Funny Food Poetry Contest Winners Announced The Society June 12, 2017 From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment Thank you to everyone who participated in the Funny Food Poetry Contest, including Judges Michael Curtis, Lorna Davis, William Ruleman, James Sale,...
‘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...
‘I Think I Like You Better Now’ and Other Poetry by Amy Foreman The Society June 10, 2017 Beauty, Poetry, Short Stories 27 Comments I Think I Like You Better Now I think I like you better now; it’s been a little while Since first you took my breath away with just a passing...
‘The Flowers’ and Other Poetry by David Bellemare Gosselin The Society June 9, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments The Flowers Upon a morning stroll serene Across many young floral gardens Greeting me on those fields of green Was the red rose who all love...
‘Penelope’s Postscript’ and Other Poetry by Joseph S. Salemi The Society June 8, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Homer, Poetry 23 Comments Penelope’s Postscript Uncounted days, wrung dry of tears— Lost wanderers do not return: So much for the departed years. Heap up my mangled...
‘Tipton County, Tennessee, 1917’ and Other Poetry and Translations by William Ruleman The Society June 7, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 7 Comments Tipton County, Tennessee, 1917 My great-grandfather cut down huge black oaks Whose stumps his two young sons helped him uproot, Each some...
Three Poems on John Keats by Sultana Raza The Society June 6, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments Ephemeral Constant With hued music, beautified page. His spheres were thinner than gossamer, Only to beauty, did Keats defer. Was omni-sensory,...
Review: The Lyre Speaks True, James Sale, 2016 The Society June 5, 2017 Essays, Poetry, Reviews 2 Comments By Joseph Charles MacKenzie James Sale, whom I happen to consider England’s best on the subject, states: “To write poetry with any degree of...
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...
‘Dying Muse’ and Other Poetry by Ann Christine Tabaka The Society June 3, 2017 Beauty, Poetry, The Environment 11 Comments Dying Muse Not everyone will survive The muse has sung her last song The end is about to arrive It has been following us all along The forest...
An Alternative Ending to Romeo and Juliet Part II by Reid McGrath The Society June 2, 2017 Culture, Education, Humor, Poetry, Short Stories 6 Comments Click here to read Part I. Montague (That afternoon, on the outskirts of Verona, at a Club, getting in an afternoon’s worth of pheasant...
New Publication: ‘How to Write Classical Poetry’ Released by the Society of Classical Poets The Society May 31, 2017 Education, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Forms 7 Comments We are pleased to announce the release of a new publication from The Society of Classical Poets titled How to Write Classical Poetry, which features...
‘Your Visions Standing Here’ by David Hollywood The Society May 31, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 5 Comments Mine eyes beheld your beauty, My thoughts remember how, Your loveliness I cherish, Where ever you are now, And in my heart I know...
‘The Discovery’ by Rebeca Parrott The Society May 29, 2017 Culture, Poetry 3 Comments “She vanished to the wood,” they said. “Forget her—that strange and sickly child.” A child? Your face was no more childish than...
‘Hell Arrives in Manchester’ by James Sale The Society May 28, 2017 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,...
‘Justice, Equity and Compassion in Human Relations’ and Other Poetry by G.M.H. Thompson The Society May 27, 2017 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Short Stories 6 Comments Justice, Equity and Compassion in Human Relations In realms of Humankind’s relations, Justice rules as queen & from her...
‘Two Mourning Doves’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore The Society May 25, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment Two Mourning Doves Friendship on the promenade? I know to some it may sound odd but there above, two mourning doves in the weeping willow...
Essay: ‘Poetry and the Muses Part 1’ by James Sale The Society May 23, 2017 Essays, Poetry 25 Comments We live in a post-modernist world and its values are everywhere around us; and everywhere these values are almost largely unexamined, and because we...
‘Careless Dan’ by Michael Harmon The Society May 21, 2017 Humor, Poetry 2 Comments There was a man who owned a yacht. His name was Dan when it was hot he brought his clan on board a lot to get a tan. When it was...
‘On Picasso’s Grotesque “Seated Woman in Blue Dress” Selling for $45 Million’ by Phillip Whidden The Society May 20, 2017 Art, Beauty, Poetry 7 Comments (The BBC story here for reference) If I were burdened with a lover who Looked crooked like this woman (woman?), I Would go as twisted as...
