‘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...
‘Riven’ and Other Poetry in Traditional Bardic Forms by Elizabeth Spencer Spragins The Society February 22, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, The Environment 2 Comments Riven (A Rannaigheacht Ghairid) Once I dreamed Ospreys soared where salmon teemed. Frigid streams and waterfalls Frosted walls where glaciers...
‘Layoffs at the Antiquities Museum’ by Seth Thomas The Society February 21, 2017 Humor, Poetry After college, in my job search I found A prestigious post in antiquities At the historic museum downtown (As a gift shop clerk, more...
‘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...
‘Where is Alice’ by Paris Michael The Society February 19, 2017 Children's, Poetry 1 Comment Where was it that Alice went, One bright and shining day, A rabbit's lair, beneath the blare, A restless child at play, And where was it that...
‘Humble Shant’ and Other Poetry by Alec Ream The Society February 18, 2017 Poetry 5 Comments . . Humble Shant My humble shant be free of strife Untroubled see my simple life Skiff and paddle, hat and brim Gift unaddled bright, not dim Photo...
‘Education: To Be Continued…’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society February 17, 2017 Culture, Education, Poetry 3 Comments Education: To Be Continued ... There is no lack of opportunity For education in this spendthrift age, And boys who wish to earn a decent...
‘Says Simon Cowell (A Villanelle)’ and Other Poetry by Agnes Bookbinder The Society February 16, 2017 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle 1 Comment Says Simon Cowell (A Villanelle) “Which came first, the egg or fowl? This is what I’d like to know.” “Who cares?” says Simon...
‘Once Flew and Flown No More’ and Other Poetry by Zachary Dilks The Society February 15, 2017 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 4 Comments Once Flew and Flown No More Such heights I once had seen and gusts of winds that caught my caution Through clouds above a world I didn't...
‘Time (for Children)’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore The Society February 14, 2017 Beauty, Children's, Poetry 3 Comments Time (for Children) Time flies, as everyone knows and time marches on, as the saying goes and time will stand still now and then when we...
‘Haiku’ and Other Poetry by Wendy Lee Klenetsky The Society February 13, 2017 Haiku and Senryu, Humor, Poetry Haiku "You are what you eat!" That's what all of the books say Then I guess I'm nuts! Naturally You walk into the beauty...
‘For Prithivi’ by Frank De Canio The Society February 12, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments (thanks for your kindness) How like a star in a darkening sky, appears an unexpected friendly deed. How much more so when storm warnings...
‘Mozart’s Whisper’ by Robert Phelps The Society February 11, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 3 Comments Mulched beyond bones, but reprieved, Wolfgang has a home in my mind, and he’s still bereaved. From his pauper’s grave, and with a whispered...
‘On Super Bowl LI’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath The Society February 9, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 3 Comments On Super Bowl LI I went to bed. The Falcon’s made it 28 to 3 and yet I never should have doubted the poised Tom Brady. Halfway through...
‘The Earth We’re Leaving Behind’ by Niloufar Behrooz The Society February 9, 2017 Beauty, Poetry, The Environment 2 Comments There used to be a limpid lake Home to the finest birds you'd find. We'd watch their glory till daybreak. But now those days are far behind. I...
How to Write a Limerick The Society February 8, 2017 Education, Limerick, Poetry, Poetry Forms 5 Comments Related How to Write a Sonnet How to Write a Haiku How to Write a Rondeau How to Write a Villanelle How to Write a Poem Like the Raven by Dusty...
‘How Eden Weeps’ by Mark Sheeky The Society February 7, 2017 Poetry, The Environment 4 Comments How Eden weeps to see, the ache of every tortured tree. How Eden doth recoil, at bitter cancer of the soil. Man was placed as king of...
Whitworth Over Whitman: A Poem by Sally Cook The Society February 6, 2017 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 41 Comments What a Wit is Worth For John Whitworth, poet Oh, Whitman was a rhymer who enjoyed to play the part Of complicating everything. It's...
‘It May Be Better’ by Pierre Sotér The Society February 5, 2017 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment What thoughts has thinking hard put in my brain, that show a different world than my eyes see, before, things easier were, clear and plain, but...
‘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...
