CPL: The Problem with Prestigious Poetry Journals (Part 2 of 3) The Society September 8, 2023 Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Video 30 Comments . Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 2 of 3: The Problem with Prestigious Poetry Journals If you enjoy this video, please...
‘Have a Pity for War!’: An Anti-War Poem by David Hollywood The Society September 8, 2023 Poetry, Satire 25 Comments . Have a Pity for War! Have a pity for war, When its friends are no more. All its chums gone away, With no one to slay, Left silent and calm, And no...
‘A Curveball of Blackbirds’: A Poem by Leland James The Society September 7, 2023 Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . . A Curveball of Blackbirds “Thousands of blackbirds fell out of the sky….” —The New York Times . Five thousand blackbirds from the...
‘Pilgrimage’: A Poem by Margaret Coats The Society September 7, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 28 Comments . Pilgrimage The strong will long to go on pilgrimage, Assembling to reclaim their heritage Of sanctity and stable permanence Embezzled by debased...
‘The Workaholic Takes Time Off’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society September 6, 2023 Poetry, Satire 12 Comments . The Workaholic Takes Time Off Dear Partners: I apologize for having Less than normal time today. I have a wedding lunch at noon, But will stay...
‘Hymn to the Night’: A Poem by Michael Taormina The Society September 6, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Hymn to the Night Every thinking creature adores the light __Where twinkling stones and stars and flowers stun Senseless matter into a sense of...
A Madrigal Setting for ‘Come Away’ from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, by James A. Tweedie (Updated) The Society September 5, 2023 Music, Poetry, Shakespeare 6 Comments . A Madrigal Setting Music composed by James A. Tweedie for William Shakespeare's "Come Away" from Twelfth Night. Words by William Shakespeare are...
‘On Professionally Hesitant Poets’ and Other Poetry Exercises by Joseph S. Salemi The Society September 3, 2023 Beauty, Education, Poetry, Satire 17 Comments . On Professionally Hesitant Poets O, for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention! —Shakespeare, Henry V Old Vergil...
‘On Going Through Max’s Things’: A Poem by Martin Rizley The Society September 3, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 27 Comments . On Going Through Max's Things in memory of Max Rizley, Jr., 1956-2001 As sand slips through my fingers at the beach, Withdrawing swiftly, like the...
‘Late Bloomers’: A Late Summer Poem by Cynthia Erlandson The Society September 2, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 25 Comments . . Late Bloomers My last red rose-of-sharon __Is slowly curling closed, Each giant shell-shaped petal __Beginning to turn in, The five of them a...
‘Fallen’: A Poem by Mary Gardner The Society September 2, 2023 Culture, Poetry 16 Comments . Fallen The Universe was perfect, Heaven and Earth, Upon Almighty God’s Creation’s birth! He made the spirit-beings, Angels, free; And later,...
Poetry Book Review: Making Music by Sally Cook The Society September 1, 2023 Art, Poetry, Reviews 16 Comments . Reviewed Book: Making Music by Sally Cook, White Violet Press, 2012 by Monika Cooper Making Music by Sally Cook is a book that comes with a...
The 2023 Society of Classical Poets International Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2023 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 3 Comments . But the great Master said, "I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift to each, To charm, to strengthen, and to teach." ---Henry...
The 2023 SCP International High School Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2023 Education, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 2 Comments . But the great Master said, “I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift to each, To charm, to strengthen, and to...
A Poem on the New Round of ‘Covidiocy,’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society August 31, 2023 Covid-19, Poetry, Satire 35 Comments . Covidiocy a rondeau It’s coming back! The tyrants tack From tongues that twist and hearts that lack An honest song. It’s on the news--- Cruel...
‘Excuse My Excuse’: A Poem by Ken Gosse The Society August 31, 2023 Humor, Limerick, Poetry 3 Comments . Excuse My Excuse An excuse—that’s a word to excuse at those times when I need a good ruse __which I’ll put to good use __while I find some...
A Poem for Parents: ‘Tough Love and Hugs’ by Mark Stellinga The Society August 30, 2023 Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Tough Love and Hugs “Where the heck do they learn this crap?” one father asked another. __When we were kids---we never talked like...
‘The Pilgrimage’: A Love Poem by Paul Martin Freeman The Society August 30, 2023 Love Poems, Poetry 31 Comments . The Pilgrimage The lover takes leave of his mistress's mouth And starts on his pilgrimage, travelling south. Each stop on his journey he marks with...
‘God Made These Texas Summers’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson The Society August 29, 2023 Humor, Poetry 33 Comments . God Made These Texas Summers The Summer’s come again To the vast Texas plain, Where touching any metal Can instantly cause pain. The horny toads...
‘At the Dog Store’: A Poem by Robert Kinerk The Society August 29, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 4 Comments . At the Dog Store “Now this hound here’s a Disappointment Hound. His dam was Thwart; his pappy’s name was Slink. He’ll chew up expectations...
‘The Pietà or Mickey Mouse?’ and Other Poetry by Joshua C. Frank The Society August 28, 2023 Art, Culture, Humor, Poetry 23 Comments . The Pietà or Mickey Mouse? A book I’ve read depicts a boy Who’s searching for creative joy. His mind can’t focus on a vision, So he’s...
