‘On a Bodegón of Zurbarán’ and Other Poetry by Joseph Charles MacKenzie (with Audio) The Society July 19, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry, Readings 18 Comments LVII. On a Bodegón of Zurbarán From carbon darkness, splendor! Light comes forth. A painter knew the warm fidelity Of lemons pointing east and west and north, And praised the Thornless Rose’s...
A Prayer for England by Joseph Charles MacKenzie (with Audio) The Society June 3, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives, Readings, Terrorism 80 Comments Sonnet IV. Edward the Confessor Edward, the Cross no more on England’s shores Thy people blesses. The light of faith is gone. From stolen thrones the foes of Christ wage wars Against thy...
Inaugural Poem for Donald J. Trump (with Audio) The Society January 15, 2017 Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives, Readings 107 Comments Pibroch of the Domhnall By Joseph Charles MacKenzie Author’s Notes: § The refrains at the end of each stanza are to be recited by the Inaugural crowd. § A Pibroch is a rallying bagpipe...
‘Falun Dafa Hao’ by Courtney Dowe (with Audio) The Society September 21, 2016 Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings 1 Comment "Falun Dafa Hao" is Chinese for "Falun Dafa is good." Falun Dafa, also known as a Falun Gong, is a peaceful spiritual practice that has been persecuted in China since 1999. The world will wonder how We let...