‘Ride to Freedom’ and Other Poetry by Evan Mantyk The Society April 8, 2015 Poetry In support of the national youth bike ride, Ride 2 Freedom. Ride to Freedom Riding, riding, riding fast, There can be no time to spare When...
‘The Friend’ by James Sale The Society April 6, 2015 Beauty, Poetry 9 Comments I dreamt I saw him in the queue, A friend I thought had long since died; But we embraced so warmly then; It seemed a dream we’d been...
‘Salazar Sneed’ and Other Poetry by Scott M. Sparling The Society April 4, 2015 Beauty, Humor, Poetry Salazar Sneed Salazar Sneed was a man of great need Who traded holey shoes for a pocket of beads. With the beads he then went to the...
‘Wanderer’s Retreat’ and Other Poetry by Ron L. Hodges The Society April 1, 2015 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Short Stories 2 Comments Wanderer's Retreat I Across the dive bar floor strode a figure, Tall but slightly slouching, wearing a cloak. His facial features, save nose...
‘One Summer Day’ and Other Poetry by Martin Elster The Society March 29, 2015 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment One Summer Day An allusion to Beethoven While walking through the woods one summer day, he glanced along a river, clear and bright, saw...
Chinese Cameos by Damian Robin The Society March 27, 2015 Poetry 1 Comment Chinese Cameo 13 Exacting Nazis whittled down The Jew – full name, gender, skill type, stamp, tattoo; segued ringlets, noses, black felt...
2015 Poetry Journal Released The Society March 25, 2015 From the Society, Poetry 1 Comment We are proud to announce the publication of The Society of Classical Poets’ 2015 Poetry Journal! The best poetry of the last year has...
‘The River Wye’ and Other Poetry by Mike Ruskovich The Society March 22, 2015 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives 21 Comments The River Wye Your stroll beside the stream has stayed with me, Has left me in my loneliness with strength Enough to face the world, to...
‘Goodbye, Sweet Fetal Child’ by Theresa Rodriguez The Society March 18, 2015 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Popular Poetry Archives 12 Comments Goodbye, sweet fetal child— for you shall die, Because a mother’s love is also dead: The hallowed place of nurture where you lie Shall soon...
‘Hunger’ and Other Poetry by Cheryl Devaney The Society March 15, 2015 Poetry 1 Comment Hunger "Power grows out of the barrel of a gun" -Mao Zedong Power grows out of the plight of the poor Peasants broken-backed, burdened...
‘Thoughts after Samuel Palmer’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society March 11, 2015 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 1 Comment Thoughts after Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) By Bud "Weasel" Rice Everywhere curious, articulate, perfect and inimitable ... nature does ......
‘Fog in the Valley’ and Other Poetry by Cathy Bryant The Society March 8, 2015 Beauty, Poetry Fog in the Valley The fog flows down like a flock of pale gulls and the valley of my home disappears. In seconds, stuff engulfs us....
‘Winter Storm Watch’ and Other Poetry by Catherine Wald The Society March 5, 2015 Beauty, Humor, Pantoum, Poetry 1 Comment Winter Storm Watch The sky is still; no flakes appear and yet we know that they will come. Held hostage by our doubts and fears we beat...
‘The Course of Empire’ Observations by Reid McGrath The Society March 1, 2015 Art, Beauty, Culture, Poetry 2 Comments Observations both Literal and Inferred on The Course of Empire, 1833-36, by Thomas Cole The Savage State THE foreground is dark,...
‘O Thou Fount of Joy, I Praise Thee’ and Other Poetry by Scáth Beorh The Society February 27, 2015 Beauty, Poetry O Thou Fount of Joy, I Praise Thee In my dark night He brought His joy by an ancient melody. I was young then, did not know...
‘Sonnet on the Death of a Friend’ and Other Poetry by Pete Dashwood The Society February 23, 2015 Beauty Sonnet on the Death of a Friend Throughout our lives we have the love of some Our family, our friends , the special ones Who help us deal...
‘Monarch’ by Shari Jo LeKane-Yentumi The Society February 20, 2015 Beauty, Poetry 4 Comments They gathered softly in a field for many miles around to taste in haste the flowers before showers tumbled down upon the clover blooms, the...
‘Dihydrogen Monoxide’ by Andrew Joseph The Society February 16, 2015 Humor, Poetry 3 Comments A mysterious substance is ruling our lives. It flows through our oceans and floats in our skies. “It’s good for you,” cries four docs out of...
‘Valentine’ by Reid McGrath The Society February 14, 2015 Poetry 2 Comments For a girl with rosy cheeks I didn’t know when Valentine’s Day was, and didn’t need to. That day came and went like any other. Now I...
