‘How to Write Contemporary Poetry’ and ‘Brush Up Your Shakespeare’ by Brian Yapko The Society March 21, 2023 Culture, For Educators, Humor, Pantoum, Poetry, Satire, Shakespeare 2 Comments . How to Write Contemporary Poetry a pantoum in free verse composition keep letters lower case. dump classical tradition then cite the marketplace. keep letters lower case make use of ampersands then cite the...
‘The Three Democrats of the 2020 Election’ by Phil S. Rogers, after Macbeth The Society October 29, 2022 Covid-19, Culture, Poetry, Satire, Shakespeare 18 Comments . The Three Democrats of the 2020 Election after Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 1 Scene: Thunder illuminates a 2020 calendar page in an undisclosed conference room where a pot bubbles on an electric...
‘A Southern Italian’s Reply to Shakespeare’ by Bradley Samore The Society October 24, 2022 Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare 10 Comments . A Southern Italian’s Reply to Shakespeare If you compare me to a summer’s day then, Bill, your mind has melted in the heat. Let’s go inside, there’s no one on the street. Just look at how the...
‘Non Existent’ and Other Poetry by Gary Borck The Society August 9, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Shakespeare 12 Comments . . Non Existent One day my body disappeared, __nor could I touch or taste, but I could feel the flood of tears __that filled my missing face. My presence was by no-one known. __Not felt, nor seen, nor...
‘Cordelia’s Choice’ by Brian Yapko The Society July 28, 2022 Beauty, Poetry, Shakespeare 18 Comments . Cordelia's Choice Ye gods, what should I do with such ill news? My father, once the king, is now insane And stripped of dignity. What must I choose To set things right? Yet, pray, why should I fain Raise up...
‘Creativity, Originality, and Eccentricity’: An Essay by Joseph S. Salemi The Society July 22, 2022 Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare 38 Comments . Creativity, Originality, and Eccentricity by Joseph S. Salemi I don’t know why it should be so, but I have a propensity to attract the attention of eccentric persons. Three times, at three separate...
University Program to Remove Sonnets as Part of ‘Decolonising the Curriculum’ The Society May 17, 2022 For Educators, Poetry, Shakespeare 25 Comments . According to The Telegraph, the University of Salford is planning to remove sonnets from its Creative Writing program. The reason? They are "products of white western culture" and the University of Salford...
Four Poems for Shakespeare’s Birthday, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 22, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare, Villanelle 15 Comments . Remembering Ophelia His scathing tongue had thrust her to the edge. It nudged her through the willow’s sunless fringe. She teetered on that petal-littered ledge Where Hades howls and bluest moons...
The Merchant of Venice Student Edition—PDF and Complete Text The Society April 13, 2022 For Educators, Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare 12 Comments . The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Classical Poets Student Edition Adapted by Evan Mantyk to retain the meaning of each line within the original poetic form, including blank and sometimes rhyming...
‘Lady Macbeth’s Regret’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society October 22, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare 44 Comments . Lady Macbeth’s Regret Soft hands that led her smitten lord to bedInflamed the flare and thrust of his desire.Cool hands that won his trust and soothed his dread,Now sting and burn in licks of Hades’...
A Poem for the 457th Birthday of Shakespeare, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 22, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare 43 Comments . Bardolatry He boasted an iambic ear, That playwright with insight, Shakespeare; Yes, Measure for Measure He’s given much pleasure With Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. The Bard’s jealous...
A Sonnet on the Canceling of Shakespeare, by Jake Murel The Society March 25, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare 16 Comments . In Memoriam, W.S. Most righteous, good, and well-intentioned peers, I write these lines to bury Shakespeare—not To praise him—and here prove the reason dear, Unhallowed scriptures now are cast as...
On Rembrandt’s ‘Return of the Prodigal Son’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko The Society January 21, 2021 Art, Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare 17 Comments . On Rembrandt's "Return of the Prodigal Son" Three centuries have passed since it was wrought--- A work of art transcendent yet humane. The tender play of feelings Rembrandt caught: A wastrel son disgraced,...
‘Prince Hamlet Speaks About Election Fraud’ by Evan Mantyk The Society December 14, 2020 Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare 33 Comments . . Prince Hamlet Speaks About Election Fraud Prince Hamlet speaks about election fraud:"O villainy! Ho! Let the door be locked.Treachery! Seek it out." And this we laud:A voice half crazy yet all true that...
