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A Poem and Video in Honor of Inauguration Day: ‘The Reincarnations of Donald J. Trump’

The Society
January 6, 2025
Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Readings, Video
27 Comments
. https://youtu.be/LRxp0nZS2hM . video by Andrew Benson Brownpoem by Evan Mantyk . The Reincarnations of Donald J. Trump . I. 218 B.C. Above the mellow grass, cliff faces soarLike walls to house a huge...

‘Henry Knox in His Bookstore’ from Andrew Benson Brown’s Mock Epic Poem

The Society
September 17, 2024
Epic, Poetry, Readings, Video
22 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtNh_jWAzKU . Henry Knox in His Bookstore ---from Legends of Liberty, Volume 3 The chiming of a doorway’s silver bells Announced the timing of a late arriving Patron to...

Tools for Writing Classical Poetry—Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
August 25, 2024
Classical Poets Live, Education, Essays, Poetry, Video
26 Comments
. https://youtu.be/o4TS45A7KEM . Tools for Writing Classical Poetry ---adapted from the video by Andrew Benson Brown Do you want to be forgotten forever? Do you want to be obscure in the annals of history,...
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Classical Poets Live: The Problem with Arts Grants

The Society
October 22, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Video
13 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 7 Part 1: The Problem with Arts Grants If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to support the...
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CPL: Why Are Trendy Poets Weirdos? Eccentricity vs. Creativity (Part 3 of 3)

The Society
September 13, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Video
15 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 3 of 3: Why Are Trendy Poets Weirdos? Eccentricity vs. Creativity If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to support...
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CPL: The Problem with Prestigious Poetry Journals (Part 2 of 3)

The Society
September 8, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Video
30 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 2 of 3: The Problem with Prestigious Poetry Journals If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to support the...
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CPL: Against the Critics of Conservative Poetry (Part 1 of 3)

The Society
August 20, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Video
55 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 1 of 3: Against the Critics of Conservative Poetry If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to support the...
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Appreciating Shakespeare Video & Intro to Hollow Crown’s Richard II Production

The Society
August 19, 2023
Education, Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Video
8 Comments
. . . . . Appreciating Shakespeare by Evan Mantyk Why do people think Shakespeare is so great? Why do they keep returning to his plays 400 years later? And for other classical literature, even thousands...
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CPL: Why Amanda Gorman Is Not a Poet, and an Interview with Adam Sedia

The Society
June 30, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Interviews, Poetry, Readings, Video
18 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 5 Parts I & II: Why Amanda Gorman Is Not a Poet / Building a Renaissance  If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to...
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CPL: ChatGPT Poetry Quiz, Lillian-Yvonne Betram, Interview with James A. Tweedie, and More

The Society
June 11, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Interviews, Poetry, Readings, Reviews, Video
13 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 4: Poetry in the Age of AI If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to support the...
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CPL: Reading of FoFG Poetry Competition Winner, Interview with James Sale, and More

The Society
May 30, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Epic, Human Rights in China, Interviews, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Readings, Video
13 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 3: Embrace the Epic, Not the Opaque If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to support the production. . Podcast on Spotify:...
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A Poem on Target’s Transgender Clothing for Youth, and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
May 27, 2023
Poetry, Readings, Satire, Triolet, Video
93 Comments
. Target If you’re too young to take a marriage vow, Stuck at an awkward age that won’t allow A dizzy dose of liquor-laden brew Or puffs of buzzy stuff… just one or two--- __Target beckons...

‘In a Soviet Gulag’ by Evan Mantyk: Read by Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
May 22, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Readings, Satire, Video
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CPL: Pulitzer Prize Winner, Sally Cook, Interview with Susan Jarvis Bryant, Thomas Gray, and More

The Society
May 13, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Interviews, Poetry, Readings, Video
38 Comments
. Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 2: Fake Poets and Hollow Prestige . Audio version available here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nbFbs2YtvlgZ2B4RtQOcG Apple Music:...
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‘Byron Swims the Hellespont’ by Joseph S. Salemi: A Reading by Andrew Benson Brown

The Society
May 6, 2023
Culture, Poetry, Readings, Video
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. If you enjoy this video from Andrew Benson Brown's Classical Poets Live, please click on "Watch on YouTube" and then press like and...
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Classical Poets Live (CPL) with Andrew Benson Brown – Episode 1: Why Classical Poetry?

