‘Far From Home, First Dream in Months’ by Andrew Szilvasy The Society March 30, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 2 Comments August 13, 2012 I dreamt last night of singing with Li Po. (Or is he now sleeping, dreaming of me?) How much we drank… The world all...
Sonnets II & III by Justin T. Monelt The Society March 28, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Sonnet II The spark which lights my innermost desire, whose flame burns fierce in Spirit and in vein, your blinding glory...
‘Dunblane Cathedral’: A Poem on the 20th Anniversary of a Massacre, by Joseph Charles MacKenzie The Society March 26, 2016 Alliterative, Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . Dunblane Cathedral On the massacre of sixteen children and their teacher at the Dunblane Primary School near Stirling, Scotland, March 13,...
‘Roly-Poly’ and Other Poetry by Sheri-Ann O’Shea The Society March 24, 2016 Humor, Poetry 4 Comments Roly-Poly Talking on the telephone, a mother missed her baby Wait a sec, I’ll go and check And call you back, Jack, Maybe? Walking down the...
‘Metaphysical Mortar’ and Other Poetry by Neal Dachstadter The Society March 22, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry 4 Comments Metaphysical Mortar Between the cobalt and the blue Glean gestalt and sum of true All and each be more than six Wall and reach be more than...
A Reincarnation of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Raven’ by Evan Mantyk The Society March 20, 2016 Human Rights in China, Poetry, The Raven 5 Comments Inspired by real events in China Not that long ago in China, in a labor camp confined a Year or longer, I was sitting, making for a...
Withstanding the Ravages of Time: An Interview with William Ruleman The Society March 18, 2016 Education, Essays, Interviews 3 Comments By Kristina Pentchoukova Right from the first email from William Ruleman, I knew that I was interacting with a classicist who upheld traditional...
‘A Fifteen-Year-Old’s Response to Frost’ and Other Poetry by Janice Canerdy The Society March 16, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Education, Humor, Poetry 3 Comments A Fifteen-Year-Old's Response to Frost "This 'pome' don't make NO sense! What junk!" the scowling students muttered. "Two roads in the...
‘Transient’ by Suchitra G. Das The Society March 14, 2016 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments Transient I lingered along the sandy runway Hearing the winds blowing about; A tender voice from far, faraway, “Hurry, or we’ll be late,”...
10 Riddles by Mike Munsell The Society March 12, 2016 Humor, Poetry, Riddles 2 Comments 1.) The prankster's favorite home decor, Clockwise or counter, the choice is yours. Never eaten, found in bowls. Around I go, I'm on a...
‘Horses’ and Other Poetry by Ruth Hill The Society March 10, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry Horses Tell me what power hits the ground, heard a mile away, ear to mound? Earth’s tympanic membrane resounds; like kettle drums, the hoof...
‘Reflections on a Falun Gong Candlelight Vigil’ by Shannon Cong The Society March 8, 2016 High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry 3 Comments Shall I compare the CCP To a tragic Shakespeare play? For all the lies of history Unfold in China today. Good and evil set the stage, The last...
‘Apes or Angels’ and Other Poetry by Ron L. Hodges The Society March 6, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Apes or Angels Humans, some say, aren’t much more than an ape— A reasoning beast, quintessence of dust. Others believe we’re of angelic...
‘Behind Times’ by Karlee Renkoski The Society March 4, 2016 Humor, Poetry 2 Comments They tweet like a bird, have books of your face, and Kindle who? I can hardly remember which TV button to touch. I simply don’t...
‘Sestina: Falun Dafa’ by Sylvia Telfer The Society March 2, 2016 Beauty, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Sestina 3 Comments In China now are shadows forged from fire, a DNA pre-history. They cloud troubled villages, rice fields, goldfish ponds. Stones form,...
‘The Journey Back’ by Eddie Aitken The Society February 29, 2016 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment The journey back to your own true self Is not paved by comfort and untold wealth, But by finding the universe’s Great Law, Looking...
‘The Great’ and Other Poetry and Translations by William Ruleman The Society February 27, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 1 Comment The Great The great are often shunned by their own age, While even the noble dead are sometimes mocked, And eras are damned when none who sees is...
‘Ode to a Soldier’s Wife’ by Dusty Grein The Society February 25, 2016 Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry 5 Comments Ode to a Soldier’s Wife I can see your tears are streaming, in the lamp light they are gleaming; How I wish that I were dreaming, and that duty...
‘Igor at the Kitchen Sink’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society February 23, 2016 Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry 2 Comments Igor at the Kitchen Sink By Alecsei Durbew I saw him washing dishes at the sink. He stood against the smooth, white countertop, and tan, wood...
‘Counterfeit Martyrdom’ and Other Poetry by Basil Fillis The Society February 21, 2016 Culture, Poetry, Riddles, Terrorism 5 Comments Counterfeit Martyrdom Evil terrorists 'round the world Reject God's law, "Thou shalt not kill." Minds indoctrinated, furled up in a cold and...
