‘At Thirteen’: A Poem Inspired Across Generations, by Lucia Haase The Society August 19, 2023 Beauty, Found Poem, Poetry 8 Comments . At Thirteen At thirteen, I received a birthday card from Buffalo, my aunt sent my Dad’s poem he’d written at thirteen. Our plain back...
‘Something Higher’ and Other Poems by Monika Cooper The Society August 18, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry 22 Comments . Something Higher the brown scapular of Elijah Departures and arrivals. Passengers. The life of one old man describes an arc: A sudden collapse from...
Virgil Departs, Beatrice Arrives: Canto XXX of Purgatory, Translated by Stephen Binns The Society August 18, 2023 Beauty, Dante, Epic, Poetry, Translation 9 Comments . . Virgil Departs, Beatrice Arrives: Canto XXX of Purgatory by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) translated by Stephen Binns . Now when the primal...
Can Long Poems Still Work? A Discussion Topic from Julian Woodruff The Society August 17, 2023 Culture, Essays, Poetry 80 Comments . A Discussion on Long Poems by Julian Woodruff In her second comment to the thread trailing my recent poem “The Heavy Launch of the Siegfried...
‘I Have Loved You All Along’: A Poem by James Sale The Society August 17, 2023 Love Poems, Poetry 12 Comments . I Have Loved You All Along for Linda I have loved you all along; No matter what was error, Or what was done imperfectly Through weakness, worry,...
Poem of Passion Challenge The Society August 16, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests 88 Comments . Scenes of passion in literature, on the stage, and on the silver screen, have captivated audiences for years. How about spicing up some poetry...
‘Crossing the Swamp’: A Sestina by Carey Jobe The Society August 16, 2023 Poetry, Satire, Sestina 10 Comments . Crossing the Swamp After about an hour hiking the swamp, I knew. A week’s rains flooded out the trail. Tall sameness of pines stood round me....
‘My Favourite Photo of Mum’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman The Society August 15, 2023 Beauty, Ekphrastic, Poetry 19 Comments . My Favourite Photo of Mum I’ve just found my favourite photo of Mum, standing in the snow of a new century in the back garden; her sweater’s...
‘Deep in the Heat of Texas’: A Poem by Phil S. Rogers The Society August 15, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rhupunt 13 Comments . Deep in the Heat of Texas a rhupunt One hundred one, a scorching sun that I should shun. I shed no tear. Sun blazing down, the grass is brown, I...
‘First Footsteps on a One-way Journey to America’: A Poem by Daniel Howard The Society August 15, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments . First Footsteps on a One-way Journey to America Leave home behind, another lies ahead, Beyond these hills, these clover-covered dales; Empty the...
‘Ghost in This House’ After Hugh Prestwood and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society August 14, 2023 Humor, Love Poems, Music, Poetry 17 Comments . Ghost in This House "I don’t mind staying in, there’s another ghost here. He sits down in your chair, and he shines with your light, And he...
‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ and Other Poetry from Aesop’s Fables, by Rob Crisell The Society August 14, 2023 Children's, Humor, Poetry 7 Comments . The Boy Who Cried Wolf Once there lived a shepherd boy who Despised his dull profession. His job was to alert the town When wolves would show...
A Reflection Poem on the End of Yellow Freight, by D.R. Rainbolt The Society August 13, 2023 Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . The Fall of the House of Yellow On July 28, 2023, after months of failed negotiations between Yellow Freight Lines and the...
The Cultured Hedonist: An Essay by Joseph S. Salemi The Society August 13, 2023 Essays, Poetry 31 Comments . The Cultured Hedonist Art responds to our need of pursuing an activity without end, for the pleasure of the pursuit, whereas morality compels us...
A Little League Baseball Poem: ‘My Boy’ by Gregory Ross The Society August 13, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 17 Comments . My Boy His mess of hair plays with the wind; Eyes beaming now, he shines alive, A thrill to watch amongst his friends, The guys who throw, and hit...
A Poem for Fire-Ravaged Lahaina, Hawaii, by Brian Yapko The Society August 12, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 27 Comments . Lahaina I’ve felt your restless tides and watched your palms Sway in the breeze that sweeps in from Lanai; I’ve joined your mission church in...
‘Mighty Oak’ and Other Tree Poetry by Nathaniel Todd McKee The Society August 12, 2023 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 14 Comments . Mighty Oak Spread thy boughs, oh mighty oak, __Let fall thy wine-red leaves, Which, when the rains around thee soak, __Shall pile up high as...
A Poem on John Kerry’s Private Jet and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society August 12, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire, The Environment 16 Comments . The Jet Not Owned When climate czar John Kerry was chastised, For flying in his carbon-spewing plane, He angrily replied he’d never owned A...
‘Beach Fragments’ and Other Beach Poetry by Adam Sedia The Society August 11, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 10 Comments . Beach Fragments A million tiny fragments strewn across the sand Along the foaming margin of the boundless sea--- The spiraled, fluted castles built...
‘The Outing’: A Poem by Paul Martin Freeman The Society August 11, 2023 Beauty, Children's, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . The Outing . I Miss Deidre Ealing of Tiny Tots School, A woman who'd never be anyone's fool, Observing her charges like little buds...
