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Freedom in China Open Poetry Reading

The Society
June 29, 2022
Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings
. You are invited to a reading of poetry that shines a light on the plight of ordinary, innocent people in China today who are unjustly persecuted by the communist government---a government indirectly funded...

‘Shanghai’s Robo Dogs’ by Maura H. Harrison

The Society
May 19, 2022
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings
7 Comments
. . Shanghai's Robo Dogs With quick unnatural steps, and side to side Focusing glances, robo dogs preside And prowl the streets. They wear their growls in little Speakers around their necks, their barking...

Winners of the 2022 Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest Announced

The Society
May 13, 2022
Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Readings
12 Comments
. FIRST PLACE https://youtu.be/F3aTnHiJ4yU . Amends to the Innocent by Brian Yapko Dear Falun Gong, I owe you my amends. I heard but would not listen to the sighs Of battered souls I should have known as...

A Tale from the April 25, 1999 Zhongnanhai Falun Gong Appeal, by Damian Robin

The Society
April 24, 2022
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
8 Comments
. A Tale of April 25, 1999 I’d practiced Falun Gong for seven years. It stopped my spine disease’s jabbing spears And repositioned bone and smoothed skin pores. Such cures were far beyond mere earthly...

A Poem on the Shanghai Lockdown: ‘Shhh…’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
April 19, 2022
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Science
15 Comments
. . Shhh… Shanghai trembles at the edge of hell As horror wafts and weaves its way through streets. The moon melts in the flare of terror’s yell--- Hot howls of raw despair till morning...

2022 FoFG Poetry Competition

The Society
March 1, 2022
Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests
. Introduction Today, the communist government of China, the world’s largest nation, is attacking the basic freedom of thought and belief that have been a cornerstone of human civilization throughout...

A Poem for Ethan Gutmann, by Damian Robin

The Society
February 11, 2022
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
4 Comments
. As a Matter of Course for Ethan Gutmann, pioneer in investigating organ harvesting by the Chinese Communist Party Of course, you are a wanted man __on Party databases— So too are you a wanted man __by...

‘The Heroes of Beijing’: A Sonnet for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, by Evan Mantyk

The Society
January 21, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
6 Comments
. The Heroes of Beijing On the Jan. 21 Movie Premiere of Unsilenced, Days Before the Beijing Winter Olympics As great as it may be to send those hockey Pucks on icy wisps of air into A net as sweet as tightly...

A Poem on the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
January 18, 2022
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
4 Comments
. The Winter Games Go On Although detainees must sleep in cramped cells on cement floors, and though they must wear shackles with their numbered uniforms, and though repression crosses Xinjiang’s pale...

On the Soccer Player Tattoo Ban and Other Poetry by Paul Freeman

The Society
January 12, 2022
Beauty, Human Rights in China, Humor, Limerick, Poetry
11 Comments
. Limerick China’s footballers haven’t a clue why they can’t go and get a tattoo, but I think it might be it’s since President Xi is afraid they’ll choose Winnie the Pooh. . . This Urge for the...

A Holiday Poem Reflecting on Slave Labor in Communist China

The Society
December 31, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Video
17 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4HH4MeT9Mo . Read the complete poem here: https://classicalpoets.org/2013/12/12/two-psalms/#/ CREDITS Poetry: Evan Mantyk (b. 1982) Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical...

A Poem for Peng Shuai, by Douglas J. Lanzo

The Society
November 29, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
6 Comments
. A Silenced Voice Cried Out  dedicated to Peng Shuai A voice cried out decrying her assault, Courageously to light the way for truth Against one high up preying on her youth— A Vice Premier accused of this...

Video Poem for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: ‘Sinister Symbols’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
November 28, 2021
Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Video
6 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxBbaZHU3qk . Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical Poets Voice-Over: Evan Mantyk Photo: Hans Permana, “Meal time!” (used under creative Commons License CC BY-NC...

