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‘The Tricoteuses’ and Other Poetry by Frank L. Ludwig

The Society
November 9, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
The Tricoteuses The starving market women marched, marched on Versailles with kitchen knives; both marching and not marching meant they were endangering their lives. The ball got rolling, and the...

On the Whistleblower: ‘What Is His Name?’

The Society
November 6, 2019
Acrostic, Culture, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
by Caud Sewer Bile Elitist, social climbing parvenu, reclusive expert in the CIA, in touch with DNC dirt-digging too, caught leaking from the White House in the day, came forth in utter anonymity in...

‘On the Untimely Demise of My Hair’ and Other Poetry by Rob Crisell

The Society
November 4, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
On the Untimely Demise of My Hair In days gone by when life for me looked bright, And I rejoiced in the clear dawn of youth, My hair filled my soul with such sweet delight That soon my locks became my...

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...

‘Divorce – Brexit Style’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
October 29, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
  My husband posed his need to leave; a family vote was cast. The outcome brought me to my knees and left my heart aghast. Now, I’m a tad controlling – of that I will admit; “LEAVE” just...

‘Time’ and Other Poetry by Paul Oratofsky

The Society
October 21, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
34 Comments
Time Time to time to time—from tock to tick, to wall to window topple, stop, then stop: a tower, wrist, a rest, a clerk, a click— around around the sound (a drip) (a drop)— and tripping,...

Four Garden Poems by Anna J. Arredondo

The Society
October 20, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
33 Comments
Ultimatum  To My Friendly Neighbor Regarding His Overly-friendly Pet* Dear neighbor, do you love your cat? (I'm sure you must, they're such enchanters) I've got a bag of poo (for you) It left in all my...

Lord Byron’s Darkest Secrets and Greatest Poetry

The Society
October 19, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Essays, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
This piece is sponsored by KidSecured by Evan Mantyk and Kathy Brellan Lord Byron was born George Gordon Byron in London on January 22, 1788 and died just 36 years later in 1824. Yet, despite his short...

‘Doublespeak Denial’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
October 16, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
Doublespeak Denial Rondeau Redoublé “Gender mattered a whole lot less to Shakespeare than it seems to matter to us.” —John Irving If I don’t care for words you have to share (a pitch which...

‘Why Pterodactyls Make Great Pets’ by Mark F. Stone

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October 12, 2019
Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry
36 Comments
  Choosing a pet can be vexing and yet it’s important to vet all the choices you’ve got. If you’re in search of a pet who will perch on your silver white birch, it’s the best of the...

‘Dodgeball’ and Other Poetry by T.M. Moore

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October 9, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
28 Comments
Dodgeball "But we have the mind of Christ." 1 Corinthians 2.16 Sometimes my thought-life is a dodgeball game— except that I’m the only one on my side of the line—and when at length I try to launch...

‘Irrelevant’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore

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October 2, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
10 Comments
  Irrelevant If the room is the tomb then the elephant is irrelevant.   Haiku From my heart was shown how very much I loved her— could she not have known?   I have found my...

Poems on Helen Keller, the Wright Brothers, and Others, by Martin Elster

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September 30, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
Helen Keller (1880-1968) Your eyesight and hearing were gone, yet you felt just as blithe as a fawn ___when you learned that a word ___could stand for a bird or the flowers that bloomed in your...

‘Don’t Flog Yourself When Playing Golf’ by Raymond Gallucci

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September 28, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
23 Comments
A ball that’s lost should never cost ____A one-stroke penalty. Where now it dwells finds someone else— ____It’s stolen property! When perfect putt lips ‘round the cup, ____No stroke need added...

‘Romantic Triangle, With An Ice-Pick’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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September 23, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry, Short Stories
16 Comments
In 1937, the renegade Communist Leon Trotsky (real name: Lev Bronstein) came to Mexico with his family and took up residence with the painter Diego Rivera and his wife Frida Kahlo. An affair developed between...

‘A Man for Two Seasons’ by T.M. Moore and a Response by C.B. Anderson

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September 22, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
11 Comments
A Man for Two Seasons by T.M. Moore I’m in a constant state of readiness for fall. For me, the perfect climate goes from winter straight to autumn, sans the stress of spring and allergies, and all...

A Pair of Punny Poems by James A. Tweedie

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September 18, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
16 Comments
  Fright and Flight The sleeping farm was bathed in soft moonlight. A quiet evening, peaceful and subdued; When suddenly a single bovine mooed And then a second answered from her right. The pastured...

Homophonic Poetry Challenge

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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....

‘Soaplessly in Love’ and Other Poetry by Daniel Galef

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September 14, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
Faust Money ___________________________I sold my soul for silver. ___________________________In blood I signed my name. I soon enjoyed the benefits of wealth, success, and...

Haiku by Bruce Dale Wise

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September 8, 2019
Culture, Haiku and Senryu, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
(All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) Haiku by W. "Cured Eel" Sabi I came to the sea. I saw mountains of water. I conquered nothing. *** The fisherman drops his line with bated breath down to a...