A Poem in Memory of Father Peter Carota, by Margaret Coats The Society August 10, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 67 Comments . Facing a Famine of Fatherhood in memory of Father Peter Carota They say a country road or city street, The pavement, stones, and dirt pressed by...
Four Limericks by Paddy Raghunathan The Society August 10, 2023 Humor, Limerick 19 Comments . Pick-up Truck Dude This dude in his old pick-up truck Sped recklessly, riding his luck. __He swerved ‘round the bend, __Lost control in the...
Poems on Texas’s Hot Summer of 2023 by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society August 9, 2023 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle 38 Comments . Two Summer Villanelles . l. Lone Star Sear The burn and boil is grim for some. I’m red of neck and flushed of cheek. I’m roasting under...
A Villanelle About a Sand Gazelle, by Rohini Sunderam The Society August 9, 2023 Beauty, Poetry, Villanelle 40 Comments . To a Sand Gazelle You must believe the light will carry you, Across the Rub al Khali of your life. Let happy times light up your whole life...
A Poem on JFK’s Assassination: ‘Some Questions?’ by Bruce Dale Wise The Society August 8, 2023 Culture, Poetry 21 Comments . Some Questions? “We’ll know our disinformation is complete when everything the U.S. public believes is false.” —William J. Casey, former...
Four Love Poems by James A. Tweedie The Society August 8, 2023 Love Poems, Poetry 19 Comments . Two Kites Ascending a Spenserian sonnet Two kites ascending, carried on the wind, Each in its way, a most delightful thing. So unalike yet...
‘The Certainty of Kelly Green’: A Poem by Joshua C. Frank The Society August 7, 2023 Culture, Poetry, Satire 25 Comments . The Certainty of Kelly Green My friend and I went to a coffee shop; She read her intricately crafted verse That proved that she alone was at the...
‘Mercedes Benz Makes a Corporate Decision’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko The Society August 7, 2023 Culture, Poetry 39 Comments . Mercedes Benz Makes a Corporate Decision Good morning, fellow members of the board. I’ve summoned you because your vote’s required To update...
‘Curious Couplets’: A Poem by Sally Cook The Society August 6, 2023 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 29 Comments . Curious Couplets . Goose Lady When driving through a blizzard, Marge Espied a goose, not over large. Determinedly it marched along— One wing...
‘Snowflakes on the Campus’: A Satire by Roy E. Peterson The Society August 6, 2023 Poetry, Satire 18 Comments . Snowflakes on the Campus Snowflakes on the campus. Snowflakes in the hall. Snowflakes were insulted. Watch the snowflakes bawl! “Political...
‘Paradise Lost Satan Found in the Modern’: An Essay by Michael Curtis The Society August 5, 2023 Art, Essays, Poetry 9 Comments . Paradise Lost Satan Found in the Modern by Michael Curtis The guardian prince Saint Michael, spiritual warrior, leader of the Army of God, cast...
A Poem on Censorship: ‘Batten the Sovereign Soul’ by Maura H. Harrison The Society August 5, 2023 Culture, Poetry 10 Comments . Batten the Sovereign Soul I think we used to be stronger, home-made With simple stuff. We’d read a headline, see An ad and know that we were...
‘The Blame Game’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society August 4, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Rondel 38 Comments . The Blame Game a kyrielle They rile. They gall. They know it all. These irksome jerks in folly’s thrall Are perilously cretinous. __It’s...
‘On Water & Evil’: A Poem by D.R. Rainbolt The Society August 4, 2023 Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . On Water & Evil “Evil, like water, seeks the lowest point.” ---Earnest McDaniel The thunder clapped again, applauding light Displays, and...
‘Conversion’: A Poem by Jeffrey Essmann The Society August 3, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 7 Comments . Conversion The great advantage of the years I stacked up often carelessly And often as a mutineer Against all simple things and dear, Is how I...
‘Some Post-Animated Protestations of Goliath of Gath’: A Poem by James Sale The Society August 3, 2023 Poetry, Satire 27 Comments . Some Post-Animated Protestations of Goliath of Gath Firstly, I protest That this protestation Is useless nonetheless. Secondly, I object To...
A Poem for Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, by Cheryl Corey The Society August 2, 2023 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . The Forgotten Earl He thought about the sonnets that he wrote; The time he spent composing metered lines Of rhyme, divided into quatrains. He Alone...
‘The End’s Hard Edge’: A Poem by Damian Robin The Society August 2, 2023 Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . The End’s Hard Edge The End Is Near, it always was, Its point is clearer now because Collapsed disturbance occupies With moaning cries and...
Haiku Competition 2023 The Society August 1, 2023 Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 492 Comments . WHO Anyone in the world, of any age or background, may participate. Among members of the Society of Classical Poets, everyone including Advisory...
‘August’ and Other Summer Poetry by Cynthia Erlandson The Society August 1, 2023 Beauty, Poetry 29 Comments . August. The rose-of-sharon blossoms float like stars Within my reach: I’m lying on the grass Observing sunset fade and twilight pass Between...
