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‘Citizens’ (For Donald J. Trump) by Joseph Charles MacKenzie

The Society
November 17, 2016
News of Note, Poetry
13 Comments
  For Donald J. Trump, on the occasion of his victory   A Citizen arose, and men of blood, With wrists for necks and heads a folded fist, Advanced against him in a scarlet flood Of wrath,...

On the Anti-Trump Protests in Portland, Oregon

The Society
November 11, 2016
News of Note, Poetry
10 Comments
By Ubs Reece Idwal "We reject the president-elect." —protesting chant In Portland, Oregon, four thousand demonstrators came, protesting the election, passions fuming, hate aflame. At first the...

‘Hiding My Glee’ and Other Poetry by E.V. Wyler

The Society
November 9, 2016
Humor, News of Note, Poetry
2 Comments
  Hiding My Glee (Rondeau) Hiding my glee, lest my spouse see the merriment mulling in me. I’ll deftly deflect our next fight by delaying my lone delight that the winner’s my...

‘Of Election and Limits’ by Neal Dachstadter

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November 8, 2016
Culture, News of Note, Poetry
I think we need your help Lord God; Fairly sure we do, Sure as feet upon the sod, Sure as coins be few, We must concede the modern day is dim and dark, unclear, For limits seem so far away, while close...

‘Trump’ Presidential Prophecy Poem by Nostradamus

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November 5, 2016
Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Translation
1 Comment
By Nostradamus (1503-1566) | Translated by Evan Mantyk   X 76 The great Senate will award the pageant, To one who’s then vanquished, driven out; For adherents, the sound of the...

Shakespeare’s Iambic Pentameter Treats Autism, Say Researchers

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October 22, 2016
Culture, News of Note, Poetry
4 Comments
By Conan Milner | The Epoch Times For centuries, the plays of William Shakespeare have been celebrated for their larger-than-life storytelling and rhythmic language. Now the Bard’s work is being studied...

Paean to “ODE TO JOY” and Other Poetry by Don Shook

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October 1, 2016
Beauty, Culture, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
5 Comments
  Paean to “ODE TO JOY”* I heard the “Ode to Joy” today, ten thousand times at least. I could not hold my heart at bay, engorging on a feast of melody, of majesty, of rhythmic...

‘Games of Gridlock’ (Rondeau) by E.V. Wyler

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September 4, 2016
News of Note, Poetry
2 Comments
"Games of Gridlock," people proclaim, "court our congress in shifts of shame!" If pay-to-play campaigns unlash a people-to-the-poles backlash, it's our Republic we'll reclaim! On "others" bureaucrats...

‘Unintended Consequences Gone Down a Half Century Before Brexit’ by Gerard Sarnat

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August 14, 2016
News of Note, Poetry
7 Comments
“London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down my fair lady.” During segregation grocery stores thrived inside Jackson’s ghettos. Then Brown v. Board of...

‘Technology’ and Other Poetry by David Paul Behrens

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August 6, 2016
News of Note, Poetry
5 Comments
  Technology I am sick of this world Technology has gone wild I miss the peace of mind I used to have as a child Everyone seems so busy Having somewhere to go Information running rampant But what...

‘Communicating Universal Truths’: An Interview with Betsy Hughes

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June 16, 2016
Essays, Interviews, News of Note, Poetry
5 Comments
By Sharon Kilarski | Originally Published in The Epoch Times A sonnet by Betsy Hughes offers unmistakable relief; you can actually understand what you are reading. Words in glistening, clear images form...

‘April in Washington’ and Other Poetry by David Martin

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June 15, 2016
Beauty, News of Note, Poetry
2 Comments
April in Washington Around the basin there’s a ring Of cherry trees now blossoming. Showing off the city’s best, They give its residents a rest From all the darker doings there That constitute the...

‘This Will Not Make the News Today’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

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June 9, 2016
News of Note, Poetry
1 Comment
This Will Not Make the News Today "My mother told me to take nothing stronger than aspirin." —Bruce Dale Wise By Dr. Weslie Ubeca O, we have come far from the years of back-yard farmacy, when business...

