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‘Anchises’ by Anna-Marie Ahn

The Society
January 31, 2021
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry
16 Comments
. Beneath the starry firmament so dark There lies tonight an old, forgotten tree Whose bark is peeling, wretched, cold and stark And has not heard since auld youth’s melody. The crooked, blackened branches...

‘Coats’ by Stephen Ramsek

The Society
January 22, 2021
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
4 Comments
. A coat of luminescent snow Descended on my patch of grass, And for a moment all its glow Inflamed my eyes like burnished brass. And in a moment it had gone, But not withdrawn; it nimbly turned Into a...

‘Night’ by John Freeborn

The Society
January 13, 2021
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry
21 Comments
. Spacious spans the starlit sky; Silver shines its light; Vast the veil, Pearly-pale, Drawn o’er the dusky night; Silently the star-strewn brooks Through flow’ry meadows flow; Glitt’ring gleams On...

‘Washington’s Grief’ by Alex Rubstein

The Society
January 12, 2021
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
10 Comments
. Behold the father of this infant land, Conductor of our daunting foe’s defeat, Now warmly laureled for his noble stand Through which our liberty was made complete. Yet Washington the praise did humbly...

‘Humility’ and Other Poetry and Translation by Alexandra Guo

The Society
January 11, 2021
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Humor, Poetry, Translation
12 Comments
. Humility Lo, I have seen the Muses plain. What need Have I to go on living?—’Twas in Rome: I touched the flesh (it was a holy deed) That Michelangelo shaped out of stone. O what a great and glorious...

‘Perfectionist Inclined’ and Other Poetry by Lynn Kong

The Society
November 7, 2020
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
8 Comments
  Perfectionist Inclined Maligned by self-encasing brine, defined By certainty's demise, self-image lies Within a shrine. Perfectionist inclined, I crouch transfixed in infinite surmise: Confined by...

2021 High School Poetry Competition

The Society
September 1, 2020
From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests
  "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular." —Aristotle (384-322 BC), Poetics First Prize: $100....

Winners of 2020 High School Poetry Competition Announced

The Society
February 1, 2020
High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests
2 Comments
Thank you to every one who participated! The quality of the high school poems submitted this year was stunning.    First Place ($100 Prize): Luke Hahn, twelfth grade, homeschooled in Waupun,...

‘Victus’ and Other Poetry by Luke Hahn

The Society
January 26, 2020
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
15 Comments
Victus a response to William Ernest Henley’s poem “Invictus,” from which the first two lines of the final stanza are taken. Dry chatter of dry souls dies out, Beleaguered by the eastern wind, When...

‘A Letter to Sir Grammar’ and Other Poetry by Dania El-Ghattis

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January 26, 2020
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Humor, Poetry
8 Comments
  A Letter to Sir Grammar Dear Sir Grammar: With all kindness and courtesy, may I request, A new package of words, freshly made, For, truly, it seems I have used them all up, And my writing has...

‘At Twilight’ by Erin Jeon

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January 7, 2020
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry
7 Comments
  The sun sinks deep into the hill Behind the town that perches still. An amber fog prowls through the street Of cobbled stone and stonewashed chill. Dark navy night skies come compete With...

‘Moth, Angel of the Night’ and Other Poetry by Michael Zhao

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January 7, 2020
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
8 Comments
  Moth, Angel of the Night Emerging from a rich cocoon, you shed off your old husk– with legs outstretched and wings unfurled, you head out in the dusk. O harbinger of sunsets-- O twilight...

‘Three Hundred Spartans’ by Sancia Milton

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December 30, 2019
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
12 Comments
  Three Hundred Spartans In twilight’s ash three hundred stars await As blue-black thunder roars with battle drums, Three hundred voices murmuring of fate, As odds and armour stack in fearful...

‘Rain’ by James Preston Pack

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December 3, 2019
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
9 Comments
  Rain, lapping at the windows fast, falls cold and ceaseless, painting lines of marble on the silvered glass while clouds cast dark and thunder whines; but these walls will not let it pass and...

The Society of Classical Poets 2020 Poetry Competition

The Society
September 1, 2019
High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests
9 Comments
Winners of the competition can be found here. "But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant. He gives the choicest thoughts in the choicest language. He illustrates them by...

2020 High School Poetry Competition

The Society
September 1, 2019
From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests
5 Comments
  Note: Winners of this contest can be found here. We have begun a new high school poetry contest here. "But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant. He gives the choicest...

‘In Memory of Romeo and Juliet’ by Victor Tyne

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January 17, 2019
Beauty, Culture, For Educators, High School Submissions, Poetry
7 Comments
  These twain ephem’ral lives were fraught with woes When they, a boy and girl in morn of life, Defied their due inheritance as foes And chased a star-crossed love as man and wife. Belovéd by...

The Society of Classical Poets 2019 Poetry Competition

The Society
September 1, 2018
For Educators, From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests
3 Comments
  “Let glorious acts more glorious acts inspire, And catch from breast to breast the noble fire!" —The Iliad, Homer, Book V, Pope translation First Prize: $1,000   Submission...

‘The Things I Have Not Done’ by Anthony Wang

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June 5, 2018
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
14 Comments
I have not been to Medford, nor Milan; I have not seen a war, nor won the peace; I’ve risen to six thousand cloudy dawns that – not once – promised sun, and storms to cease. I have not stood to spurn...

‘Limerick’ by Annie Acho Tartoni

The Society
February 18, 2018
High School Submissions, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
There once was a girl named Shelly. who bought a pet fish by the deli. But to her surprise, with fear in her eyes, she saw the fish dead on its belly.   Annie Acho Tartoni is a student Mercy...