‘Perfectionist Inclined’ and Other Poetry by Lynn Kong The Society November 7, 2020 Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry, Shakespeare 8 Comments Perfectionist Inclined Maligned by self-encasing brine, defined By certainty's demise, self-image lies Within a shrine. Perfectionist inclined, I crouch transfixed in infinite surmise: Confined by...
How NOT to Hate Shakespeare: TED Talk by Rob Crisell The Society October 13, 2019 Culture, For Educators, Poetry, Shakespeare, Video 2 Comments ...
A Poem on Violinist Fiona Zheng and Other Poetry, by Evan Mantyk The Society October 1, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Music, Poetry, Shakespeare 12 Comments . Sonnet VI. Fiona Zheng Violinist Fiona Zheng and her father spent part of their lives fleeing communist authorities in China after her mother and grandmother were killed for refusing to renounce their...
Winners Announced: A Line of Shakespeare Poetry Contest The Society July 1, 2019 Beauty, Culture, From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Shakespeare 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...
A Line of Shakespeare Poetry Contest The Society May 8, 2019 Culture, For Educators, From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Shakespeare 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...
A ‘Birthday Apology’ to Shakespeare on his 455th, and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore The Society April 26, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare 8 Comments 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...
‘Moscow Zoo’ and Other Poetry by A.M. Juster The Society January 20, 2019 Poetry, Shakespeare 13 Comments Moscow Zoo We saw the mass grave at the Moscow Zoo. A sullen man dug up a human skull Then held it high for journalists to view. Forensic specialists arrived to cull Remains and clues from this...
Video: A Reading of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare The Society June 14, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry, Readings, Shakespeare, Video A short film by Gleb Zavlanov. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxnDmkKqaF4&feature=youtu.be Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds...
10 Favorite Shakespeare Sonnets The Society May 24, 2018 Beauty, Culture, Essays, For Educators, Poetry, Shakespeare 16 Comments By James A. Tweedie Call me a snob but I am generally attracted to what is commonly referred to as “great art” or the “masterpieces.” Over the years I have looked at famous paintings and I have looked...
10 Greatest Shakespeare Sonnets: An Immortal Series The Society April 8, 2018 Beauty, Best Poems, Culture, Essays, For Educators, Poetry, Shakespeare 8 Comments By David B. Gosselin William Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564 - died April 23, 1616) is arguably the greatest writer in any language. His poetry is not only one of the most exalted examples of what an...
Essay: Are Shakespeare and Dante Dead White European Males? (Part 1) The Society October 30, 2017 Beauty, Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare 5 Comments By David Gosselin The answer to the above question is of course no. Shakespeare and Dante are not dead because every true poet is immortal. However, much of our contemporary thinkers seem to be under the...
‘A Shakespeare Reverie’ by James A. Tweedie The Society June 26, 2017 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare 6 Comments Inspired by the Ashland, Oregon, Shakespeare Festival Narrator: William Shakespeare—Shakspere? Shaksper? Shakespear? Shackespeare? Shake-and-Bake-speare?—died but did not Go to heaven. Sent instead...
On Their Uncanny Similarities: Hamlet and Journey to the West The Society January 30, 2017 Culture, Essays, For Educators, Shakespeare 5 Comments by Evan Mantyk WHAT DOES THE classic Chinese story Journey to the West have to do with William Shakespeare’s classic play Hamlet? A lot it turns out. Both Hamlet and Journey to the West were...
Shakespeare’s Iambic Pentameter Treats Autism, Say Researchers The Society October 22, 2016 Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare 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...
A Biographical Remark in Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis The Society May 29, 2016 Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare 5 Comments By Douglas Thornton "And lo I lie between the sun and thee" (Venus and Adonis; line 194) To see the poet in the act of composition, to hear his words tell not only the story, but with imaginative zeal,...
Imitating Three Shakespeare Sonnets, by James Sale The Society May 27, 2016 Beauty, Poetry, Shakespeare, Translation 3 Comments Original Shakespeare followed by imitation. Sonnet 49 Against that time, if ever that time come, When I shall see thee frown on my defects, When as thy love hath cast his utmost sum, Called to...
On the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death The Society April 26, 2016 Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare 2 Comments William Shakespeare is believed to have died on April 23, 1616. Post your commemorative poems in the comments section or email to submissions@classicalpoets.org. Remembering Shakespeare By Dusty...
‘Shakespeare Wrote Shakespeare’ by Jack Horne The Society December 29, 2014 Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare Shakespeare Wrote Shakespeare Some say that Shakespeare didn’t write The many works that bear his name; But surely if that were the case, A rival would have blown his game... Inner Beauty...