‘2016 Primaries’ and Other Poetry by John W. Steele

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June 7, 2016
Beauty, Culture, News of Note, Poetry, The Environment
2016 Primaries This season, Mr. Trump’s a raging wildfire, a storm ignited by reality TV, fodder for anyone who likes good satire. He’s poised to win as far as I can see. The exit polls are making me...

Poems on Child Abuse by Damian Robin

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May 21, 2016
News of Note, Poetry
4 Comments
  Grooming Kids get pressed down tight in rooms — closed rooms with bare soft furnishing — fresh flowers tunnelled, forced to blooms, re-fertilised, kept promising. Sweet words lead children...

‘A Chinese Epic, Chapter I’ by Evan Mantyk

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May 12, 2016
Beauty, Culture, Epic, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry
5 Comments
Chapter I: Arrival in Beijing Inspired by real events   Sing to me, Muse, who flies through Heaven’s realms, Sing of that night when terror swept the land And peaceful practitioners of Falun...

Why Is Modern Art So Bad? (Video by Robert Florczak)

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April 29, 2016
Art, Essays, News of Note, Video
11 Comments
See full Epoch Times article on Robert...

Happy National Poetry Month from the U.K.

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April 23, 2016
Essays, News of Note, Poetry
1 Comment
By Damian Robin Quick, pick a good book of poems and let your soul soar. Or clip in your ear buds and listen to words by the score. Or rack up some speakers and loudly let rhetoric roar — it’s April,...

‘Dear George’ and Other Poetry by Jane Blanchard

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April 17, 2016
Humor, News of Note, Poetry
4 Comments
Dear George, If only you were living at this hour, Day, week, month, year. These times are newly strange— Hilarious, but not. You had prime power To forge a nation, though within the range Of law. Good...

‘The Rock Climbers’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

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April 1, 2016
Beauty, News of Note, Poetry
1 Comment
The Rock Climbers By Cal Wes Ubideer I saw them climbing up the gray-white, rocky mountain hills, like any mountain goats, where over all the sunlight spills, so beautiful, so free, o, nature's booty...

Withstanding the Ravages of Time: An Interview with William Ruleman

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March 18, 2016
Essays, For Educators, Interviews, News of Note
3 Comments
By Kristina Pentchoukova Right from the first email from William Ruleman, I knew that I was interacting with a classicist who upheld traditional English in all manner of communication and behavior. Every...

Poetry Book Review: James Manlow’s When We Were Slugs from Parkgate Press

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February 17, 2016
Essays, News of Note, Reviews
By James Sale There are two things I don’t like about “When We Were Slugs”, the new poetry collection from James Manlow, the erstwhile Poet Laureate for Bournemouth, England (pictured above). The...

How to Write Poetry with Meter

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January 29, 2016
Essays, For Educators, News of Note, Poetry Forms
7 Comments
By Dusty Grein Most of us enjoy poetry in one form or another. I am going to attempt to lay out the basics of writing classical style poetry in English, based on standard poetry terms and references. This...

‘ATLASUSA’ and Other Poetry by Skip Hughes

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January 15, 2016
Humor, News of Note, Poetry
ATLASUSA “Material of this sort is best read aloud.” – Frank Fortky The postal gurus are creative and clever. Our Massachusetts-Pennsylvania family Brought forth a Maine addition – MA & PA, and...

‘On the Perception of Human Beauty’ and Other Poetry by Katherine Todd

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January 13, 2016
Beauty, News of Note, Poetry
On the Perception of Human Beauty Can there be a myriad of flaws so bold As to boast their cracked imperfections? Could it out do our high expectations? Is there an art form so wrinkled and old From the...

‘The Brave Souls of Autumn’ by Rachel Chen

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January 9, 2016
High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry
  An autumn breeze blows swiftly through the air, And plucks the tree leaves from their humble roots. Amidst the cold a group stands in the square, Its people warmly dressed in hats and...

