National Poetry Month Challenge: What Is Poetry? The Society April 16, 2021 Culture, Poetry, Poetry Contests 52 Comments April is National Poetry Month. On this occasion, take words about poetry from a famous poet, or anyone else you deem fitting, and turn them into a quatrain (four-line poem). Below are four examples from poet...
Poetry Challenge: Write a Sonnet in Iambic Monometer The Society March 2, 2021 Poetry, Poetry Contests, Poetry Forms 100 Comments . This challenge was conceived by Paul A. Freeman after reading a sonnet in iambic monometer by James A. Tweedie, "Allergies." Mr. Freeman's example is below. Make your own and post it in the comments...
The Best Poems of 2020 The Society February 1, 2021 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 26 Comments The Best Poems of 2020: Winners of the 9th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past First Place Winners Joseph Charles MacKenzie (2019) Adam Sedia (2018)...
Winners of 2021 High School Poetry Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2021 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 5 Comments The talent this year has been astounding. Thank you to every high school student who participated. You are the future of literature and are leading the way in rebuilding our civilization on the foundation of...
Winners of 2021 Poetry Translation Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2021 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 4 Comments . Judges Margaret Coats Evan Mantyk . First Place ($100) Francesca Leader, Virginia "The Iroha Poem" by Kūkai (空海) (774–835) . Second Place Steven Monte, New York “Di pensier in pensier, di monte in...
Turn a Joke into a Poem—Poetry Challenge The Society December 8, 2020 Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 77 Comments Poet Susan Jarvis Bryant challenges her fellow poets to adapt a favorite joke into a poem with meter and rhyme. Enjoy her examples and then post your own joke-turned-poem into the comments section...
Winners of the ‘Napa Valley Winery’ Ekphrastic Poetry Contest The Society November 15, 2020 Beauty, Ekphrastic, Poetry, Poetry Contests 13 Comments Thank you to everyone who participated! This was a great effort for a meaningful purpose: the recent burning down of the Chateau Boswell winery in Napa Valley. Congratulations to the winners. Bravo! ---Evan...
Ekphrastic Contest: Write a Poem on This Photograph The Society October 8, 2020 Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry Contests, The Environment 148 Comments See the winners here. Above is a recent photograph of Chateau Boswell, a winery, vineyard, and tasting room located in California. It has suffered terribly because of the recent “Glass Fire” in Napa...
The Society of Classical Poets 2021 Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 10 Comments Winners Have Been Announced Here. "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),...
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....
2021 Poetry Translation Competition The Society September 1, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 2 Comments "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. Publication on...
The 17 Best Haiku of 2020 The Society August 15, 2020 Beauty, Culture, From the Society, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 8 Comments Winner and Runners-up of The Society of Classical Poets 2020 Haiku Competition Judged by Mike Bryant and Susan Jarvis Bryant See all entrants here. Thunder-bellied clouds Move slow over heathered...
Haiku Competition 2020 The Society July 2, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 401 Comments The winning haiku can be found here Write a haiku on any topic and post it in the comments section below. The haiku must adhere to the traditional parameters of a haiku to qualify (and may be deleted if...
Poetry Challenge: ‘My country used to be… ‘ The Society May 14, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Poetry Contests 51 Comments New York poet Joe Tessitore challenges poets to begin a poem with these words: My country used to be... Post your poem in the comments section below. (Poems should be...
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...
‘Briefs’: A New Poetry Form The Society March 23, 2020 Culture, Essays, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Poetry Forms 21 Comments by James A. Tweedie The form of the “brief” ordinarily consists of a couplet of anapestic tetrameter with the first soft beat of each line clipped off (x / xx / xx / xx /). The anapest, which functions...
Recommended Poetry Contests of 2020 The Society February 8, 2020 For Educators, From the Society, Poetry Contests 5 Comments Better Than Starbucks Sonnet Contest Accepting Submissions Beginning: October 1, 2020 Deadline: December 1, 2020 Top Prize: $100 Submission Fee: None Better Than Starbucks has confirmed that its...
The Best Poems of 2019 The Society February 1, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 11 Comments The Best Poems of 2019: Winners of 8th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition Thank you to everyone who participated! It was an epic year with an incredible number of exceptional poets contributing their...
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,...
Winners of 2020 Poetry Translation Competition Announced The Society February 1, 2020 Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 1 Comment Thank you to everyone who participated! The quality of submitted translations continues to rise. First Place ($100 Prize): Margaret Coats, California Three Translations of the Poetry of Jean...
