‘Common Currency’: A Poem by Peter Duff The Society December 28, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . Common Currency There’s little written that cannot be said in some way that misunderstands or read as was not meant to be. There’s little...
‘I Know Them Well’: A Villanelle by Mike Ruskovich The Society December 27, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Villanelle 8 Comments . I Know Them Well Don't preach to me of heaven and of hell expecting me to tremble and to cower. They're here on Earth, and yes, I know them...
A Video Excerpt of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Reading, by Andrew Benson Brown The Society December 27, 2023 Alliterative, Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Readings 16 Comments . https://youtu.be/MZLhwCyQLcs . Read the complete translated text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight here. . . Andrew Benson Brown has had poems...
‘At The Metropolitan Museum’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook The Society December 26, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 14 Comments . At The Metropolitan Museum one good reason for the French Revolution Once at the Met, we walked the halls, and she Looked past locked doors, each...
‘To One Outspoken’: A Poem by Adam Sedia The Society December 26, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments . To One Outspoken for A.B. If I had but a fraction of the zeal That burns in you like a volcanic flame And rings like a war-trumpet’s brazen...
‘Christmas 2010’: A Poem by Mike Bryant The Society December 25, 2023 Love Poems, Poetry 34 Comments . Christmas 2010 "Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you." ---Loretta Young I hadn't given up on love. I simply thought it...
‘Christmas Hallelujah’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson The Society December 25, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Christmas Hallelujah sung to the melody of “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen When I hear a song of destiny, Of peace and love and harmony, From...
‘The Ancient Christmas Tree’: A Poem by Brian Yapko The Society December 25, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 28 Comments . The Ancient Christmas Tree A Dream Memory . The ridge out the window was blanketed white With snow that had fallen that long winter’s night. A...
‘The Ultimate Christmas Gift’: A Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society December 25, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 34 Comments . The Ultimate Christmas Gift “Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.” ---Dr. Seuss This gift winks in the sparkle of...
New Lyrics and a New Musical Arrangement for a Familiar French Carol, by James A. Tweedie The Society December 24, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry 6 Comments . Author/Composer’s Note: The noël, Il est Né le Divin Enfant (“He is Born, the Divine Christ Child”) is one of the most beloved and...
‘The Eternal Design May Appear’ and Other Christmas Poetry by Cynthia Erlandson The Society December 24, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 22 Comments . . “Even now, in sordid particulars, the eternal design may appear.” ---T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral . Among the moan of kine and smell...
‘Sleigh Rides Do Not a Christmas Make’: A Poem by C.B. Anderson The Society December 24, 2023 Culture, Humor, Poetry 13 Comments . Sleigh Rides Do Not a Christmas Make While folks down under get to ride their bicycles __And dine alfresco at a Christmas picnic, We blokes up over...
‘The Wisemen and the Shepherds’: A Christmas Poem by Jeremiah Johnson The Society December 24, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . The Wisemen and the Shepherds after Eileen Duggan The camels’ footfalls over and around Baked dunes, through pebbled streams, on forest...
‘Christmas by Force’: A Poem by Gigi Ryan The Society December 23, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . Christmas by Force The jostling beast increases the distress Of Mary whose first labor has progressed. Joseph of the donkey’s reins keeps...
‘Christmas’: A Spenserian Sonnet by Jeffrey Essmann The Society December 23, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 9 Comments . Christmas I don’t recall the tree or what we ate With sentiment Dickensian and sweet. The tree was in a Midwest way ornate; The food: potatoes...
‘Decay’ and Other Poetry by Janice Canerdy The Society December 23, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments . . Decay What causes a relationship to fail? Decay sets in when thoughtlessness persists, when selfishness extends beyond the pale, and chances to...
‘Midwinter’: A Christmas Poem by Martin Rizley The Society December 23, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . Midwinter “O blesséd day we now enjoy, from heaven it is granted. He brings us bliss, He shows Himself for all our joy and worship! O may...
‘Goodwill Toward Men’: A Satire on the Pope, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society December 22, 2023 Poetry, Satire 40 Comments . Goodwill Toward Men I’m reeling with the latest headline shock. The Mother of our Savior’s hit the skids. Her reputation’s on the chopping...
Dancing Bear: A Christmas Party Poem by Roy E. Peterson The Society December 22, 2023 Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . Dancing Bear I came late to the party. I should have stayed away. When I walked in, I heard the din of party in full sway. I cannot much remember...
Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’: Adapted by Talbot Hook, Read by Andrew Benson Brown The Society December 22, 2023 Classical Poets Live, Culture, Poetry, Readings 4 Comments . A Christmas Carol Complete text here:...
The Mother Lode of Odes by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society December 22, 2023 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 26 Comments . . To a Budding Ode with apologies to John Keats . I’m in the mood to crack your odic code; To load your stanzas in the mode of...