‘Baby Boomers Are Aging’ by Kathy Figueroa The Society May 20, 2017 Poetry 1 Comment Baby boomers are aging Sometimes, dementia takes hold It isn’t a pleasant thing But happens as folks get old Personalities might change This...
Classical Book Review: A Brief Look at ‘The Kojiki’ (Tuttle) Joshua Philipp May 18, 2017 Essays, Poetry, Reviews, Translation 3 Comments By Joshua Philipp The Japanese creation story begins in a time of primordial chaos, and from this the god Izanagi and the goddess Izanami emerge...
‘Dandelions’ by Zachary Dilks The Society May 17, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 11 Comments Could the dandelion be excused for not being a rose, If its effort to grow was much greater; If it labored and toiled Through...
‘Golden Opposite of Grave Beauty’ and Other Poetry by Phillip Whidden The Society May 16, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Golden Opposite of Grave Beauty The Buddhist, Yuezun, saw light like gold Above the blistering sands. The desert blight Of Taklamakan...
‘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...
Congratulations to FoFG Contest Winners The Society May 13, 2017 Deconstructing Communism, From the Society, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests 2 Comments ADULT AWARDS 1st Place – $500 Josh Lefkowitz, “A Poem of Fact” 2nd Place – $250 Kathleen Hellen, “Everyday...
‘Heaven Smiles for Falun Gong’ and Other Poetry by Connie Phillips The Society May 13, 2017 Culture, Education, Human Rights in China, Poetry 4 Comments Heaven Smiles for Falun Gong O you who stand so strong through wind and rain, So like those statues lasting through the years, Impervious...
‘A Sonnet for the Sonnet-Maker’ and Other Poetry by Theresa Rodriguez The Society May 11, 2017 Culture, Poetry 7 Comments A Sonnet for the Sonnet-Maker You know the beats and rhythms, the iamb Which pulses like a crippled-legged walk; You, with the force of...
‘Looking Down on Mt. Rushmore’ by John W.L. Toivonen The Society May 9, 2017 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Jutting out of a mountain their stone faces peer out with their notice crucified in stone. Crafted to demand a nation’s reverence visitors would...
‘A Spirit of Creativity’: Interview with Sally Cook The Society May 8, 2017 Essays, Interviews, Poetry 4 Comments By Evan Mantyk A veritable Renaissance woman, Sally Cook is both an accomplished poet who's regularly published in National Review and an...
‘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...
‘Steel Masks’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society May 6, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 12 Comments Steel Masks King Henri II of France was accidentally killed in 1559 during a festive tournament when he was lanced in the eye by Gabriel...
‘Dawn’ by Pierre Sotér The Society May 5, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 9 Comments In that part of the day that briefly follows night, before the turning finds the steady lying line from where the biggest star will mount and will...
‘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...
Funny Food Poetry Contest The Society May 2, 2017 Poetry Contests 67 Comments RULES: A reprieve from heavy subject matter, we ask poets to write a funny poem (2-14 lines) that includes food. You may choose to replace words in...
‘Monsoon Dance’ and Other Poetry by Sathya Narayana The Society May 2, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry Monsoon Dance In Quintets Go back, O' spry peacock, go back into thy dense coppice! The sylvan clock did spell a sly lie! Monsoon is far…...
On Chinese Troops Marching in May Day Parade The Society May 1, 2017 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry 5 Comments Written upon watching this video. Note that May Day is the international day honoring workers. Mayday on May Day By Damian...
‘Emily’s Lament’ by E.V. Wyler The Society April 29, 2017 Culture, Poetry, Villanelle 2 Comments A Villanelle My grandma smiled as I walked in the door pretending to overpower her pain because I came ... to see her once...
‘Tullia’ By Jack Hart The Society April 28, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 9 Comments Yes, I admit I seldom write, Or even think of you, But not, as you suppose, Because there's someone new, But rather that I do not...
‘Blessing in Disguise’ and Other Poetry by Wendy Bourke The Society April 28, 2017 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 2 Comments Blessing in Disguise They catch each little misstep and with kindly, caring grace— they point out the right direction by gently getting in your...