Write a Poem on One of These Images The Society January 19, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry, Poetry Contests 38 Comments The above photographs were taken and submitted by New York City poet Joe Tessitore. We invite readers to pick one of the images (or both) and write a poem. Post your poem in the comments section...
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...
Write a Poem on One of These Photographs The Society November 1, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 39 Comments The above photographs were taken and submitted by New York City poet Joe Tessitore. We invite readers to pick one of the images (or both) and write a poem. Post your poem in the comments section...
Homophonic Poetry Challenge The Society September 16, 2019 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 86 Comments by Joe Tessitore and James A. Tweedie We are issuing a challenge to all poets to create poems that incorporate word homophones. Call it what you like, but we are calling it a Homophonic Poetry Challenge....
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 Poetry Translation Competition The Society September 1, 2019 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 3 Comments "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 everything that he sees most striking in nature and art."...
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...
Ten Best Rhyming Riddles of 2019 The Society August 20, 2019 Poetry, Poetry Contests, Riddles 13 Comments Thank you to everyone who participated! Judges: Joseph S. Salemi, Adam Sedia, Manfred Dietrich First ($100 Prize) A spike is there, but it’s not gold, Some forests have them, so I’m told. They...
Rhyming Riddle Contest 2019 The Society July 10, 2019 Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Riddles 271 Comments Winners of the contest can be found here. From the riddle posed by King Solomon to the Philistines to the philosophy of riddles put forth by Aristotle to the riddles posed by Gollum to Bilbo Baggins in...
Winners Announced: A Line of Shakespeare Poetry Contest The Society July 1, 2019 Beauty, Culture, From the Society, Humor, News of Note, Poetry, Poetry Contests 2 Comments Judges: Michael Curtis, Amy Foreman, Reid McGrath, Adam Sedia A few words from Judge Michael Curtis: In apology: If you, fair writer, did not win, take heart, This juror read for craft more than for...
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...
A Line of Shakespeare Poetry Contest The Society May 8, 2019 Culture, For Educators, From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 148 Comments Winners announced here! Write a short poem that begins with one line from any Shakespeare play or poem. The poem should be two to four lines in length. Post it in the comments section below under your...
Announcing the 2019 Poetry Competition Winners The Society February 1, 2019 For Educators, From the Society, News of Note, Poetry, Poetry Contests 13 Comments Thank you to everyone who participated! We have had more quality submissions this year than in any past year and it has been a privilege to read and judge them. Congratulations to the winners! First...
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...
Ten Best Riddles of 2018: Contest Winners Announced The Society August 13, 2018 Humor, News of Note, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Riddles 8 Comments Thank you to everyone who participated and made this a great year for rhyming riddles! —Evan Mantyk, Judge First Place ($100): Monty Phillips, France I’ve never been exactly sure How long I’ve been...
Rhyming Riddle Contest The Society June 27, 2018 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Riddles 177 Comments Winners announced here. Scroll down and read the comments section to enjoy all of the submissions. What has no subject one can tell, Yet tries to make it ring a bell? What makes you scratch your head...
Shortest Poem Contest Winners Announced The Society June 18, 2018 Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 16 Comments Congratulations to the following winners! Thank you to judges Joseph S. Salemi, James Sale, and Damian Robin. First Place $100 Prize: Ben Foreman, Cascabel, Arizona Cheesemaking Find a...
Shortest Poem Poetry Contest The Society May 9, 2018 Poetry, Poetry Contests, Popular Poetry Archives 192 Comments Update: Winners announced: https://classicalpoets.org/shortest-poem-contest-winners-announced/\ Scroll down and read the comments section to enjoy all of the submissions. Write the shortest possible...
ABC Poems: A Poetry Puzzle Challenge The Society March 20, 2018 Poetry, Poetry Contests, Popular Poetry Archives 113 Comments By Amy Foreman A cold and rainy afternoon recently gave rise to this little idea of a poem-puzzle. I challenged myself to write a poem where each word started with a different letter of the alphabet, in...
2018 Poetry Competition Winners Announced The Society February 1, 2018 News of Note, Poetry, Poetry Contests 8 Comments First Place ($500 Prize): C.B. Anderson, Massachusetts “Stonewalls Sometimes a Prison Make” “Praise for the Mother of Summer” “Meritocracy” "Verification" Second Place: Adam Sedia,...