‘Love Nibbles and Bites’: A Poem by Ken Gosse The Society December 22, 2023 Love Poems, Poetry, Satire 8 Comments . Love Nibbles and Bites He saw she was sad; deep inside, he was glad. He smiled, quite mild, and said, “My dear child, you once were beguiled by...
On Maine Storm Delaying Electric Vehicle Mandate: A Poem by James A. Tweedie The Society December 21, 2023 Culture, Poetry, The Environment 25 Comments . Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin in reference to the recent storm in Maine In Maine the Governor had to delay A hearing where the government had...
Book Review: Songs of My Life and Death by Peter Hartley The Society December 21, 2023 Poetry, Reviews 8 Comments . . Reviewed Book: Songs of My Life and Death by Peter Hartley, Grosvenor House Publishing Limited, May, 2023 by Susan Jarvis Bryant . Songs of My...
‘Curse of the Desert’: A Poem by Stuti Sinha The Society December 21, 2023 Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . Curse of the Desert Ill-tempered droughts strip lands of foliage sheath. Its barren womb still yields a wilted crust that liberates, from layers...
‘Red and Green’: A Poem of Food, by Norma Pain The Society December 21, 2023 Humor, Poetry 28 Comments . Red and Green . Red Tomatoes Tomatoes fresh or in a jar Must top the list of red by far. Good in various cuisine, Rich in healthy...
Translation and Musical Arrangement of Old French Carol, by James A. Tweedie The Society December 20, 2023 Culture, Music, Poetry, Translation 8 Comments . Whence Come You, Shepherdess? . Translator's Note: “D’où Viens-tu, Bergère” was one of a number of old songs and carols from the French...
10 Great Poems for Teaching in High School Classrooms The Society December 20, 2023 Best Poems, Education, Poetry 21 Comments . 10 Great Poems for Teaching in High School Classrooms by James Sale . 1. Language with a Twist . I Saw a Peacock… I saw a Peacock with a fiery...
‘December Oak Leaves’: An Advent Poem by Louis Groarke The Society December 19, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . December Oak Leaves Puis çà, puis là, comme le vent varie, A son plaisir sans cesser nous charrie, (The wind, gleefully, pushing us, changing...
A Poem on the Webb Space Telescope and Other Poetry by Angel L. Villanueva The Society December 19, 2023 Beauty, Poetry, Science 21 Comments . . Webb Beyond the vast and empty sky, Where darkness dwells forever wide, The eye arrives to question, "Why?" The universe has long denied A...
‘Miles Fidelis (The Faithful Soldier)’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko The Society December 18, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 34 Comments . Miles Fidelis (The Faithful Soldier) for Joseph Salemi, whose essay introduced me to the soldier of this poem. The city shakes! Vesuvius spouts...
Andrew Benson Brown Reads Poems by Sally Cook, Sancia Milton, Yapko, and Tweedie The Society December 18, 2023 Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Readings 8 Comments ...
10 Funny and Nostalgic Christmas Poems The Society December 17, 2023 Beauty, Best Poems, Culture, Humor, Poetry 2 Comments . Are you looking for a good poem to read at your Christmas party or gathering? Is it a more serious or light-hearted event? Christmas poems come in...
‘Against All Earthly Fire’: A Poem by Leland James The Society December 17, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments . Against All Earthly Fire “Our earthly fire … no matter how fierce or widespread it may be is always of limited extent.” —A Portrait of the...
‘Cattleman’: A Christmas Poem by Dan Tuton The Society December 17, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 33 Comments . Cattleman Sinewed arms and knotted hands, head inclined, intense you peer Toward the heavens, clear-sky eyes Viewing the parade of years. Corrals...
‘The Color Plaid’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society December 16, 2023 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 33 Comments . The Color Plaid At Christmastime, when I was just a lad Of eight or nine, my aunt would bring me gifts: Some books of course, and shirts—but...
‘A Travelogue of Wonders’: A Poem by Cheryl Corey The Society December 16, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 15 Comments . A Travelogue of Wonders My friends, I’m here to speak of wondrous sights. The first, at Alexandria’s port, was built By Sostratus. Of all the...
On ‘the Best Thing a Man Can Do for His Children’: A Poem by Michael Charles Maibach The Society December 15, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 8 Comments . The Best Thing… What’s the best thing A man can do For his children--- Just what is true? It's not about The sports they play. It's not...
‘Soft the Morning Starlight Shines’: A Poem by Devon Bryce The Society December 15, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 7 Comments . Soft the Morning Starlight Shines Soft the morning starlight shines __Above in black-hued skies, Whose dark aspect, foreboding mien __Bid me not...
On Poet Michael R. Burch’s Anti-Semitism and Attacks on Poets: An Essay by Joseph S. Salemi The Society December 14, 2023 Culture, Essays, Poetry, Satire 33 Comments . Here We Go Again… by Joseph S. Salemi Oh dear… it looks like the hillbilly software salesman is having another moral fit. Michael R. Burch of...
