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‘A Sonnet for the Citizens’ by Claude Clayton Smith

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November 27, 2020
Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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—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

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November 19, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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. 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

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November 12, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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  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

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October 1, 2020
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  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

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September 7, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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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

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August 13, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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  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

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August 9, 2020
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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

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July 20, 2020
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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

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

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June 7, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Limerick, Poetry
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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

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June 3, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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  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

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May 13, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Readings, Video
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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

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May 4, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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  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

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April 30, 2020
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  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

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April 21, 2020
Covid-19, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry, The Environment
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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)

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April 2, 2020
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  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)

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March 29, 2020
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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

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March 22, 2020
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  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)

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March 17, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry
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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

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March 12, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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  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

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March 11, 2020
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  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

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February 27, 2020
Covid-19, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Villanelle
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  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

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February 21, 2020
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  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

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February 6, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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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

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January 15, 2020
Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests
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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...

The Falun Gong Practitioner: A One-Act Play

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December 28, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Performing Arts, Poetry
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. A play in one act based on the true story of Li Zhenjun. Play by Evan Mantyk. Characters Narrator / Voice of Tradition Zhenjun “George” Li Communist Policeman 1 (CP 1) Communist Policeman 2 (CP...

‘The Feast of the Nativity’ and Other Poetry by Steve Insalaco

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December 23, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
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The Feast of the Nativity ‘Twas the night before a brilliant star They roam the desert near and far, When they happen upon the city of light The City of David in all her might. Greeted, they are, from...

A Poem on Violinist Fiona Zheng and Other Poetry, by Evan Mantyk

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October 1, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Music, Poetry, Shakespeare
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. Sonnet VI. Fiona Zheng Violinist Fiona Zheng and her father spent part of their lives fleeing communist authorities in China after her mother and grandmother were killed for refusing to renounce their...

Three Poems for Hong Kong Protesters, Moon Festival, 2019, by Damian Robin

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September 13, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
2 Comments
The Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is a traditional holiday that celebrates the Harvest Moon (the full moon nearest the Fall Equinox).    Through Mists of Tears The moon shines...

A Poem on America’s Trade War with China, by James A. Tweedie

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September 6, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
3 Comments
Calling China to Task  The PRC has ways to make a foreign capitalist rich With plenty of cheap labor featured in their tempting sales pitch. And as for natural resources, they have plenty of them,...

‘The Captive Caesar’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

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August 17, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
20 Comments
all poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Captive Caesar by Aedile Cwerbus Though it was many years ago, millennia, in fact, it seems, like yesterday, when Caesar's ship-trip was attacked. He had gone off to...

‘Made in China’ and Other Poetry by Randal A. Burd, Jr.

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August 2, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
3 Comments
"Made in China" “Made in China” reads the label— Shattered on the coffee table: Some cheap and broken plastic toys We purchased for our girls and boys— Imports purchased which enable Labor...

A Tribute to Gao Rongrong (Victim of Chinese Communism) by Connie Phillips

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July 20, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
34 Comments
She Walked in Beauty a tribute to Gao Rongrong* after Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty” She walked in Beauty, pure as light— Like sun and moon and starlit skies Illuminate the darkest...

Two Poems on Hong Kong Protests, June 2019

The Society
June 20, 2019
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
6 Comments
The Hong Kong Protest Hymn by Lu "Reed ABCs" Wei The Christian hymn "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" emerged as anthem of the Hong Kong protests. It's not yet expurged. The hymn is heard almost nonstop at...

‘Forgetting the Tiananmen Square Massacre for 30 Years’ and Other Poetry by Damian Robin

The Society
June 4, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
41 Comments
  Forgetting the Tiananmen Square Massacre for 30 Years Robbed of life and liberty in open air, Young citizens ran out of breath inside the Square. Hot bullets opened skin to pump bright flesh holes...

Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest Winners Announced

The Society
May 13, 2019
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests
2 Comments
Congratulations to contest winners David Whippman (First Place), Randal Burd (Second Place), Theresa Rodriguez (Third Place), and Dusty Thorne (Fourth Place). Mr. Whippman's winning poem is below. Other poems...

‘Towards the End of Chinese Communism’ and Other Poetry by Damian Robin

The Society
April 25, 2019
Beauty, Human Rights in China, Poetry
11 Comments
Towards the End of Chinese Communism Through Shanghai’s packed glissando peaks and Beijing’s glossy miles, As though to keep out counter breaths and polish glassy smiles, The dazing days of blinding...

‘The Black Children’ and Other Poetry by J. David Graham

The Society
March 21, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry
1 Comment
The Black Children In China, until rather recently, each pair of parents was allowed one kid, according to the “one-child policy.” Some parents had another, which they hid. Unregistered, these kids...

‘Mother of Falun Gong’ and Other Poetry by Gleb Zavlanov

The Society
March 4, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry
4 Comments
Mother of Falun Gong They said my mother would be back tomorrow, They said her smile would still shine proudly here, Her hand brush off the dreadful, bitter sorrow That manifests itself within a tear, But...

‘Star Needles’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook

The Society
February 5, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
Star Needles A star is just a bauble stuck on what We view as sky.  Lest it let winter in, We join sky fabric back together. When It makes a split, a slice of light slips through The center of each...
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