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Search Results for: "Joseph S. Salemi"

‘Freakish Tattooing’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
March 27, 2019
Culture, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
  —from A Gallery of Ethopaths The world is filled with brainless brats Who all insist on having tats. These morons with their inked-up...

‘Going Along to Get Along’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
January 27, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry
61 Comments
Dedicated to far too many of my contemporaries, and they know who the hell they are. I. I am the perfect poet— I strike a dainty pose. I...

‘Advice to an Aspiring Careerist’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
December 12, 2018
Culture, Humor, Poetry
22 Comments
  —from A Gallery of Ethopaths Schools are diploma mills that provide Credentials for people who have to hide In the small chinks of some...

Essay: ‘Down with the Suck-Ups’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
November 5, 2018
Culture, Essays, Poetry
13 Comments
When formal poets come to me for advice, I do my best to be helpful. I can comment on metrics and diction and syntactical choice. I try to avoid...

‘Decay of the Literary Sense’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
October 1, 2018
Culture, Humor, Poetry
26 Comments
—from A Gallery of Ethopaths* For those of us who cherish text, There’s anguish in what I’ll say next. The world of letters, by...
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Joseph S. Salemi: Poet Biography and Poems

The Society
August 20, 2018
Joseph S. Salemi is editor of Trinacria and has published poems and translations in over seventy journals throughout the United States, Canada, and...
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‘Computer Worship’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
August 1, 2018
Culture, Humor, Poetry
32 Comments
—from A Gallery of Ethopaths* The computer is a simple tool— It cannot change an arrant fool Into a brilliant, thoughtful scholar, Although...

Review: Three Poetry Books by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
June 20, 2018
Culture, Essays, Poetry, Reviews
33 Comments
by James Sale FORMAL COMPLAINTS by Joseph S. Salemi, Somer Rocks Press, 1997 MASQUERADE by Joseph S. Salemi, Somer Rocks Press, 2005 SKIRMISHES by...

‘Olivia and Dorothy Shakespear: A Dialogue of Mother and Daughter’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
June 15, 2018
Culture, Poetry
13 Comments
See notes below for background and allusions. Olivia: Daughter, shall we sit and grieve together, And tie our two bêtes noires up with a...

‘The Composition Teacher Addresses His Class’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
May 6, 2018
Culture, Education, Poetry
13 Comments
  When naming things, you have to use a noun; A verb shows action or a state of being. An adjective describes—that is, marks down The...

‘Longinus, Spearman’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
March 30, 2018
Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry, Short Stories
18 Comments
Miles hastatus (spearman) of the Legio Decima Fretensis, stationed in Roman Judaea, A.D. 33 Vere, filius Dei erat iste. —Roman centurion at the...

‘A History Lesson’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
February 22, 2018
Blank Verse, Culture, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. The misreporting of great Caesar’s death Errs by one gross omission. We’re not told That when...

‘For Patricia Smith’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
December 3, 2017
Beauty, Blank Verse, Poetry
11 Comments
Joseph Pulitzer Junior High September 1959 – June 1961 I think we spoke but fifty words, all told. No more than that, and most were just...

‘Translation of Marcabru’s L’autrier Just’una Sebissa’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
September 15, 2017
Culture, Poetry, Translation
11 Comments
Translation (1) By a hedge, the day before, I met a half-breed shepherdess Full of cheer and sense no less— A peasant woman’s child....

‘The Plaint of Aunegild’ by Joseph S. Salemi

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August 11, 2017
Culture, Poetry
7 Comments
Argument The following poem is a dramatic monologue in four sections, based on a brief passage in a barbarian legal text. In the sixth-century law...

‘Potpourri’ and Other Poetry by Joseph S. Salemi

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July 8, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
15 Comments
  Potpourri Take leaves at first, curled crisp by autumn’s cold— Crush them to crumbly powder in a tray To make a simple palette of...

‘Penelope’s Postscript’ and Other Poetry by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
June 8, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Homer, Poetry
23 Comments
Penelope’s Postscript Uncounted days, wrung dry of tears— Lost wanderers do not return: So much for the departed years. Heap up my mangled...

‘Steel Masks’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
May 6, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
12 Comments
  Steel Masks King Henri II of France was accidentally killed in 1559 during a festive tournament when he was lanced in the eye by Gabriel...

‘Rhetorical Power’: An Interview with Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
April 8, 2017
Deconstructing Communism, Essays, Interviews, Poetry
8 Comments
By Evan Mantyk In the sea of free verse, drifting downward into the bottomless whirlpool of aesthetic relativism, it is hard to not get lost; but...

‘A Note on Rumi to the Global Diversity Committee’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
March 1, 2017
Culture, Humor, Poetry
8 Comments
  Teaching the Inner Couplets of one Rumi Has left me truly desolate and gloomy. They say he’s great, this Sufi poet Rumi, But...

