‘Christmastime’ and Other Poetry by Jennifer Bravo The Society November 25, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Christmastime Lush green tree, wet pine scent fills the air. Strings of tiny gems, that plump tree, strangle, Children’s handmade...
‘The Pilgrim’ by John Bunyan (1628-1688) The Society November 24, 2016 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Who would true Valor see Let him come hither; One here will Constant be, Come Wind, come Weather. There's no Discouragement, Shall make him once...
33 Riddles for Young and Old The Society November 24, 2016 Humor, Poetry, Riddles 4 Comments By Evan Mantyk I. I’m thinner than most cars you see, I do not guzzle as much gas, And if I ever want to flee, Between two cars I’ll...
‘Treatment of Hong Kong’ by Aditya Basu-Dutta The Society November 23, 2016 High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry 1 Comment Dogs are expected to sit Dogs are expected to stay They receive kicks If they make the boat sway Hong Kong is the dog But, of course, there is...
‘Kindness and Stars’ and Other Poetry by Michael Dashiell The Society November 21, 2016 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment Kindness and Stars The gentle touch and splendid gift Intended to restore and heal Is rich enough to move and lift Our souls beyond the grief...
‘The Policeman’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society November 20, 2016 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments The Policeman By Brice U. Lawseed He dreamed there were ten thousand demonstrators on the streets, a nightmare of the vicious mixed with...
‘Hide and Seek at the Bataclan’ by Elizabeth Boquet The Society November 19, 2016 Poetry, Terrorism 18 Comments Paris, 13 November 2015 The hiders: cheaters with suicide-belted access to ethereal hiding places — traceless but for grieving faces...
‘Citizens’ (For Donald J. Trump) by Joseph Charles MacKenzie The Society November 17, 2016 Poetry 13 Comments For Donald J. Trump, on the occasion of his victory A Citizen arose, and men of blood, With wrists for necks and heads a...
‘The Pleasure-Time of Good Queen Bess’ by Becca Menon The Society November 15, 2016 Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Now does a mischief Winter grip our Isle with hands Which, Midas-like, turn all they touch to silvery ice. Thus does our season prove...
How to Write a Haiku The Society November 13, 2016 Education, Essays, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Forms 12 Comments A Quick Haiku Guide A traditional haiku should... 1. Be three lines. The first line should have five syllables, the second seven syllables, the...
On the Anti-Trump Protests in Portland, Oregon The Society November 11, 2016 Poetry 10 Comments By Ubs Reece Idwal "We reject the president-elect." —protesting chant In Portland, Oregon, four thousand demonstrators came, protesting the...
‘So Far, So Good’ and Other Poetry by Robert Cooperman The Society November 11, 2016 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 1 Comment So Far, So Good One friend fears his father’s Alzheimer fate, another prepares herself for the end while her husband tries not to cry or...
‘Hiding My Glee’ and Other Poetry by E.V. Wyler The Society November 9, 2016 Humor, Poetry, Rondeau 2 Comments Hiding My Glee (Rondeau) Hiding my glee, lest my spouse see the merriment mulling in me. I’ll deftly deflect our next fight by...
‘Of Election and Limits’ by Alec Ream The Society November 8, 2016 Culture, Poetry . I think we need your help Lord God; Fairly sure we do, Sure as feet upon the sod, Sure as coins be few, We must concede the modern day is dim and...
‘The Fall of Atlantis’ by Daniel Magdalen The Society November 7, 2016 Culture, Poetry 6 Comments Can one’s eyes pierce the shroud of time to learn The message of Atlantis drowned in dust? Past Hercules’s Pillars thrived man’s lust For...
‘Pygmalion at Twilight’ and Other Poetry by Keith Allan Jones The Society November 6, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Pygmalion at Twilight Like a fiery dawn came we forth unto Our place on pedestals above the dunes Of disappointment – longing dared to...
‘Trump’ Presidential Prophecy Poem by Nostradamus The Society November 5, 2016 Culture, Poetry, Translation 1 Comment By Nostradamus (1503-1566) | Translated by Evan Mantyk X 76 The great Senate will award the pageant, To one who’s then vanquished,...
‘Culloden Moor’ and Other Poetry by Alessio Zanelli The Society November 4, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments Culloden Moor At last they met. No sound. Arrays deployed. It was the perfect day—no haze, no shine. Long minutes lapsed before the...
How to Write a Rubaiyat (with Examples) The Society November 2, 2016 Education, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Rubaiyat 15 Comments By Sathya Narayana The rubaiyat (pronounced “roo-bái-yát”) is a Persian form of several quatrains. Its name is derived from the Arabic...
‘Said the Painter’ and Other Poetry by Alec Ream The Society October 31, 2016 Art, Beauty, Ekphrastic, Poetry 8 Comments . . Said the Painter Upon the mossy stones I dwelt,I did, and was, and painting feltAn arch and angel bend to speak,Their sainted tones my brush to...
Solace from Terror, a Set of Poems about Living in the West by Damian Robin The Society October 29, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Terrorism 1 Comment Persistent Danger Where is this going when state and foe mow down civilians and non-combatants in market stalls? They shock and flame like...