‘Choice’ and Other Poetry by Damian Robin The Society February 19, 2016 Beauty, Human Rights in China, Poetry 1 Comment Choice Now to change; rise to rearrange; fix buckled tracks; iron out the cracked strange. Time to take off the human make- up, look within...
Poetry Book Review: James Manlow’s When We Were Slugs from Parkgate Press The Society February 17, 2016 Essays, Reviews By James Sale There are two things I don’t like about “When We Were Slugs”, the new poetry collection from James Manlow, the erstwhile Poet...
‘Riverside’ and Other Poetry by Jarrett Mohn The Society February 15, 2016 Beauty, High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry Riverside Sun rays glisten Reflect the river I stand and listen Can’t help but shiver Restless fish swim Graceful, majestic Watching...
‘Valentine’ and Other Poetry by Michael Curtis The Society February 14, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Valentine The name of Spring is ever fresh and fair; Her sound is ever gentle, ever true; The Spring is like the...
‘Models for Configuring Friendship’ and Other Poetry by Lynn Veach Sadler The Society February 12, 2016 Culture, Humor, Poetry 1 Comment Models for Configuring Friendship A knight for whom the Grail is wholly you; the one who greets you sans your power, might; who never counts the...
‘Children of the Stars’ by Elizabeth A. Britton The Society February 11, 2016 Culture, Poetry The lit brush burns oil on the canvas; Ancient word breathes stories of Atlantis; The silent stone speaks more than us all; Mortal...
‘Xerxes’ and Other Poetry by A.R. Harmon The Society February 9, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry Xerxes My power does lie In hue of the sky In the refined folds of God’s estate My throne I have carved Of sapphire hard And I crowned it...
10 Greatest English Sonnets Concerning Other Poets The Society February 7, 2016 Best Poems, Education, Essays, Poetry 3 Comments by Reid McGrath I forewarn you that these are the 10 greatest English Sonnets addressed to or concerning other poets and are not even the 10...
‘Night’s Nuclear Poetry’ by Karen Gersch The Society February 6, 2016 Beauty, Poetry 4 Comments So many lasers stroked the night, the sky simply purred and burst apart. We held our breaths, but not from fright - the fireworks had launched...
‘Squinters’ and Other Poetry by Antoinette Foliart The Society February 5, 2016 High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Humor, Poetry Squinters The curious the contemplators the ones who concentrate on the littlest details. The most beautiful thing about them is how they...
‘The Port of Tears’ by James Sale The Society February 3, 2016 Beauty, Poetry We left the Port of Joy so long ago, And ebbed so much the while and knew no flow, But still another strait we headed to. Whatever we...
2016 Poetry Competition Winners The Society February 1, 2016 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 6 Comments Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated. There were many hundreds of submitted poems and many good works and poets who had to...
Poetry in Traditional Celtic and Bardic Forms by Elizabeth Spencer Spragins The Society January 30, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Education, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Rhupunt 1 Comment Sedona (A Rhupunt) Deep shadows fade Red rock cascade To purpled jade— Sun sparks ignite. Stone sentries stare Sightless through air At...
How to Write Poetry with Meter The Society January 29, 2016 Education, Essays, Poetry Forms 10 Comments By Dusty Grein Most of us enjoy poetry in one form or another. I am going to attempt to lay out the basics of writing classical style poetry in...
‘The Gathering’ and Other Poetry by Brian Mc Cabe The Society January 27, 2016 Beauty, Culture, Poetry The Gathering Upon the 400th anniversary of the founding of the town of Virginia in Ireland Oh town of the Virgin Queen I hear you call me...
Review: The Parliament of Poets by Frederick Glaysher, Earthrise Press, 2012 The Society January 25, 2016 Epic, Essays, Reviews 9 Comments By James Sale Frederick Glaysher claims to be an epic poet, and furthermore to have written an epic poem, The Parliament of Poets. This is a...
‘Night Vision’ by Robert King The Society January 23, 2016 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment Night vision: a process Of the unconscious mind That the poet uses In order to find An acceptable first line Still divested of...
‘To a Beech’ by Hugh Rose The Society January 21, 2016 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment Spread twig fingers. Shed your leaves. Those that linger: They may grieve When comes the winter But, come spring New buds splinter, New blooms...
‘Father and Son’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath The Society January 19, 2016 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Father and Son I. The Modern Daedalus I want you to carry yourself with pride: Stand up straight, with your shoulders back; don’t slouch; and...
‘The Bloody Feast’ by Pamela Du The Society January 17, 2016 High School Submissions, Human Rights in China, Poetry Based on the real account of a doctor involved in the Chinese Communist Party’s harvesting of organs from innocent living Falun Gong...
