‘Susan B. Anthony Upbraids Elizabeth Cady Stanton’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society February 4, 2017 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 10 Comments You’ve not come to a meeting in three years— Within the movement, there are buzzing fears That marriage has ensnared you in its cage. And...
‘Vexed By A Verb!’ by E. V. Wyler The Society February 3, 2017 Humor, Poetry 4 Comments “Vexed by a verb!” I often vent, undeniably discontent. Let my quirky quote be the key to promoting a patent plea for the status...
‘On the Protesters Filled With Hate’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society February 2, 2017 Culture, 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...
2017 Poetry Competition Winners Announced The Society February 1, 2017 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 2 Comments First Prize ($500): James Sale, Bournemouth, United Kingdom “In Telling This Story” “Obi-Wan Bin Laden RIP” “Imitating Shakespeare’s...
‘Bubbles’ and Other Poetry by Mike Dashiell The Society January 31, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Bubbles I swish the stick To watch a spread of bubbles gleam; Free and delightful they float Almost a dream. This pristine orbs, A...
On Their Uncanny Similarities: Hamlet and Journey to the West The Society January 30, 2017 Culture, Education, Essays, 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...
‘A Strange and Sweet Unrest’ and Other Poetry by William Ruleman The Society January 29, 2017 Beauty, Poetry, Translation 4 Comments A Strange and Sweet Unrest Awake forever with a sweet unrest . . .” —John Keats, “Bright Star” She stands at the windowpane, no one...
‘On the Sheffield Tree Fellings’ and Other Poetry by Damian Robin The Society January 28, 2017 Human Rights in China, Poetry, The Environment Trees, Libraries, and Chinese Communism To wrap a ribbon round a UK tree And tie it into Chinese tyranny, Or flag up five star Chinese...
‘Lyric’s Breath’ by John Robinson The Society January 27, 2017 Beauty, Poetry “This foyer of the spirit is the seat of a sovereign.” - Anca Rosu The lyric lures release of thought, emotive creation, human-made; a...
‘Ballad: Our Crew of Two’ and Other Poetry by Amy Foreman The Society January 26, 2017 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Short Stories 14 Comments Ballad: Our Crew of Two When we set forth, the breeze blew fair, The sun shone balmy, warm. Our sheets were fixed; sail filled with air, No...
‘Song of Ulysses’ and Other Poetry by Clinton Van Inman The Society January 25, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments Song of Ulysses For greatness and glory’s sake For all things rich and noble In proud ships tall let us make Again where only men are...
‘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...
‘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...
‘Buyer’s Remorse’ and Other Poetry by Lorna Davis The Society January 22, 2017 Human Rights in China, Poetry, Short Stories 10 Comments Buyer’s Remorse How long are we allowed to close our eyes To who produces what our money buys? How can it be that goods made by a slave Are...
‘The “Greatest Show on Earth” Is Coming to a Close’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society January 21, 2017 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments The "Greatest Show on Earth" Is Coming to a Close By Sirc de Budalewe The "Greatest Show on Earth" is coming to a close in May; financially it...
‘My Goldfish Has an MFA’ and Other Poetry by Gene Fendt The Society January 21, 2017 Humor, Poetry 1 Comment My Goldfish Has an MFA Roundel for Gillian My goldfish has an MFA; I got official notice just today. Of course, she cheated all the way, but,...
‘Walked the Mountain’ and Other Poetry by Uche Ogbuji The Society January 19, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 3 Comments Walked the Mountain What shape is that, the mountain's brow? A glacier field, a glacier field! I walked to read the mountains mood; Of...
‘Lotus’ by Catherine Huang The Society January 18, 2017 Beauty, High School Submissions, Human Rights in China 4 Comments Rising above the silt and murky mud, Clean and pure is the small pink bud, Supported by a supple stem of jade, Adorned with gleaming dew drops,...
‘Shin-Rin-Yoku: Forest Bathing’ and Other Poetry by Betsy Hughes The Society January 17, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 3 Comments Shin-Rin-Yoku Forest Bathing You stand beneath this canopy of trees, surrender will, hold still. You close your eyes and listen as the...