‘The Great Exhibition of 1851’ by Kristina Ng The Society February 12, 2015 Culture, Poetry 1 Comment I saw a grand palace as sculpted by the Genie of the Lamp, adorned with lights so golden, as if it came from within. I saw great achievements...
‘Three Trojan Perspectives’ by Reid McGrath The Society February 9, 2015 Culture, Homer, Poetry for E.E. Club Saw Reid I. Priam, Returning to the Ramparts He’d never say it to my face and yet I sense that Hector senses I’m...
‘I Saw a Giant Train’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society February 6, 2015 Beauty, Poetry I Saw a Giant Train by Red Was Iceblue I saw a giant train come out of blue and purple light, the colours of its cars, red, yellow,...
Poetry on Life in China by Damian Robin The Society February 2, 2015 Poetry Chinese Cameo 5 A glinty dental check-up’s made my day – some skiffs of plaque, no ominous decay … A shiny, multi-jointed arm in...
Announcing the 2015 Competition Winners The Society February 1, 2015 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry 2 Comments First Prize ($500): Reid McGrath Winning Poems: “Tares in the Wheat” “A Recurring Dream, Vanquished” “Retreating Snow”...
‘The Shore’ and Other Poetry by Abigail Zhong The Society January 31, 2015 Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry 3 Comments The Shore Forever lost in the ocean the water seeps into my chest I’ve lost myself in the motion let the fish swim beneath my...
‘A Reflection on Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement’ by Damian Robin The Society January 27, 2015 Poetry Though tear gas spiraled through receding light and wrung out tears and mangled up clear sight; and though the bitter gas was spiked with...
‘Rose Window’ and Other Poetry by Robert Walton The Society January 26, 2015 Beauty, Poetry Rose Window Firs at sunset cast golden geometries As myriad needles swarm like bees And burst into sun-kindled flame – A rose window without...
‘Where Can I Find You’ and Other Poetry by Grayson Chong The Society January 24, 2015 Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry Where Can I Find You? A girl, with hair the colour of honey, giggled while she chased a little bunny through fields of golden hay and...
‘Vessel’ and Other Poetry by Peter G. Epps, Ph.D. The Society January 23, 2015 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 2 Comments Vessel No one can insure candlelight; its flame Precisely burns in flickering waves of gas, Ingesting oxygen while fibers...
‘Nightingale Song’ by Heather Johnson The Society January 19, 2015 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments The nightingale flutters on its wings And lighting on a branch he sings Voices the song of his spirit Brings joy to all that hear it With pen and...
‘Maoism’ and Other Poetry by Steve Johns The Society January 16, 2015 Science Maoism “Power comes from the barrel of a gun,” That was the essence of Mao’s logic. Millions have perished under his gun. What was the...
‘Life’s Golden Key’ and Other Poetry by Sandra Sowers Platt The Society January 12, 2015 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments Life's Golden Key Like the sparrow, robin and crow sharing in a concrete birdbath, mortals require kindness to grow, pleasantly exploring...
‘A Battle of Good versus Evil’ By Darlene Wolenski The Society January 8, 2015 High School Submissions, Poetry 1 Comment I. The people of China in ancient times, Knew good was blessed and evil was punished, By Gods who observed all of their actions, When...
‘In the Shadow of a Mountain’ and Other Poetry by Fern G. Z. Carr The Society January 5, 2015 Beauty, Poetry 1 Comment In the Shadow of a Mountain In the shadow of a mountain lies a valley, lies my home swaddled by the earth’s embrace in sweet repose – a...
‘A Plea to Scylla’ and Other Poetry by Ron L. Hodges The Society January 2, 2015 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Shadow of the Laogai In the Laogai’s shadow, the ghosts of China stir, Unseen by dreaming eyes as golden currents blow Across the...
‘Shakespeare Wrote Shakespeare’ by Jack Horne The Society December 29, 2014 Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare Shakespeare Wrote Shakespeare Some say that Shakespeare didn’t write The many works that bear his name; But surely if that were the case, A...
‘The Day the Persecution Began’ and Other Poetry by Evan Mantyk The Society December 26, 2014 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments The Day the Persecution Began "The year is 1999, July, A king of terror would come from the sky,” The Frenchman Nostradamus...
Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society December 22, 2014 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 2 Comments He Kept On By Erisbawdle Cue He kept on striving to attain an ideality connected to the good, but grounded in reality. He kept on working to...
‘Just a Dream’ and Other Poetry by Ellen Lou The Society December 19, 2014 Beauty, High School Submissions, Poetry 2 Comments Just a Dream I. You vowed to descend to the world below, In an agreement that was made. To the mortal world others dared not go, Yet what...
‘Tares in the Wheat’ and Other Poetry by Reid McGrath The Society December 15, 2014 Beauty, Poetry 2 Comments Tares in the Wheat "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God,” Luke 9:62 “The sun will burn;...