‘Belling the Cat’ and Other Poetry from Aesop’s Fables, by Rob Crisell The Society August 28, 2023 Children's, Humor, Poetry 6 Comments . Belling the Cat The mice called a council to try to defeat A troublesome cat who would ruthlessly eat Any mouse in the house that she happened to...
‘Aphorisms for a Foggy Morning’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society August 27, 2023 Beauty, Epigrams and Proverbs, Humor, Poetry 26 Comments . Aphorisms for a Foggy Morning No literary monuments exist without the word. A lord who lacks entitlements is patently absurd. A song that has no...
‘The Magic Casket’: A Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society August 27, 2023 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 32 Comments . The Magic Casket 'Twas in the local funeral home __The miracle occurred, As ticking clock hands kissed at noon __And restless spirits...
‘Broad Brush Art’ and Other Poetry by Warren Bonham The Society August 26, 2023 Poetry, Satire 14 Comments . Broad Brush Art What’s considered great art isn’t static at all. There are always new trends that beguile and enthrall. We’ve had cave art,...
‘Lessons from the Sky’: A Poem by Nathaniel Todd McKee The Society August 26, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments . Lessons from the Sky I breathe the bracing air, I feel the dew Wet through my shoes and socks. The morning’s fair, The sky’s a waiting canvas...
Critiquing Woke Language in Rolling Stone: A Poem by Maura H. Harrison The Society August 25, 2023 Culture, Music, Poetry 5 Comments . A Deeper Scaly Screed "'Rich Men North of Richmond' is a passionate screed against the state of the country sung by Oliver Anthony, who identifies...
‘Sonnet for Houston’ and Other Poetry by Alexander Lazarus Wolff The Society August 25, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 9 Comments . Sonnet for Houston The highway shuffles traffic as the sun begins to bake the tarmac; its black emits waves of heat that waver as it gets a...
Poems on ‘Modern Times’ and Transgenderism by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society August 24, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 36 Comments . Modern Times . I. The Cutting-Edge Misogynist He slams the bland and damned old-fashioned type--- Those tiresome dinosaurs born with a womb--- The...
Wandering Songs by Joseph von Eichendorff, Translated by Margaret Coats The Society August 24, 2023 Beauty, Poetry, Translation 38 Comments . The Merry Wanderer When God wills man to know His favor, He sends him where the wide world gleams And makes him wonder at the splendor Of...
‘Trump and Old Slow Joe’: A Poem by James A. Tweedie The Society August 23, 2023 Poetry, Satire 12 Comments . Trump and Old Slow Joe Republicans and elephants go back a long, long way. The elephant that’s in the room is Donald Trump, today. But if it were...
‘Mosquitoes’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society August 23, 2023 Humor, Poetry, Satire 10 Comments . Mosquitoes God designed the darn mosquito, But the reason’s nothing we know. Seems their less than epic purpose Is to bite our...
Sonnet Summaries of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts I & II, and Henry V, by James A. Tweedie The Society August 22, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Shakespeare 9 Comments . Henry IV, Part I In Henry IV Part 1 the king’s possessed By fears that Harry Hotspur wants him dead. While Henry’s son Prince Harry is...
‘Tucson Sunday Morning’: Original Song and Lyrics by Roy E. Peterson The Society August 22, 2023 Beauty, Music, Poetry, Song Lyrics 15 Comments . . Tucson Sunday Morning Chorus: Tucson Sunday morning, See the sage brush come alive. Gold upon the Rincons, Catalina mountain sides. Saguaro in...
‘Gordon’s Soup’: A Poem by Norma Pain The Society August 21, 2023 Humor, Love Poems, Poetry 25 Comments . Gordon’s Soup One day old Arthur Vincent Knowling, Quit the couch to take up bowling, Grasped the fact at fifty-three, The time he’d wasted on...
Two Poems from Mexico, by Brian Yapko The Society August 21, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . Overheard in a Mexico City Cantina A downpour started. The cantina beckoned. I sat and heard two men debating change; How Mexico’s divisions...
CPL: Against the Critics of Conservative Poetry (Part 1 of 3) The Society August 20, 2023 Classical Poets Live, Poetry, Video 55 Comments . Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 6 Part 1 of 3: Against the Critics of Conservative Poetry If you enjoy this video, please...
‘Poetics the Ginger Cat’: A Poem by Leland James The Society August 20, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . . Poetics the Ginger Cat —Ποιητική: ‘poi-EIGH-tee-keigh’ By a caged fire I read. Around me walls of ancient lore, of poetry and...
‘The Old Place’: A Poem by Julian Fite The Society August 20, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments . The Old Place Once there was a family here Where now is all plantation pines. There’s a cabin—I see the lines— It was their home for many...
Appreciating Shakespeare Video & Intro to Hollow Crown’s Richard II Production The Society August 19, 2023 Education, Essays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Video 8 Comments . . . . . Appreciating Shakespeare by Evan Mantyk Why do people think Shakespeare is so great? Why do they keep returning to his plays 400...
