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‘Remember 9/11’: A Rondeau by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
September 11, 2020
Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
29 Comments
  They tried and failed. They’re trying still To steal our freedom; break our will--- The terrorists who torment days With ire and fire and Hades’ blaze. Our bones burn with their evil...

Poetry on Black Lives Matter Protests and Riots Worldwide

The Society
June 23, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Terrorism
13 Comments
It Matters Not On Sunday, June 21st, three men were stabbed to death while sitting in Forbury Park in Reading, England. by Susan Jarvis Bryant On Sunday in a leafy English park, A knife slashed in the...

‘Through an Open Graveyard’ by Satyananda Sarangi

The Society
February 25, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
8 Comments
  Through barren fields, beside the ruins of man, The sunlight hardens stains of blood and gore; Macabre deeds that years ago began, Their horror still would haunt forevermore. This open graveyard...

A Poem on Terrorism: ‘Why Not?’ by T.M. Moore

The Society
May 18, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Terrorism
6 Comments
  We shake our heads, and wonder, “Why?” aloud each time some speeding truck plows through a crowd, or grinning gunman gloats at blood and breath spilled and extinguished by his date with...

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

The Society
May 2, 2019
Beauty, Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
10 Comments
  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...

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

The Society
April 21, 2019
Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
16 Comments
  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...

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

The Society
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...

‘Joy Comes’ and Other Poetry by Rachel Holbrook

The Society
May 21, 2018
Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism
9 Comments
Joy Comes Softly silent; kindly kept, ___the haunted hours crept. Moonlit minutes—marked and mute, ___the lonely doubt takes root. The tendrils twine; the rootlets reach. ___Somehow the sun must...

‘The Children’s Crusade’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
April 5, 2018
Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
6 Comments
(All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise) The Children's Crusade Amendment II of the US Constitution: A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and...

‘The Fall’ and Other Poetry by Jenni Wyn Hyatt

The Society
March 24, 2018
Humor, Poetry, Terrorism
11 Comments
The Fall Now, if you’re sitting comf’tably, then listen to my ballad; it is a Summer evening tale of pizza and of salad. “I’ll take the plates out, love,” I said, "for your hands tend to...

‘The Parkland, Florida, School Shooting’ by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
February 20, 2018
Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
16 Comments
This life—O, how much more of it remains? The night is brief. Toward those short trees, we saw a bird, descending with our grief. Chris Hixon, Aaron Feis, Scott Beigel vanished in the day. Luke Hoyer,...

‘Simple Contrivance’ and Other Poetry by Ruey Fern Tan

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January 31, 2018
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
8 Comments
  Simple Contrivance So simple – yet divine! Such is contrivance of the pen The hollow spine of ink is light like bones of flitting wren So simple – yet divine! Indeed, no sword could strike so...

‘Whenever Terror Strikes’ and Other Poetry by André Le Mont Wilson

The Society
January 8, 2018
Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism
Whenever Terror Strikes Whenever terror strikes, wherever death enshrouds the land, its people live in fright of crowded places. Masses hold their breath. Perhaps another truck will crash tonight. We...

‘Justice Rendered’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
December 5, 2017
Human Rights in China, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
3 Comments
  Justice Rendered by Cal Wes Ubideer "Sanctuary cities help protect undocumented aliens." —"Weird" Ace Blues July 1st, 2015, Miss Kate Steinle had been shot. A single bullet struck her in the...

On the Recent Terrorist Attack in New York City by Joe Tessitore

The Society
November 1, 2017
News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
3 Comments
  The Morning after the Parade On the terrorist attack on October 31, 2017 Most cowardly violence No moment of silence Let’s pretend that all is well All that once mattered Now fallen and...

‘Flagellation I: Cervantes at Lepanto’ by Joseph Charles MacKenzie

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October 7, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
17 Comments
  What is my body that was never mine, That, fevered, it should waste below the deck? I rise, instead, to face the ocean’s brine, The Muslim’s wrath, the ending of my trek. What is the ball...

‘On the Murder of Two Women Outside the Gare Saint Charles in Marseilles, France’ by James A. Tweedie

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October 1, 2017
News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
1 Comment
Blasphemy A Reflection On the Murder of Two Women Outside the Gare Saint Charles in Marseilles, France, This Morning, October 1, 2017 “Allahu akbar!” The words rang clear, As if the man was shouting...

‘A Lament for 9/11’ by Zachary Dilks

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September 11, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
2 Comments
  'Twas so much more on that morn before fall that we all came to mourn as it fell As the shadows that touched had borne, by its clutch, a scorn we remembered so well From the sky rained a fiery...

‘To Terror’s Followers’ by Daniel Magdalen

The Society
September 10, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
2 Comments
Cloaked in rumors of religion, looming bloodthirst Brings upon world’s drowning morals bouts of horror, As the force of chaos calls you... Depths that holler For damnation fan your frenzied rampant...

‘To the Orient. An Elegy’ by T. Bothwell

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July 18, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
2 Comments
  At last, the sunset’s knell forebodes the ceasing day— The merchants in their silken garments trudge their way Along, with Turkish camels and Koranic tunes. Diurnal light retreats from...

‘Manchester Remembers’ by Damian Robin

The Society
July 12, 2017
News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
6 Comments
On the Special Meeting of the Manchester City Council (Wed. 12th of July, 2017) to reflect on the terrible events that took place at the Manchester Arena on the 22nd of May   Amendments and agendas...

