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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...
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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...

‘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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Documentary on Pandemic Features The Iliad and SCP Member

The Society
July 12, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Homer, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Video
6 Comments
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Poetry on Riots Across America and Communist Takeover in Hong Kong

The Society
June 7, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Limerick, Poetry
2 Comments
A Riot Limerick by Joe Tessitore The Most Evil has cast the first brick And his antics make decent folk sick. Though he rant and he rail His best efforts all fail--- He’s in fact the Most Impotent...

A Poem on the Director General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom, and Other Related Poetry

The Society
June 3, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
6 Comments
  The Director General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom by Sarban Bhattacharya His accent’s weird, his hair is pretty grey, He is too calm to get into a fray. His moustache bears the villainy of the...

Friends of Falun Gong 2020 Poetry Contest Winners Announced

The Society
May 13, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Readings, Video
2 Comments
FIRST PLACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F96xN0VV7JU The Virus and the Cure by Rob Crisell One hundred years of tyranny, One hundred years of pain and lies. If communists of China win, The...

Poetry on the CCP Virus (Covid-19), Including Peter Austin Sonnets

The Society
May 4, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
5 Comments
  Dear Governor, by C.B. Anderson Reopen every workplace, pretty please; Your "cure" has proven worse than the disease. Your lockdown's brought the people to their knees, And now they live in fear...

A Sonnet on President Donald J. Trump, by Evan Mantyk

The Society
April 30, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
18 Comments
  Donald J. Trump They laugh at him and sneer as if his lack Of faith in modernism’s unholy gods Can justify each Philistine attack And drown out facts with which they are at odds. Yet from...

‘Earth Day 2020’ and Other CCP Virus (COVID-19) Poetry

The Society
April 21, 2020
Covid-19, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry, The Environment
12 Comments
Earth Day 2020 Poet's Note: April 22 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual celebration on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for “environmental protection.”...

Poetry on Dr. Ai Fen and the CCP Virus (Coronavirus)

The Society
April 2, 2020
Covid-19, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Limerick, Poetry
12 Comments
  The Last Words from Her Phone The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) has done everything within their power to expunge Dr. Ai Fen's interview off the Internet, and now she herself is gone, the last message...

The Dark and the Light: Poetry on the CCP Virus (Novel Coronavirus)

The Society
March 29, 2020
Beauty, Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Limerick, Poetry
7 Comments
As the Lights Go Out - the Last Limerick "The night cometh, when no man can work." John, 9:4 by Joe Tessitore I can tell there will be no escape From this hellishly chilling landscape Born of hatred...

A Poem on the World Health Organization’s Praise for Beijing, by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
March 22, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
61 Comments
  The World Health Organization by Baidu Wercs Lee The WHO has praised Beijing's response to COVID-19's spread, despite the fact of all the many thousands that are dead. The Chinese first detected it...

Three Poems on the Spread of the CCP Virus (COVID-19)

The Society
March 17, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
The Society of Classical Poets refers to the COVID-19 coronavirus as the CCP virus because the Chinese Communist Party’s coverup and mismanagement allowed the virus to spread throughout China and create a...

The Divine Significance of the Coronavirus: Three Poems on the Wuhan Flu

The Society
March 12, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
93 Comments
  The Crown of Wuhan by Daniel Kemper "Hast thou forgot me then?" says she of dreams, "A Goddess arm'd Out of thy head I sprung... Come see the way your princess-queen redeems your works. Do I not...

‘Candidatus Non Compos Mentis’ by Rob Crisell

The Society
March 11, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
  Candidatus Non Compos Mentis Joe lacks the humility To see the futility Of running for office While fighting senility. With growing pugnacity, He aims his mendacity At all who object to His...

Two Poems on the Coronavirus by Evan Mantyk and Damian Robin

The Society
February 27, 2020
Covid-19, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Villanelle
7 Comments
  From Some Nightmarish Vial a villanelle by Evan Mantyk Did it emerge from some nightmarish vial? Is it a weapon meant for killing us, Like marching microscopic rank and file? If so, it’d sweep...

A Poem on the Coronavirus Coverup: ‘The 50¢ Army’ by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
February 21, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
12 Comments
  The 50¢ Army by Lu "Reed ABCs" Wei The Chinese Communist regime, has recently dispatched some 1600 online trolls to stifle and to catch. The censors want to stop all sensitive...
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A Poem on Li Wenliang, Doctor Who Exposed the Coronavirus, by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
February 6, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
14 Comments
Li Wenliang (1985 - 2020) by Dr. Weslie Ubeca Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist, worked in Wuhan; and when he saw the new coronavirus coming on, attempted to alert the public to the dread disease; but he...

FoFG 2020 Poetry Contest: Adult, College, and High School Awards

The Society
January 15, 2020
Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests
1 Comment
Fight for Freedom. Write for Freedom. A Great Cause, Plus Over $1,200 in Prizes and No Submission Fee. Today, the communist government of China, the world's largest nation, is attacking the basic freedom...
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