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‘Consumer Rights’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
October 22, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
18 Comments
All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise. Originally published by the SCP 9/26/18 Consumer Rights by Cal Wes Ubideer Accountability, transparency, and search control, consumer advocates are fighting Big-Tech's...

‘Uncle Joe’s Last Stand’ by Rob Crisell

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February 10, 2020
Culture, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
19 Comments
  “Lying, dog-faced pony soldier!” Blurts out Biden, as he scolds her. Eyes unfocused, can’t walk upright; Goes not gentle into that night. Mind adrift, his brain a rebel. Voice reverts to...

A Poem on Li Wenliang, Doctor Who Exposed the Coronavirus, by Bruce Dale Wise

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February 6, 2020
Coronavirus, Culture, Human Rights in China, News of Note, 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...

Joseph Charles MacKenzie’s Sonnet 5 Inspires the World of Pop (Video)

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September 9, 2019
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Originally published here. ALBUQUERQUE, NM — July 27, 2019 — Sonnet 5, a marriage poem from MacKenzie’s Sonnets for Christ the King, has inspired award-winning producer, composer, and vocalist D.G. Hall...

‘For Dayton and El Paso’ by James A. Tweedie

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August 5, 2019
Beauty, Culture, News of Note, Poetry
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  Two mass shootings took the lives of twenty-nine this afternoon. Fifty-one (at least) were injured, every life cut short too soon. Exiting a downtown bar or looking for a loaf of bread, Simply...

A Straight Shooter: Interview with C.B. Anderson

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July 31, 2019
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Roots in the Sky, Boots on the Ground: Metaphysical Poems C.B. Anderson, Kelsay Books, 107 pages paperback, ISBN-10: 1949229688 2019, $17.00 by Carol Smallwood Smallwood: Joseph S. Salemi commented on...

‘Króliki (Rabbits),’ dedicated to Tommy Robinson, by Denise Sobilo

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July 24, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, News of Note, Poetry
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Króliki (Rabbits) dedicated to Tommy Robinson, who was recently sentenced to more time in prison Króliki they called us (Polish having no word for guinea pig)* and so we were: scared, little white...

Winners Announced: A Line of Shakespeare Poetry Contest

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July 1, 2019
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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...

The Rebirth of Poetry Is Here: First SCP Symposium Held

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June 28, 2019
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The Society of Classical Poets successfully holds its first symposium in New York City (Press Release)   NEW YORK—A growing movement is calling for the return of meter and rhyme in poetry in a bid...

Poetry Celebrating President Trump’s 73rd Birthday

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June 14, 2019
Culture, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
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The Limerick I’d Love to Write by Joe Tessitore There once was a President Trump And many thought he was a chump. ____But none was more shrewd ____Than this big-city dude, Now back over his wall...

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

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June 4, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry
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  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...

Journal VII Released

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May 24, 2019
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We are pleased to announce the publication of The Society of Classical Poets’ Journal VII. The new journal is larger and more impressive than any past year, with dozens of color paintings inside, greater...

A Poem on Recent Shooting Heroes Lori Kaye and Riley Howell, by James A. Tweedie

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May 2, 2019
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  For Lori Kaye and Riley Howell I sing in praise of Lori Gilbert Kaye. When racist hatred paid a deadly call On Congregation Chabad of Poway, She stood and “took a bullet for us all.” I sing of...

Remembering John Whitworth (1945–April 22, 2019)

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April 30, 2019
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Read the poetry of the recently departed John Whitworth at Trinacria or The Poetry Archive. by Sally Cook Any ordinary poet composing a landscape piece might easily imagine a dull blue sky, one small white...

A ‘Birthday Apology’ to Shakespeare on his 455th, and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore

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April 26, 2019
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  Birthday Apology William Shakespeare was born April 26, 1564 If all the world’s a stage, and all the men are women, myne eye be true, I gauge; her beard doth need a...

‘The Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka, Easter, 2019’ by Bruce Dale Wise

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April 21, 2019
Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
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  O, curse Zahran Hashim and, yes, Abu Mohammad too, for evil at the Shangri-la and Batticalao, just two, of all those vicious men, who hit Sri Lanka's calm. O, Lord, the people cry aloud; they long...

Three Poems on the Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris

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April 16, 2019
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The Cathedral, Burning by T. M. Moore Flames wreck the walls and ceilings that had stood for centuries, scorch ancient timbers, raze to ash that sanctuary made for praise, and cruelly crumble sacred...

SCP Poetry and Culture Symposium 2019

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April 15, 2019
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The Society of Classical Poets is holding its first Poetry and Culture Symposium at the Princeton Club in Manhattan, on Monday, June 17, 4 to 8 p.m. Register here. The Symposium will feature prominent poets...

‘The Current State of Brexit’ by Damian Robin

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March 28, 2019
Culture, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
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  When May became P. M., she had a doggéd view - Her Parliament majority would fly us through: All Brexit documents on leaving the E. U., All Acts of Parliament, all formal how-d’ya-do, All...

A Poem for Tommy Robinson: ‘The Lad of Luton’ by Joseph Charles MacKenzie

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March 22, 2019
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  Though all the world should grovel and bend To the minions of deepest hell, Our days of glory shall not end Where brave men fought and brave men fell! We’ll take a stand to save our land And...