‘Daughters of Eve’ by E.V. Wyler

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July 3, 2017
News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
1 Comment
  "Our Creator contritely comprehends that the ancient story of Genesis once retold through a patriarchal lens, has become women's patient nemesis ... Despite Eve's fleeting transgressing, our...

‘The Light of New Hope’ and Other Poetry on Terrorist Attacks in England

The Society
June 15, 2017
News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
2 Comments
Post your poetry on the recent terrorist attacks in England in the comments section at the end of this post.   The Light of New Hope By Connie Phillips I. Bombings, beheadings, bizarre wanton...

‘Shared Tears’ by Karen Mooney

The Society
June 11, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
12 Comments
The tears of a nation are shared by us all, We stand with those countries whom terror befalls; The innocent taken, destroyed by the vile, Their heinous objectives we can’t reconcile, Or count them as...

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...

‘Hell Arrives in Manchester’ by James Sale

The Society
May 28, 2017
News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
18 Comments
If I had words grating and crude enough That really could describe this horrid hole Supporting the converging weight of hell … Canto XXXII, Dante If only we could but we can’t Release some souls...

‘Degrees of Light’ and Other Poetry by Charles Bauer

The Society
May 15, 2017
Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism
27 Comments
Degrees of Light She squinted, watching circling gulls Fly overhead; small rhythmic waves Slapped steadily upon ship hulls. Brown crabs dashed out from wet sand caves Evading hungry birds; dried...

‘Tribal Lament’ by Lorna Davis

The Society
May 7, 2017
Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
18 Comments
  Rising unbidden, a fury unspent, I hear the high keening of tribal lament, Of ancient injustices never forgiven, Never forgotten, rising unbidden. Where are the horsemen who raided our...

‘A Lament in the Face of Terror (A Canzone)’ by Florence Major

The Society
May 4, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
2 Comments
  Humanity is a word to be earned─ I sing my song as a bitter wind blows, a chant from my heart to be carried far, I sing my song as falling darkness grows; as I sing  my sadness and sorrow...

‘Spring is Coming’ and Other Poetry by Uvin Ko

The Society
March 24, 2017
Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry, Terrorism
5 Comments
  Spring is Coming From naked trees, droplets of dew, Drips like tears onto my upturned face. Everything is bleak, nothing new. No creation feels like outer space. Hear ye, hear ye, everyone...

On Westminster Bridge, March 22, 2017

The Society
March 23, 2017
News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
6 Comments
By Basil Drew Eceu At least four people have been killed and forty injured in a terrorist attack in London in the afternoon. Here near the cradle of great Parliament'ry government, a cruel terrorist went...

‘Flying Coast to Coast on the Anniversary of 9/11: Courage, In-Flight’ by Alan Salé

The Society
March 14, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
1 Comment
Cold and Uncertain shaken and stirred; Flying through clouds so quickly they’re blurred. Hold, comfort and buckle me in; Make us trust in safety again. Sitting armed with a passport and strapped...

‘Death in the Desert’ by Michael Glassman

The Society
February 23, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
4 Comments
  Heat waves frolic along the desert’s endless edge I hear the shuffling of camel’s toes The soft landing of camel dung The smell adding to my woes My knees embedded in sand Awaiting the wrath...

‘Winter’s Passing’ and Other Poetry by Dona Fox

The Society
February 20, 2017
Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism
6 Comments
  Winter’s Passing Now I can see no sky above your space, For dark clouds hide the blue that may be there. The air is full of rain that pelts my face, The ground is flood and mud the grieved must...

‘On the Protesters Filled With Hate’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
February 2, 2017
Culture, News of Note, Poetry, Terrorism
11 Comments
On the Protesters Filled With Hate By Bruce Dale Wise And while American airports were filled with screaming hate, Chief Petty Officer Will "Ryan" Owens met his fate, caught in a raid against Al-Qaida's...

‘Old School’ and Other Poetry by Allan Heller

The Society
January 24, 2017
Beauty, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Terrorism
3 Comments
  Old School I saw two women at a table in a small café Not making eye contact or talking, but in their own way Communicating, and I found myself a bit perplexed. Then realized that they had...

‘A Tour Guide’s Speech’ by John Kolyav

The Society
January 23, 2017
Poetry, Terrorism
2 Comments
  “Tourist, see this stained beach in Tripoli Where one and twenty men were forced to kneel Ere cutting down their heads by unholy Fanatics, as god’s servants themselves feel They are still at...

‘The Terrorists’ and Other Poetry by Gleb Zavlanov

The Society
January 10, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
6 Comments
  The Terrorists Tears feed the sweeping sands beneath their feet, And blood runs deep into the living ground. The sun throbs down with agonizing heat. The captives kneel, blindfolded, with no...

‘Water Music’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
January 4, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
8 Comments
Water Music Just as white as a blanket of new-fallen snow Is the noise of a waterfall cresting a brim And ebulliently thrashing the basin below. But the sound of a freshet resembles a hymn, Its discrete...

‘How Can You Feel Blue?’ and Other Poetry by Edmund Jonah

The Society
December 28, 2016
Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism
4 Comments
  How Can You Feel Blue? How can you feel blue When you look toward the sky And see the darkling silhouette Of birds, as gracefully they fly In strict formation 'cross The iris of your eye? How...
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