17 Comments
. Don't Laugh at a Christian God looked down on Noah And said "Construct an ark Bigger than a boat, More like a zoo or park." Friends said he was...

‘Transgender Madness: For All the Children Beyond Repair’ by Karen Darantière

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August 2, 2022
Culture, Poetry
8 Comments
. Transgender Madness: For All the Children Being Harmed Beyond Repair inspired by When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T. Anderson . I. At age 5: the...

‘Camena Interrupta’ and Other Poetry by Peter Venable

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August 1, 2022
Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry
4 Comments
. Camena Interrupta The measured words of poetryRise round the mystic sphere,Sift through the dirt or sing divineIn strains that soothe or...

‘A Happy 80th Birthday Wish’ by Evan Mantyk

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August 1, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings
20 Comments
. . A Happy 80th Birthday Wish for the Poet's Father I wish for you the golden years Odysseus had Retired from life’s long strife, a sort of...

‘To Winter’ and Other Poetry by James Sale

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July 31, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
25 Comments
. . To Winter for John Keats Where are the songs of spring? Now moving west All of us are into winter finally: Threadbare, lackluster, shorn-sheer,...

‘Dog Tired, Cat on Top’ by Damian Robin

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July 30, 2022
Children's, Humor, Poetry
11 Comments
. Dog Tired, Cat on Top The cat sat on the mat, Been there, seen that. The cat sat on the chair, Seen that, been there. The cat sat on the...

‘The Photograph’ and Other Poetry by Chantal LaFortune

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July 29, 2022
Beauty, Blank Verse, Poetry
5 Comments
. The Photograph The snowflakes tumble down like frozen tears, Which fall from every eye this winter day; They heard the call and answered without...

‘Cordelia’s Choice’ by Brian Yapko

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July 28, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Shakespeare
18 Comments
. Cordelia's Choice Ye gods, what should I do with such ill news? My father, once the king, is now insane And stripped of dignity. What must I...

‘Online Research’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick

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July 27, 2022
Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
. Online Research For how long grilling planks should soak __I checked the time online. A website that I noticed first __Called 15 minutes fine. But...

‘Elegy for the Child Never Conceived’ by Joshua C. Frank

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July 26, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
20 Comments
. Elegy for the Child Never Conceived His would-be parents had but days; The procreative ship sat docked, And with the passengers’ delays, That...

‘Forked: A Palindrome Poem’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
July 25, 2022
Humor, Poetry, Readings
38 Comments
. . Forked   a palindrome poem I’m a toxic-tongued witch with some bitching to weave. No trite tittle-tattle will make me believe My lips drip...

‘Ballade of Pride’ by E.M. Schorb

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July 25, 2022
Culture, Poetry
49 Comments
. Ballade of Pride They’re a proud people. —The Frugal Gourmet Of every group whose food he shows, this Doctor of Diet, this Frugal Gourmet, this...

‘Aftertaste’ and Other Poetry by Anna J. Arredondo

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July 24, 2022
Acrostic, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
36 Comments
. Aftertaste Love at first sip was so cloyingly sweet, When I’d have gladly laid all at his feet, Sworn by the heavens his eminent worth, Followed...

‘After Observing the Working Methods of a Very Important Artist’ by Shaun C. Duncan

The Society
July 23, 2022
Art, Culture, Poetry
33 Comments
. After Observing the Working Methods of a Very Important Artist The aging fool stands deep in dirty water, Cradling the carcass of a native fowl To...

‘Creativity, Originality, and Eccentricity’: An Essay by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
July 22, 2022
Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare
38 Comments
. Creativity, Originality, and Eccentricity by Joseph S. Salemi I don’t know why it should be so, but I have a propensity to attract the attention...

‘The Spoonerisms Man, or The Moonerisms Span’ by Jeff Eardley

The Society
July 22, 2022
Children's, Humor, Poetry
34 Comments
. The Spoonerisms Man, or The Moonerisms Span His name was Mr. Spooner and he owned a service station. He kept our vehicles on the road, a noble...

‘Three Literary Smiles’: Poems by James A. Tweedie

The Society
July 21, 2022
Culture, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
. Three Literary Smiles . Hemingway’s Oopsy “Up in my room the rain was coming down Heavily outside on the balcony.” I didn’t know if I...

‘On the Anniversary of My Father’s Death’ by Jeffrey Essmann

The Society
July 21, 2022
Beauty, Poetry
6 Comments
. On the Anniversary of My Father's Death These rainy mornings have a subtle saltTo them that even in the city canBring back the pier, its rugged...

Two Poems on China Nowadays, by Cheryl Corey

The Society
July 20, 2022
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
4 Comments
. I’m Not Too Keen On China Nowadays I’m not too keen on China nowadays: The moves they’ve made against Taiwan of late; The way they treat...

A Poem on Nostradamus’s July 1999 Prediction, by Daniel Magdalen

The Society
July 20, 2022
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
4 Comments
. A Prophecy the East Fulfilled The year 1999, seventh month, From the sky will come a great King of Terror: To bring back to life the great King of...

Two Courtroom Sonnets by Carl Kinsky

The Society
July 19, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
6 Comments
. Self Defense When he pulled out his knife I thought I had No choice so I pulled out my gun and shot Him twice, then ran the streets for miles, too...
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