‘Slim Pickings’ by David Whippman

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September 4, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
5 Comments
  His frame was gaunt, his income was erratic: The crowd ignored the writer high above Who wrote and brooded in his lonely attic, Starving for beauty, poetry and love. These days, although his...

‘Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road’ by Stephen D. Hagerman

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September 3, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
2 Comments
(Anapestic trimeter, in the vein of Edward Lear) On June 19, 2007, an official presentation took place of the document "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road," published by the Pontifical Council...

‘Love Song for a Grapefruit’ by Anna J. Arredondo

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August 30, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
17 Comments
Love Song for a Grapefruit Dear Grapefruit, I of late have been untrue, Seduced by sweet confections of all sorts; My tastebuds languish, and my girth reports Unwanted gain from my neglect of you. The...

‘Investment Strategies’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
August 28, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
6 Comments
Investment Strategies At work we studied many charts and graphs With due attention to the bottom line, But had we dwelt upon our epitaphs We would have spent our days decanting wine. First published in...

‘I’ll Never Own a Leaf Blower’ by Jack Suss

The Society
August 25, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
1 Comment
I'll never own a leaf blower, I'll never rake with noise, Or drive away God's tiny mole By blasting at his tunnel hole. I'll never own a leaf blower, I'll never scream my task, Or trample over village...

Haiku and Limericks by Joe Tessitore

The Society
August 22, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Haiku and Senryu, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
Haiku   When a newborn cries, locked in a room by itself, does it make a sound?   Fog enshrouds the night. Woven in the heavy mist, a thread of fireflies.     In Time -...

‘Bucket-Kicking Musings’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
August 16, 2019
Humor, Poetry
25 Comments
Bucket-Kicking Musings “Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” —Mark Twain When my mortal coil has shuffled off, I’ll not lie in the buff; I’ll rock a chic...

‘Gray’ and Other Poetry by T.M. Moore

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August 13, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
Gray I feel a certain loyalty to gray. Gray days, gray sweaters, cars - gray everything. Gray soothes and calms. It doesn’t boast, or fling itself before you like some shades do (they know who they...

‘Faith’ and Other Poetry by Mike Bryant

The Society
August 11, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry
13 Comments
Faith I'm pond scum, someone said today. Some soup primordial, in a bay was struck by lightning. Oh, I see I'm wrought by electricity... then, look! it’s a bacterium who, in a deep delirium, decided...

SCP Symposium Readings (Videos): Joseph S. Salemi, James Sale, Adam Sedia, Michael C. Maibach

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August 7, 2019
Beauty, Culture, From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video
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‘Compulsive Euphemism’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
August 7, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
  From A Gallery of Ethopaths Ethopaths fear, as much as cancer, A straight, unvarnished, simple answer. They love the euphemistic chatter That clouds up an essential matter. Seeing things clearly...

‘The Teacher to His Students’ and Other Poetry by David Galef

The Society
July 30, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
  The Teacher to His Students The traffic light turns green. Your car won’t budge. You’re either texting or completely blind. And when you do proceed, you’re slow as fudge. You’re still...

‘A Haiku’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore

The Society
July 29, 2019
Culture, Haiku and Senryu, Humor, Poetry
13 Comments
A Haiku My mirror shatters and what most clearly matters remains to be seen.   You and Me Some sins do not offend Our Lord - in fact with mine, I think He’s bored. But sadly though, I must...

‘The Woke Person’s Burden’ and Other Poetry by Ron L. Hodges

The Society
July 25, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
5 Comments
  The Woke Man’s Person’s Burden "Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and...

‘Pablo Neruda on the Passing of Joseph Stalin’ by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
July 22, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
12 Comments
Pablo Neruda on the Passing of Joseph Stalin by Wibele Escudar We must be men. That is the law that Joseph Stalin left. Sincere intensity and concrete clarity are best. He was the noon of man. Let us...

‘Self-Help and Recovery’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
July 17, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
80 Comments
—from A Gallery of Ethopaths The bookshops that we used to see Were citadels of literacy. Classics of grace and wit and style Greeted your glance in every aisle. Today, those humane texts are...

‘Natura Naturans’ and Other Poetry by Terry Norton

The Society
July 16, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
Natura Naturans “Off with their heads,” the Red Queen said. But she was mostly talk. A true decapitator is The little sharp-shin hawk. I saw one once, a blue-bolt shot, To seize a thrush in...

Two Poems on Dogs by Peter Hartley

The Society
July 15, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
The Thoughts of a Dog What really does go on inside the mind Of the domestic dog? To simply say They think of very little else all day But eating what they’re given, what they find To feed on would be...

‘These Twins’ and Other Poetry by Leo Zoutewelle

The Society
July 12, 2019
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
4 Comments
These Twins These twins came forth in one amniotic sac. They sensed the danger they had come upon And both held hands to keep that danger back: It truly was the best they could have done. Their need...

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...
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