Announcing the 2019 Poetry Competition Winners

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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 Anchor’ by Steven Shaffer

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December 7, 2018
Humor, News of Note, Poetry, The Raven
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after Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" __Once upon an evening dreary, I searched for news, at least in theory, Over many a dubious and mendacious channel that I abhor— __While I surfed, nearly barfing,...

On the California Wildfires, by Tonya McQuade

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November 19, 2018
Culture, News of Note, Poetry, The Environment
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AQI: Hazardous Outside, the air is filled with smoke and ash So thick the nearby mountains can’t be seen; Bright red and purple colors on the map Warn that the air we breathe’s no longer clean. In...

‘The Cost of Higher Education’ by James A. Tweedie

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November 14, 2018
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry
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  I am a university in the U.S. of A. Becoming more dependent on Red China every day. We seek out Chinese students for the money that they bring, While the Confucius Institutes keep...

‘The Migrant Caravan’ by Lud Wes Caribee

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October 22, 2018
Culture, News of Note, Poetry
12 Comments
(poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) The Viacruces del Migrante, migrant caravan, which started out two hundred strong has grown to thousands, and keeps on increasing as it travels north through Mexico, on foot, on...

‘On the Kavanaugh Hearings’ by Joe Tessitore

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October 2, 2018
Culture, News of Note, Poetry
17 Comments
I . The Accused: “Your Honor… And if I were a troubled lad and if indeed I did go bad, it matters not what I've done since? No point in trying to convince when crushed between the iron jaws of...

‘Two Poems on U.K. Immigration’ by Damian Robin

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September 11, 2018
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
10 Comments
My Wife Is Clad in Cloth From Head to Foot My wife is clad in cloth from head to foot. How deep her eyes, how vast and sane her eyes. As we leave, I drink her clear brown eyes Then she walks behind me by...

‘Venezuelan Woes’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

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September 3, 2018
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry
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(All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) Venezuelan Woes by Lud Wes Caribee As Socialist experiment Venezuela sinks into far greater depths, a plunging country on the brink, Maduro, striving for an orderly...

Ten Best Riddles of 2018: Contest Winners Announced

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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...

‘They Come For One, They Come For All’ by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
August 7, 2018
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, News of Note, Poetry
30 Comments
On the recent and coordinated banning of Alex Jones' media outlet Infowars.com by Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Apple by Seer Ablicadew They come for one, they come for all, we see it on our phones. The...

‘Crossing the Swamp by Jon MacNaughton’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

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August 3, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Humor, News of Note, Poetry, The Environment
9 Comments
(All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) Crossing the Swamp by Jon MacNaughton by Caud Sewer Bile "If freedom of speech is taken away...we may be led, like sheep to...slaughter." —George Washington The boat...

Review: ‘Organ Harvest’ by Damian Robin

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July 20, 2018
Culture, Essays, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry, Reviews
5 Comments
Organ Harvest by Damian Robin, published by Fulton Verse, 2018. Read three sonnets from the work here.  by James Sale Damian Robin is well known to readers of the Society of Classical Poets web...

‘Letter to England: For Tommy Robinson’ by Joseph Charles MacKenzie

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July 15, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, News of Note, Poetry
182 Comments
I. But yesterday, your noble fathers bled Upon the fields of France, where countless dead Had found among the vines their final rest, To gild with fame a venerated crest Whose princely brandishing from...

Four Poems for the Fourth of July

The Society
July 4, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, News of Note, Poetry
7 Comments
Two Lives by Michael Maibach When soldiers die, They give two lives. The one they had, And the one denied. The spouse not met, The child unknown, The life unsaved, The welcome home. The hill...

‘The Little Red Hen, a Good-Night, Bedtime Story for Our Time’ by Uclis Weebeard

The Society
June 29, 2018
Culture, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
14 Comments
Guess who is not invited to come to a dinner here? Rights are just for some people. Others have to disappear. There is no bias in denials of our services; we shall not break bread with those who do not...

‘SonnetVision 27’ (Video) by Joseph Charles MacKenzie

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June 21, 2018
Beauty, News of Note, Poetry, Readings, Video
9 Comments
Note: Joseph Charles MacKenzie would like to offer a 25% discount on the first edition hardcover of Sonnets for Christ the King to his fellow poets and readers of the Society of Classical Poets, in gratitude...

‘The Cat in the Red MAGA Hat’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
June 2, 2018
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
17 Comments
(All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) The Cat in the Red MAGA Hat by Carb Deliseuwe Eugenior Joseph took girlfriend and mom on Mother's Day to Cheesecake Factory, Miami, for a piece of cake. Though he was...

‘Prince Harry to Meghan Markle on Their 20th Wedding Anniversary’ by Joe Tessitore

The Society
May 19, 2018
Culture, News of Note, Poetry
8 Comments
I remember our marriage the horses, the carriage the millions we spent on your gown we threw out the book the foundations we shook as traditions came tumbling down twas a modern affair each sex...

‘On the Killing of Falun Gong Mother and Child’ by Damian Robin

The Society
April 25, 2018
Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry
13 Comments
Ms. Wang Lixuan and her son, Meng Hao, were detained on Oct. 22, 2000. Mother and baby both died at the Tuanhe Forced Labor Dispatch Division in Beijing on Nov. 7, 2000. The coroner’s exam determined that...

‘Socialism Kills’ by David Welch

The Society
April 4, 2018
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry
21 Comments
  Young people go marching, the boys and the girls, They’re thinking like once we did, they’ll change the world. They claim government is a cure for our ills, They seem to forget, in fact,...
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