Thomas Jefferson, Poet: An Essay by Michael Curtis The Society September 5, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry 4 Comments . Most schoolgirls, street-people, attorneys, and Bachelors of Art are aware that Thomas Jefferson composed what is likely the most widely-known,...
Society of Classical Poets Journal IX Published The Society June 27, 2021 From the Society, Poetry 3 Comments . The Society of Classical Poets Journal IX has been published. It features poetry selected from poetry published on the SCP website between February...
The Best Poems of 2020 The Society February 1, 2021 Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 28 Comments The Best Poems of 2020: Winners of the 9th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past First Place...
‘Amen and Awoman’ and Other Poetry on the State of the U.S. The Society January 11, 2021 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 5 Comments . Wokeness by Russel Winick “Amen and Awoman” the Congressman said, The Leftists all thought it was great. What more woke insanity now lies...
‘Armageddon’ and Other Poetry on Recent Riots The Society July 8, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 4 Comments Armageddon a tennos on the current socio-political situation by C.B. Anderson Some of my former friends are now definitively...
Poetry Readings from 2020 SCP Symposium – ‘A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme’ (Session I) The Society June 17, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video All of the below poems were read on May 31, 2020 at The Society of Classical Poets Symposium, which was held online due to the pandemic. Below are...
The Society of Classical Poets Releases Journal VIII The Society June 12, 2020 From the Society, Poetry 5 Comments The Society of Classical Poets website receives millions of views every year. Visitors read engaging, beautiful, topical verse that...
Poetry on the CCP Virus (Covid-19), Including Peter Austin Sonnets The Society May 4, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry 5 Comments Dear Governor, by C.B. Anderson Reopen every workplace, pretty please; Your "cure" has proven worse than the disease. Your lockdown's...
Online SCP Poetry Symposium 2020 – “A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme” The Society May 1, 2020 From the Society, Readings, Symposium 8 Comments Due to the unprecedented circumstances regarding the CCP virus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Symposium has been moved online. The details of the event...
Two Humorous Poems by Daniel Galef The Society January 9, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 4 Comments Von Sacher-Masoch’s Rebuttal to the Golden Rule If a brutal bash can bring one pleasure, one man’s lash is another man’s...
Winners Announced: A Line of Shakespeare Poetry Contest The Society July 1, 2019 Beauty, Culture, From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Shakespeare 2 Comments Judges: Michael Curtis, Amy Foreman, Reid McGrath, Adam Sedia A few words from Judge Michael Curtis: In apology: If you, fair writer, did not...
Journal VII Released The Society May 24, 2019 From the Society, Poetry 3 Comments We are pleased to announce the publication of The Society of Classical Poets’ Journal VII. The new journal is larger and more impressive than any...
Who Killed Poetry? A Critique of Modernism and Post-Modernism (Part I) The Society March 3, 2019 Beauty, Culture, Essays, For Educators, Poetry 64 Comments by Edward C. "Ted" Hayes A Prefatory Poem (or a Gaggle of Goosefeathers) Some will judge this essai the exact thing it’s not...
Society of Classical Poets Journal Vol. 6 Released The Society April 1, 2018 From the Society, Poetry 13 Comments The Society of Classical Poets is reviving poetry with rhyme and meter and the response has been widespread and tremendous. Since the...
Thirty-one Sonnets: Renaissance to New Millennial The Society March 3, 2018 Culture, Essays, For Educators, Poetry, Poetry Forms 7 Comments by Lew Icarus Bede "A sonnet is a coin: its face reveals The soul—its converse, to what Power 'tis due: Whether for tribute to the august...
2018 Poetry Competition Winners Announced The Society February 1, 2018 Poetry, Poetry Contests 8 Comments First Place ($500 Prize): C.B. Anderson, Massachusetts “Stonewalls Sometimes a Prison Make” “Praise for the Mother of Summer”...
How to Write an Alexandroid The Society August 5, 2017 Alexandroid, For Educators, Poetry, Poetry Forms 14 Comments By C.B. Anderson Anyone writing formal poetry today has to be grateful for the arsenal of fixed forms—most of them bequeathed to us from masters...
Funny Food Poetry Contest Winners Announced The Society June 12, 2017 From the Society, Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment Thank you to everyone who participated in the Funny Food Poetry Contest, including Judges Michael Curtis, Lorna Davis, William Ruleman, James Sale,...
2017 Journal Released The Society April 1, 2017 From the Society, Poetry 5 Comments Divided into easy to engage and topical categories such as Beauty, Humor, Anti-Communism, and The Environment, the 2017 Journal features selected...
Members The Society February 21, 2017 X Members of the Society (MSCP) 2022 Achee, Lorraine, New Orleans Adams, Dale, Oklahoma Anderson, C.B., Massachusetts Aine Mae, Oregon Arakelian,...
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...
About Us The Society November 28, 2016 English poetry has been in existence for at least 1,400 years. This tradition continues alive and well at The Society of Classical Poets like nowhere...
Stone Roberts: An Eye for Light and Detail The Society November 28, 2012 Art NEW YORK—As a fine arts painter, Stone Roberts had all the right conditions growing up, including severe myopia as a child. This may seem ironic,...
Meredith Bergmann: Beauty and Irony in Sculpture The Society September 19, 2012 Art By Christine Lin NEW YORK—Walking along an avenue or through a city park, one is likely to encounter sculptures. They are permanent or...