The Society
April 28, 2023
Classical Poets Live, Interviews, Poetry, Video
16 Comments
. This inaugural episode features an interview with Society of Classical Poets' co-founder and editor Evan Mantyk who talks about the founding of the SCP and its growth. He also discusses the FoFG Poetry...

Sonnet XVIII of the Sacred Rhymes by Lope de Vega, Translated by Martin Rizley

The Society
February 8, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Translation, Video
16 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDSWs61Ye0E . Sonnet XVIII of the Sacred Rhymes by Lope de Vega (1562-1635) translated by Martin Rizley What have I, that you’d seek me as a friend? What interest draws...

The Classical Figures Poetry Reading – Video

The Society
June 26, 2022
Poetry, Readings, Video
5 Comments
. https://youtu.be/DIhS6QTHh90 . Hosted by British poet James Sale and held by the Society of Classical Poets, the theme of this reading is classical figures in the broad sense. The 100 Days of Dante Poetry...

‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Reading by S.A. Todd

The Society
May 14, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Readings, Video
6 Comments
. https://youtu.be/6gDs63kyLhc . CREDITS Poetry: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) Voice-Over: S.A. Todd Photos/Footage: Photo of Pharaoh by ArchaiOptix, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share...

Christmas and New Year Poetry Reading Video Now Available

The Society
May 5, 2022
Culture, Poetry, Readings, Video
5 Comments
. A recording of our Christmas and New Year Poetry Reading in December has just been made available. Thank you again to the host, James Sale, and all of the poets and...

A Reading of ‘The New Colossus’ by Emma Lazarus

The Society
April 10, 2022
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Video
7 Comments
    . https://youtu.be/PguXX2PRzvI . CREDITS Poetry: Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) Voice-Over: Katy Mantyk Photos/Footage: “Unveiling the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” by Edward Moran, 1886...

A Valentine from Geoffrey Chaucer, Margaret Coats, and James A. Tweedie

The Society
February 14, 2022
Beauty, Chaucer, Culture, Love Poems, Music, Poetry, Readings, Rondel, Translation, Video
21 Comments
.   https://youtu.be/3XWcnISYGSE . Rondel for Saint Valentine's Day by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340–1400) | modernized in the original lyric form by Margaret Coats Now welcome, springtime, with your gentle...

A Poem on Life: ‘Wondrous Us’ by Alan Nordstrom (Reading)

The Society
January 10, 2022
Beauty, Poetry, Readings, Video
4 Comments
. https://youtu.be/RMcLVFNbueY . Complete poem text here. CREDITSPoetry: Alan Nordstrom (1939-)Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical PoetsVoice-Over: Evan MantykPhotos/Footage:“Milky Way with Tree” by...

A Holiday Poem Reflecting on Slave Labor in Communist China

The Society
December 31, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Video
17 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4HH4MeT9Mo . Read the complete poem here: https://classicalpoets.org/2013/12/12/two-psalms/#/ CREDITS Poetry: Evan Mantyk (b. 1982) Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical...

‘Auld Lang Syne’ by Robert Burns: Poem Reading for New Year’s Day by S.A. Todd

The Society
December 30, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Video
8 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okGcYTF8pHk . CREDITS Poetry: Robert Burns (1759-1796) Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical Poets Voice-Over: S.A. Todd Photos/Footage: (1) "Drei Mönche bei der...

‘A Wretch Like Me’: a Christmas poem by Joe Tessitore, set to music by Jack DesBois

The Society
December 25, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry, Video
10 Comments
. https://youtu.be/fx3NidSVFKk . A Wretch Like Me by Joe Tessitore To miss the mark, to lose my way,To choose the dark, on Christmas Day.No star I see, no Virgin Birth,No joy for me, no peace on earth. But...

‘There Was a Free Nation That Swallowed a Lie,’ Nursery Rhyme Sung by Jack DesBois

The Society
December 12, 2021
Beauty, Covid-19, Humor, Music, Poetry, Song Lyrics, Video
13 Comments
. There Was a Free Nation That Swallowed a Lie sung to the tune of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" . https://youtu.be/luLcKkCHWFo There was a free nation that swallowed a lie. I don’t know why...

‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost: Reading by S.A. Todd

The Society
December 4, 2021
Beauty, Poetry, Readings, Video
8 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCmLSOndstY . CREDITSPoetry: Robert FrostAudio/Visual Work: Society of Classical PoetsVoice-Over: S.A. ToddPhoto: "Yellow Forest" by Eflon (used under creative Commons...