10 Greatest Love Poems Ever Written The Society October 27, 2016 Best Poems, Education, Essays, Poetry 52 Comments by Conrad Geller People are always asking "What are the best love poems?" or "Where can I find something beautiful to say to the woman I love?" or...
Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest The Society October 25, 2016 Education, Human Rights in China, Poetry 1 Comment In the name of poetry, we implore you … Since time immemorial, poetry has moved people’s hearts and shaped humanity at large. As poets we...
‘Aleppo’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society October 23, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry, Terrorism 2 Comments Aleppo By Cid Wa'eeb El Sur We will drain it dry as hay. Peace shall neither night nor day hang upon its pent-house lid; it shall be a...
Shakespeare’s Iambic Pentameter Treats Autism, Say Researchers The Society October 22, 2016 Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare 4 Comments By Conan Milner | The Epoch Times For centuries, the plays of William Shakespeare have been celebrated for their larger-than-life storytelling and...
‘Intimations of a Dream’ and Other Poetry by Brett Forester The Society October 21, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Intimations of a Dream When the wind rustles through the open pine, And the leaves murmur and shudder off dew; When the sun, like an...
How to Write a Villanelle (with Examples) The Society October 19, 2016 Education, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Villanelle 10 Comments by Dusty Grein Hailing from 15th and 16th century French and Italian roots, the villanelle is arguably one of the strongest repeating refrain...
‘For Elizabeth’ and Other Poetry by Joseph Charles MacKenzie The Society October 17, 2016 Beauty, Poetry, Terrorism 20 Comments For Elizabeth If charm were a country, then you would be Its capital of many domes and spires Gilded and gleaming off a crystal sea, And...
‘A Bear in My Living Room’ and Other Poetry by Michael Harmon The Society October 15, 2016 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, The Environment 2 Comments A Bear in My Living Room While playing some computer games One day, I heard a noise out in The living room. I frowned, but paused And...
‘A Healthy Bath of Exquisite Beauty’: An Interview with Michael Curtis The Society October 13, 2016 Essays, Interviews, Poetry 6 Comments By Evan Mantyk Michael Curtis A classical architect, sculptor, painter, and poet, Michael Curtis is, in no uncertain terms, a Renaissance...
‘Growing Up’ and Other Poetry by Nicholas Froumis The Society October 12, 2016 Humor, Poetry 3 Comments Growing Up So lucky they used to say, and it was when it was rare. But now there’s way too much gray in the thinning crop of hair. And why...
‘The Not-Lily Flower’ By Hibah Shabkhez The Society October 11, 2016 Beauty, Poetry In the grey-streaked dawn I can barely glean A deck of petals expertly dealt out in a ring A clingy little flower, prest into the railing Of the...
‘Aesop’s Gelato Parlor’ by G.M.H. Thompson The Society October 9, 2016 Humor, Poetry 5 Comments There was a king who sought to enter Law, for as he noshed a cone of Rocky Road, the Emperor of Ice-Cream froze his jaws & caused the Queen to...
‘The Price’ and Other Poetry by Dusty Grein The Society October 7, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Pantoum, Poetry, Rondeau Redoublé, The Environment 1 Comment The Price (a pantoum in iambic pentameter) The sea and sky, once beautiful and clean, They’ve paid the price for man’s hubris and...
How to Write a Rondeau (with “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae) The Society October 5, 2016 Education, Poetry, Poetry Forms, Rondeau 2 Comments Related How to Write a Sonnet How to Write a Haiku How to Write a Limerick How to Write a Villanelle How to Write a Poem Like the Raven by E....
‘A Rhyme Crime’ and Other Poetry by Mae Sue Leslie The Society October 3, 2016 Humor, Poetry, Terrorism 5 Comments A Rhyme Crime An old man once curtly said, "I wouldn't give a dime for poetry that has rhyme." A rhyme nut killed him dead. Now his widow...
Paean to “ODE TO JOY” and Other Poetry by Don Shook The Society October 1, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 5 Comments Paean to “ODE TO JOY”* I heard the “Ode to Joy” today, ten thousand times at least. I could not hold my heart at bay, engorging...
10 Greatest Poems about Death: A Grim Reader The Society September 29, 2016 Best Poems, Culture, Education, Essays, Poetry 17 Comments By Conrad Geller Poets demonstrably know nothing about death since it is, in Hamlet’s phrase, “the undiscovered country from whose bourne no...
‘My Mirror Grinned’ (Rondeau) and Other Poetry by Sathya Narayana The Society September 27, 2016 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau, Rubaiyat 6 Comments My Mirror Grinned (Rondeau) My mirror grinned at my first grey. With rearing youth, it’s my first fray. Disturbed, with care I plucked that...
‘The Pleiades’ (Pantoum) by Carol Smallwood The Society September 25, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Pantoum, Poetry 6 Comments There is a tale of seven sisters whose father help up the sky pursued by Orion, carried to the heavens by Zeus. Farming season began when...
