Why Poetry Should be Metered The Society October 1, 2012 Essays, Featured, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Forms 5 Comments Poetry should be metered, because metered poetry is, quite simply, better than free verse. This is for the same reason that realist art trumps impressionist art and that Baroque music trumps rock and roll...
Writing Poetry with Meter—Beginners’ Level and Beyond The Society September 7, 2012 Education, Essays, From the Society, Poetry Forms 3 Comments . Writing Poetry with Meter---Beginners' Level and Beyond by Evan Mantyk There is very little difficulty behind writing classical poetry from a technical perspective. Classical poetry is simply poetry that is...
President of the Society The Society August 21, 2012 From the Society Evan Mantyk is President of The Society of Classical Poets. He is a poet, writer, and English teacher in the Hudson Valley region of New York, where he lives with his wife and two children. His more recent...
Become a Member The Society August 21, 2012 From the Society 12 Comments The General Public Email [email protected] to be added to our monthly email Newsletter. You are free to read and comment on poetry on this website. You may also submit poetry and enter our...
Welcome. Joshua Philipp August 20, 2012 From the Society Poetry is everywhere. It is the lyrics in the songs on the radio, in our national anthems, in the fight songs of our favorite sports teams; it is in our English classes, in Shakespeare, and behind the highest...