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...
‘Riddle’ by Michelle Tamara Simon The Society January 14, 2017 Poetry, Riddles 7 Comments Here is a riddle, a brain-teaser of sorts Rev up your noggin or the answer you’ll miss Mark. Set. Get ready for a fun little sport The...
‘Departure’ and Other Poetry by James McKee The Society January 13, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, The Environment 4 Comments Departure Like escaping through a siege, growing older Hampers itself with hopes of return; So if,...
‘Fake News’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society January 10, 2017 Poetry 6 Comments Fake News By Caud Sewer Bile Fake news is rather difficult to say just what it is. What's fake to listeners could be what's true to someone...
‘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...
Two Limericks by Nivedita Karthik The Society January 9, 2017 Humor, Limerick, Poetry 4 Comments The gown and the date are set, caterers and florists I’ve met. The hall has been booked, no detail overlooked Wait...I don’t have a...
‘The Desert’ and Other Poetry by Tod Benjamin The Society January 7, 2017 Poetry, The Environment 4 Comments The Desert We were flying in a desert, an oasis to drink dry. We gorged ourselves on date palms and spat in nature’s eye. We’ve...
‘After Christmas’ by Damian Robin The Society January 6, 2017 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments We may hear some Bible phrase and laugh. __That book has no monopoly on ‘goods’. Some words clang, we tip its old tin bath __and out...
How to Write a Terza Rima (With Examples) The Society January 5, 2017 Education, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Terza Rima 6 Comments By Dusty Grein Dating to the thirteenth century, the terza rima (Italian for "third rhyme") is a classic form of writing poetry in three-line...
‘Water Music’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society January 4, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism 6 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 Speaker Unaccustomed to Such Oratory Feats’ and Other Poetry by Wendy Bourke The Society January 3, 2017 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle 7 Comments The Speaker Unaccustomed to Such Oratory Feats The speaker - unaccustomed to such oratory feats - cleared his throat, a bit too loudly, while...
10 Greatest Novels Ever Written The Society January 1, 2017 Best Poems, Culture, Education, Essays, Poetry 39 Comments By Evan Mantyk From The Iliad, Beowulf, and Shakespearean literature in the West to the Chinese Classic of Poetry, the Indian Ramayana, and the...
‘New Year’s Hopes, 2017’ by Daniel Magdalen The Society December 31, 2016 Acrostic, Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments Color streams burst brightly in a flourish of elation, Each to soar and cover night's condoning, lofty, canvas – Livening this moment,...
‘Tapestry’ and Other Poetry by Amy Foreman The Society December 30, 2016 Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives 54 Comments Tapestry A Miltonian Sonnet The pattern on the underside confused By snarl and tangle, jumbled, twisting knot. Its warp and woof...
‘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...
‘A Second Shirt’ by David Subacchi The Society December 27, 2016 Culture, Poetry For King Charles I of England On the day I asked for a second shirt So my people would not see me shiver In the cold breeze blowing from the...
‘Ticks’ by Julia Geaney-Moore The Society December 26, 2016 Poetry 9 Comments There are no predators in the wood So deer run free who never could And hunting’s forbidden So deer don’t stay hidden And ticks...
‘Holiday Horror: A True Story’ and Other Christmas Poetry The Society December 24, 2016 Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Holiday Horror: A True Story By Lucy Giardino Cortese Twas two weeks before Christmas And all through the house Water standing in...
‘To Michael Dana Gioia’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society December 23, 2016 Beauty, Poetry 5 Comments To Michael Dana Gioia* By Cal Wes Ubideer The Word within the World that articulates itself does not exist in sunlight or in leaves upon a...
‘In the Forest’ by Margaret O’Driscoll The Society December 22, 2016 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments Unspoilt, unique, a soulful place Ancient oaks all around Scattered acorns sprouting shoots New life emerging from the ground I touch...
‘On the Winter Solstice’ and Other Poetry by Neal Dachstadter The Society December 21, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments On the Winter Solstice Winter Winter cold and crass Winter Winter old the grass Fast we go across the field Massed the snow and frost to...