‘The Breaking Season’ by Annabelle Fuller

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January 21, 2018
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry
9 Comments
  Lips, soft as velvet, primrose pink, Are rent the blue of bruising ink. They rive and crackle in the cold, Retract in tissue paper folds; Corroded strips as flayed as zinc Teased grey and gaunt,...

‘Passing of the Seasons’ and Other Poetry by Wandi Zhu

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August 19, 2017
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry
7 Comments
Passing of the Seasons When snow has melted, chill has gone, and winter turns to spring, The tender buds grow on the branches where the robins sing. The earth once brown is green again, blessed by the April...

‘The Faerie Glade’ By Wandi Zhu

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June 21, 2017
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry
4 Comments
  In a secluded forest glade, Where sunlight shines and shadows fade, The faeries come to dance and play Upon a bright warm summer’s day. Light are their footsteps, quick their feet On...

‘Spring is Coming’ and Other Poetry by Uvin Ko

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March 24, 2017
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry, Terrorism
5 Comments
  Spring is Coming From naked trees, droplets of dew, Drips like tears onto my upturned face. Everything is bleak, nothing new. No creation feels like outer space. Hear ye, hear ye, everyone...

Poetry Based on Holocaust Testimonies

The Society
February 26, 2017
Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
2 Comments
A Million Thoughts Based on the Holocaust testimony of Bertha Haberfeld By Surina Patel A million thoughts are rushing through my brain, The looming gas chamber ahead of me, The sounds I hear and the...

‘Lotus’ by Catherine Huang

The Society
January 18, 2017
Beauty, High School Submissions, Human Rights in China
4 Comments
Rising above the silt and murky mud, Clean and pure is the small pink bud, Supported by a supple stem of jade, Adorned with gleaming dew drops, crystal made. Elegant yet sweet this gentle...

‘Mulan’ by Stephanie Fang

The Society
December 16, 2016
Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry
1 Comment
  Sighs fill the room as Mulan weaves the loom She doesn’t want Father to meet his doom. The Khan needs an army to face the Huns; Father can barely walk let alone run. There’s none to take his...

‘The Voyage’ by Steven Song

The Society
December 5, 2016
High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry
  Dedicated to Falun Gong practitioners who have faced seventeen years of persecution in China. As tempests are blowing, angry waves clash; The foaming sea roars, whilst lightning doth flash. Eternal...

‘Treatment of Hong Kong’ by Aditya Basu-Dutta

The Society
November 23, 2016
High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry
1 Comment
Dogs are expected to sit Dogs are expected to stay They receive kicks If they make the boat sway Hong Kong is the dog But, of course, there is no Hong Kong When it comes to the law In China there’s...

‘The Poet’s Purpose’ and Other Poetry by Gleb Zavlanov

The Society
August 31, 2016
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry
11 Comments
  The Poet’s Purpose A poet praises all of nature’s treasures, He seeks to find the pathway to her core, To laud the rarest beauty in spring’s pleasures And marvel at the waves that kiss the...

2016 Journal Published

The Society
April 18, 2016
For Educators, From the Society, High School Submissions
11 Comments
The Society of Classical Poets is pleased to announce the release of its 2016 Journal! Click here to purchase a copy. It is also available on Amazon. This year's journal is bigger and better than ever! In...

‘Reflections on a Falun Gong Candlelight Vigil’ by Shannon Cong

The Society
March 8, 2016
High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry
3 Comments
Shall I compare the CCP To a tragic Shakespeare play? For all the lies of history Unfold in China today. Good and evil set the stage, The last and final scene. But those who ‘gainst heaven rage Know...

‘Riverside’ and Other Poetry by Jarrett Mohn

The Society
February 15, 2016
Beauty, High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry
Riverside Sun rays glisten Reflect the river I stand and listen Can’t help but shiver Restless fish swim Graceful, majestic Watching sunlight dim Thoughts are monolithic Nature’s beauty...

‘Squinters’ and Other Poetry by Antoinette Foliart

The Society
February 5, 2016
High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry
Squinters The curious the contemplators the ones who concentrate on the littlest details. The most beautiful thing about them is how they space out and their attention is unattainable. While the...

2016 Poetry Competition Winners

The Society
February 1, 2016
From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests
6 Comments
Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated. There were many hundreds of submitted poems and many good works and poets who had to be left out. Thank you! ***Winners should email their...

‘The Bloody Feast’ by Pamela Du

The Society
January 17, 2016
High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry
Based on the real account of a doctor involved in the Chinese Communist Party’s harvesting of organs from innocent living Falun Gong practitioners   In a bloodstained room on the darkest...

‘The Brave Souls of Autumn’ by Rachel Chen

The Society
January 9, 2016
High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry
  An autumn breeze blows swiftly through the air, And plucks the tree leaves from their humble roots. Amidst the cold a group stands in the square, Its people warmly dressed in hats and...

‘Laments of the Oppressed’ and Other Poetry by Matthew Walton

The Society
December 4, 2015
Beauty, High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry
Laments of the Oppressed My great country, please let me be, What I think and say should be up to me, The world cannot be so controlled, You don't have to block every single road. It isn't something bad...

‘The Return of Fine Art’ by Hoffmann Zhu

The Society
November 30, 2015
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, News of Note, Poetry
This poem was inspired by Shen Yun Performing Arts.   Bleak and somber is the flavor du jour; Modernism pervades all spheres of art; Artists lacking virtue make it a bore, People wait for a...

Announcing the 2015 Competition Winners

The Society
February 1, 2015
From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry
2 Comments
  First Prize ($500): Reid McGrath Winning Poems: “Tares in the Wheat” “A Recurring Dream, Vanquished” “Retreating Snow” “Lamenting Our Complicity in the Installation of Suicide Nets”...
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