‘One and Only’ by Edythe Haendel Schwartz

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December 30, 2015
News of Note, Poetry
October 29, 2015: China renounces its 35 year old one-child policy, but strict controls continue despite the change.   The Party rules our wombs, with Orwellian coercion– forced abortion,...

‘The Return of Fine Art’ by Hoffmann Zhu

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November 30, 2015
Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, News of Note, Poetry
This poem was inspired by Shen Yun Performing Arts.   Bleak and somber is the flavor du jour; Modernism pervades all spheres of art; Artists lacking virtue make it a bore, People wait for a...

‘When A Child Dies, The Whole World Cries’ by Alan Jankowski

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November 21, 2015
News of Note, Poetry
Two young brothers are left at home, All by their lonesome selves, The older one notices a new toy, Sitting high up on a shelf. He climbs up and brings on down, What he believes is a toy gun, He thinks...

‘American Monody’ by Gregory Palmerino

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November 18, 2015
News of Note, Poetry
Secure the yoke and bind the crown. Steady the mouth and tongue for sound. The morning breaks. Our sight is found. The bell is hung. Let’s gather round. Now strike the lip for their renown. Each...

‘Political Banter’ and Other Poetry by Alan Jankowski

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November 1, 2015
Humor, News of Note, Poetry
1 Comment
  Political Banter Once again it’s that time of year, When political banter seems the rage. When otherwise normal people, Try to come off as some worldly sage. I have friends who are really nice...

‘On Volkswagen’s Emission Scandal’ by Tony Henderson

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October 19, 2015
Humor, News of Note, Poetry
2 Comments
Volkswagen has admitted to rigging as many as 11 million vehicles with illegal software that cheats on emission tests.   Lies and half-truths? Daily fayre But for pious folk it’s only fair If you...

On the Chinese Leader’s Upcoming Visit to UK Prime Minister Cameron

The Society
October 7, 2015
News of Note, Poetry
By Damian Robin ‘Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still, and wider, shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee...

‘Ideology’ by Robert King

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September 22, 2015
Humor, News of Note, Poetry
1 Comment
Ideology is a disease, Impervious to reason, An infection known to seize One in the election season. It has alas no known cure, This paralysis of the brain, No thought is allowed to stir If it runs...

‘Danger: Helping Is Forbidden’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

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September 16, 2015
Beauty, News of Note, Poetry
Danger: Helping Is Forbidden By Aw "Curbside" Lee It's been a month since he's been seen— the Chinese advocate of civil rights— Li Heping. Two, believed to be police, came to his door on the 10th of...

‘Night and Moonlight’ and Other Poetry by Gregory Palmerino

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September 13, 2015
Beauty, News of Note, Poetry
3 Comments
Night and Moonlight What more can be said about the full moon that hasn’t already been said before? The queen of tides, now glaring at the shore, sits on her throne as if midnight were noon; a...

‘Confucius Institutes’ by Damian Robin

The Society
September 7, 2015
Culture, News of Note, Poetry
Confucius Institutes, which advance the agenda of the Chinese Communist Party, are found at universities in the United States and around the world. In colleges and schools, and blocks of...

‘Poetry Dies: Influential Artistic Method of Illuminating Human Truth Passed Yesterday’ by Ron L. Hodges

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August 26, 2015
Culture, Essays, Humor, News of Note, Poetry
4 Comments
Poetry, arguably the most powerful form of communication ever devised by mankind, has died. It was thousands of years old. Poetry died yesterday after a prolonged illness. Trapped in a meaningless,...

Two Shakespearean Sonnets by Evan Mantyk

The Society
August 17, 2015
News of Note, Poetry
1 Comment
A Chinese Man Contemplates Quitting the Communist Party To be a communist party member Or not to be, the question looms o’er me: Is it nobler to accept and suffer Its oppression and never be free, Or...

‘Dharmachakra’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
July 27, 2015
Culture, News of Note, Poetry
1 Comment
Dharmachakra By Sri Wele Cebuda Around the Dharma Wheel spins, around and round it goes. It never pauses nor begins, it simply travels, o! Though millions fly off from its whirl, and thousands...
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