Video Poem for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: ‘Sinister Symbols’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
November 28, 2021
Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Video
6 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxBbaZHU3qk . Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical Poets Voice-Over: Evan Mantyk Photo: Hans Permana, “Meal time!” (used under creative Commons License CC BY-NC...

A Reading of ‘Endless Bloom’ by Angel L. Villanueva

The Society
October 17, 2021
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry, Readings, Video
15 Comments
. https://youtu.be/eRp7_tqfxTs On Rumble here: https://rumble.com/vnvehl-a-poem-for-aging-beauties-endless-bloom-society-of-classical-poets.html?mref=iosaf&mc=6b8az Poet: Angel L. Villanueva of...

‘Why Freedom Had to Die’: A Song by Jack DesBois

The Society
October 6, 2021
Covid-19, Humor, Music, Poetry, Song Lyrics, Video
3 Comments
. https://youtu.be/ErwnJkA4G68 inspired by a T-shirt at a Boston freedom rally You may be wondering why Freedom had to die. You may be wondering why Freedom had to die. If you were wondering why Freedom had...

A Vaccine Mandate Protest Song by Jack DesBois

The Society
August 30, 2021
Covid-19, Music, Poetry, Song Lyrics, Video
91 Comments
. Waking Up (Freedom Doesn't Come in a Can) A Protest Song Written and Performed by Jack DesBois I was lying in my bed, Waiting for the day to start, Waiting for the sun to get me on my way, And I...

SCP Spring 2021 Poetry Reading Videos

The Society
May 23, 2021
Poetry, Readings, Video
19 Comments
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‘Shisendo, Hall of the Poetry Immortals’ by Margaret Coats

The Society
November 24, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Video
23 Comments
  The Shisendō is a hideaway villa in the eastern hills of Kyoto, Japan, created by poet and calligrapher Jōzan Ishikawa (1583–1672) as a place where he could read and write classical Chinese poetry...

Poetry Readings from 2020 SCP Symposium – ‘A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme’ (Session II)

The Society
July 28, 2020
Children's, From the Society, Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video
1 Comment
All of the below poems were read on May 31, 2020 at The Society of Classical Poets Symposium, which was held online due to the pandemic. Below are poems from Session II....
COVID 19 historical perspective

Documentary on Pandemic Features The Iliad and SCP Member

The Society
July 12, 2020
Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Homer, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Video
6 Comments
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A Poem in Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn (1917-2020), by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
June 18, 2020
Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry, Readings, Video
41 Comments
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZUryvFffTQ   Some Sunny Day A tribute to Dame Vera Lynn who died today, June 18, 2020 (aged 103). She was the British Forces' Sweetheart who sang to the...

Poetry Readings from 2020 SCP Symposium – ‘A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme’ (Session I)

The Society
June 17, 2020
From the Society, Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video
All of the below poems were read on May 31, 2020 at The Society of Classical Poets Symposium, which was held online due to the pandemic. Below are poems from Session I. Session II readings are...

A Poem for the George Floyd Riots: ‘The Second Coming’ by W.B. Yeats

The Society
May 31, 2020
Culture, Poetry, Readings, Video
10 Comments
  Video and reading by Rob...

Friends of Falun Gong 2020 Poetry Contest Winners Announced

The Society
May 13, 2020
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Readings, Video
2 Comments
FIRST PLACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F96xN0VV7JU The Virus and the Cure by Rob Crisell One hundred years of tyranny, One hundred years of pain and lies. If communists of China win, The...
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    I interact with YouTube almost daily and never once thought to investigate its origins. This was a very clever way…

  2. Russel Winick on ‘Family Values’: Four Poems by Susan Jarvis BryantJune 6, 2025

    Susan - If this is your family, please invite me to dinner sometime! All great stuff! The very clever Dorothy…

  3. Christian Muller on When Less Is More: A Poetry ChallengeJune 6, 2025

    What an incredibly love sonnet. The tone, sense and metre are perfect. Will give the challenge a try in my…

  4. Christian Muller on ‘Frivolity from Quality’ and Other Poems by Russel WinickJune 6, 2025

    Sharp and witty, really enjoyed it!

  5. Christian Muller on ‘Roads of Potter County’: A Poem by Frank RableJune 6, 2025

    Lovely poem. Excellent iambic tetrameter, with some healthy breaks in the rhythm.

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