A Poem on Enes Kanter Standing up to the CCP, by Damian Robin

The Society
November 18, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
10 Comments
. On the Question of Enes Kanter How do heroes take a stand above the skyline? How face off sharp machinery that spades the earth, Converting humans into demons by the roots— Machines that grind distinctive...

‘A Flood in Zhengzhou’ by Damian Robin

The Society
September 26, 2021
Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
11 Comments
. on flooding that occurred on July 20, 2021 Each kingdom rose and then it fell; __when bad, the gods destroyed it. If you do not believe in Hell, __there’s no way you’ll avoid it. The Earth has reached...

A Translation of the Peach Garden Oath from Romance of the Three Kingdoms

The Society
August 31, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Translation
14 Comments
. The Peach Garden Oath This oath of fellowship is an iconic moment in the first chapter of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, by Luo Guanzhong (14th century), in which the main heroes of the...

A Poem for the Chinese Communist Party: ‘WARNING’ by Damian Robin

The Society
August 14, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
5 Comments
. W A R N I N G : __You won’t be forgivenfor the belt road you are livingfor flat miles that you have drivenover roadkill stacked and strivenon your blood red ride to hell. __You, the swollen high-ups,laced...

‘China’s Twisted Gymnastics’ by Bethany Mootsey

The Society
August 3, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
6 Comments
. inspired by this video from communist China: https://youtu.be/b4DmTPtAEbg . All their flipping has flopped, So their stance has flip-flopped __To a more relaxed focus on fun. “It’s a balanced...

‘CCP Members in World Organizations’ by Damian Robin

The Society
July 20, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
5 Comments
. in reference to an Epoch Times' exposé We’re in the loop, we’re up the sleeve, we’re near the Party’s armpit. As high rank cadres we can’t leave, we know too much, God damn it ! Hard working,...

‘Tank Man—Remembering The Unknown Rebel’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
June 4, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
23 Comments
. During the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Tank Man (his name has been reported as Wang Weilin, a 19-year-old student) was arrested for “political hooliganism.” Varying reports suggested he was either...

‘Chaos Abounds’ and Other Poetry by Randal A. Burd, Jr.

The Society
May 27, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
5 Comments
. Chaos Abounds What thoughts are left unthought? What is profound? Does any quest of value still remain? So much that once was sacred, now profane, Defines the soul still searching. Common ground May not...

A Poem on Uyghur Concentration Camps: ‘All Aboard’ by Cheryl Corey

The Society
May 17, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
5 Comments
. Two by two, the Uyghur stand in long Lines. They carry nothing to call their own, The final destination, a great unknown, A distant, re-education labor camp, To spend their days and nights in toil For state...

Winners of the Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest Announced

The Society
May 13, 2021
Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests
12 Comments
. Congratulations to the winners! Readings of the top three winning poems have been published here: . FIRST PLACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69i-IfOt9-k Connected by Sasha Palmer I’m Russian-born, live...

‘On the Beating Up of Sarah Liang’ by Damian Robin

The Society
May 12, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
12 Comments
. Sarah Liang is a veteran reporter with the Hong Kong Epoch Times who was recently assaulted by communist agents. It seems there’s little hope to bless __as Hong Kong’s hard time hardens. Its skin-thin...

Sonnets on Themistocles, Sen. McCarthy, and Wenyi Wang, by Evan Mantyk

The Society
April 25, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
28 Comments
. Themistocles Athens, Greece, 483 B.C. “Barbarians loom upon the coast—dark clouds. Athenians see them, but don’t think they’d pour Their cataclysmic flooding on our shore. They only hear the nearby...

‘A Day When Silence Spoke’ by Daniel Magdalen

The Society
April 25, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
23 Comments
. This poem is commemorating the peaceful appeal of 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners for freedom of belief, in Beijing, on April 25, 1999. The appeal ended when practitioners left after being given empty...

‘The Game of Life (CCP Edition)’ by Bethany Mootsey

The Society
April 15, 2021
Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
. We appreciate your purchase of this version of the game That caused Mr. Milton Bradley to become a household name. Though we cannot laud the methods for his capital success, We endorse Life, with some...

Life Under the CCP: ‘Family’ by Damian Robin

The Society
April 5, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
18 Comments
for Xiaoyao Yin and her UK family Loud thumps were more than company; __front door as thin as any. Mum walked across the noise to see __each thump enlarge to many. Then clumps of feet clacked on our...

‘Sinister Symbols’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
March 28, 2021
Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
10 Comments
. O, how I wish I could write about pandas, Cute, bamboo-shoot-eating, black and white pandas. Furry and cuddly like overgrown teddy bears, Roly and poly in singles or mating pairs. Pawns in the game of...

‘The PRC’s “To-Do” List’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
March 18, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
14 Comments
. Every one of us makes “To-Do” lists to help us on the way So we won’t forget the many things we plan to do each day. Every country has a “To-Do” list as well, and China, too, Here’s a partial...

‘The Good of You’ by Damian Robin

The Society
February 3, 2021
Covid-19, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
8 Comments
. How good of you to do your best __for our great population. So we'll do right by your request __to heal our ailing nation. If we feel sick we'll stay indoors, __won't shout---just put a sock in. With metal...

‘The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Must Fall’ by Evan Mantyk

The Society
January 28, 2021
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
21 Comments
. A Word of Advice to Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, John Roberts, and Many Others . __The CCP must fall. __The CCP must fall. Behind them all, Like Clintons, Maddows, Also in the shadows, Like McConnell’s...

‘A Sonnet for the Citizens’ by Claude Clayton Smith

The Society
November 27, 2020
Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
3 Comments
—for Li Hongzhi The unacknowledged legislators know the truth: the Buddha shows one thousand hands to foster heaven’s circulation, so the standing stance is seen throughout the lands and strengthens the...

‘The Violence in Philadelphia’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
November 19, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
7 Comments
. The Violence in Philadelphia “Par le regne des maleureux chetis“ —Eustache Deschamps by Urbawel Cidese Say first what caused the violence in Philadelphia; a man named Walter Wallace, Junior, with a...

Two Poems Critical of Communist Regimes, by Brian Yapko

The Society
November 12, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
15 Comments
  On a Turtle of Broken Jade The tiny turtle made of milky jade Was smuggled by Jun’s parents from afar Evoking memories that flame and fade--- Confucian virtue rescued from the war. The treasured...

On the Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Stealth Warfare’ by Damian Robin

The Society
October 1, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
15 Comments
  Stealth Warfare in the voice of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Admire. Our virus circulates. __Our muddy money’s hand washed. Our fingers whisk jobs from your plates. __Our clenched fists...

‘To a Prisoner of Conscience’ by Martin Rizley

The Society
September 7, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
8 Comments
In Response to an Article on the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China I read the other day about the pain That you endure in some nightmarish place, Removed from sight, where sadists made...

‘Hong Kong’s Freedom Fighters’ by Douglas J. Lanzo

The Society
August 13, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
5 Comments
  dedicated to all those braving injustice in Hong Kong with nobility of spirit Muffled voices, anguished cries, Trampled freedom, published lies, Flouted treaties, threatened fates, Outlawed...

‘The Prisoners in Manacles’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
August 9, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry
8 Comments
All poems by Bruce Dale Wise The Prisoners in Manacles by Lu “Reed ABCs” Wei The prisoners in manacles in western China were just on a day out, stated the Chinese ambassador. The picture shows the people...

‘Hidden in a Flyer’ by Daniel Magdalen, and Other Poetry on the Persecution of Falun Gong

The Society
July 20, 2020
Beauty, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings
12 Comments
on the 21st anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's launching the persecution of the peaceful practice of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999   Hidden in a Flyer by Daniel Magdalen Slowing down my clockwork...
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