‘Susan B. Anthony Upbraids Elizabeth Cady Stanton’ by Joseph S. Salemi

The Society
February 4, 2017
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry
10 Comments
You’ve not come to a meeting in three years— Within the movement, there are buzzing fears That marriage has ensnared you in its cage. And...

‘Bridgerton’s DEI vs. Historicity’: A Poem by Drilon Bajrami

The Society
May 3, 2024
Culture, Poetry, Reviews
20 Comments
. Bridgerton’s DEI vs. Historicity They sacrifice true historicity, So DEI trumps authenticity. But Bridgerton and Netflix, they don’t...

Essay: My Predecessor, Fray Angelico Chavez Part I by Joseph Charles MacKenzie

The Society
December 1, 2017
Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry
4 Comments
The poetry of Fray Angelico Chavez can be read here. By Joseph Charles MacKenzie Fray Angélico Chávez, O.F.M. (1910-1996) remains the most...

SCP Journal XIII Published

The Society
April 30, 2025
From the Society, Poetry
5 Comments
. The Society of Classical Poets Journal XIII has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the...

The New York Times’ Attack on Shen Yun Is an Attack on Arts and Culture: SCP Editor

The Society
February 16, 2025
Essays, Poetry
14 Comments
. The New York Times' Attack on Shen Yun Is an Attack on Arts and Culture by Evan MantykSCP Editor & President In the last six months or so, the...

The Best Poems of 2024: Winners of SCP International Poetry Competition

The Society
February 1, 2025
Best Poems, Poetry, Poetry Contests
28 Comments
. The Best Poems of 2024: Winners of the 13th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges C.B. Anderson, Susan Jarvis Bryant, Margaret...

‘Let’s Laugh at Leftists’: A Poem by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
September 14, 2024
Poetry, Satire
12 Comments
. Let’s Laugh at Leftists with a nod to Joseph S. Salemi Step right up and see the freaks, Who call sane values mere antiques! Hear them weep and...

The 2024 Society of Classical Poets International Poetry Competition

The Society
August 31, 2024
Poetry, Poetry Contests
16 Comments
. "Thou, in our wonder and astonishment, Hast built thyself a livelong monument." ---John Milton, "On Shakespeare" First Prize: $2,000. Publication...

The 2024 SCP International High School Poetry Competition

The Society
August 31, 2024
High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests
. “Thou, in our wonder and astonishment, Hast built thyself a livelong monument.” —John Milton, “On Shakespeare” First Prize: $200....
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The Best Poems of 2023: Winners of SCP International Poetry Competition

The Society
February 1, 2024
Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests
28 Comments
. The Best Poems of 2023: Winners of the 12th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges Joseph S. Salemi, James Sale, Evan Mantyk, Sally...
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A Poem Inspired by Kimberly Hartke and Other Poetry by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
September 26, 2023
Beauty, Culture, Epigrams and Proverbs, Poetry
19 Comments
. In Eve’s Footsteps based on “Genesis 2: Teaching its Truth to Women” by Kimberly Hartke “And the Lord God said: It is not good for man...
poetry/mantyk/poetry contests

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...
poetry/mantyk/poetry contests

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...
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The 10 Best Love Poems of 2022

The Society
June 9, 2023
Best Poems, Love Poems, Poetry
11 Comments
. The 10 Best Love Poems of 2022 If you are more of an academic poetry lover who stills enjoy Shakespeare’s love sonnets now and again, then the...
poem/Frank/wisdom

‘Encapsulations of Classic Texts’: Four Poems by Joshua C. Frank

The Society
April 27, 2023
Alexandroid, Beauty, Culture, Poetry
19 Comments
. Encapsulations “It’s a shame that the tradition of producing small poetic encapsulations of classic texts seems to have died out.” ---Joseph...
poetry/mantyk/from the society

The Society of Classical Poets Journal XI Published

The Society
April 16, 2023
From the Society, Poetry
10 Comments
. The Society of Classical Poets Journal XI has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the...
poetry/contest/inspiration

The Best Poems of 2022: Winners of SCP International Poetry Competition

The Society
February 1, 2023
Best Poems, Dante, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests
15 Comments
The Best Poems of 2022: Winners of the 11th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition Judges Joseph S. Salemi, James Sale, Evan Mantyk Past First...

The 2022 Society of Classical Poets International Poetry Competition

The Society
September 1, 2022
Poetry, Poetry Contests
8 Comments
. "Yet, do thy worst old Time; despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young." ---William Shakespeare, Sonnet XIX First...
poetry/contest/inspiration

The 2022 SCP International High School Poetry Competition

The Society
September 1, 2022
Education, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests
. “Yet, do thy worst old Time; despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young.” —William Shakespeare, Sonnet XIX First...

Society of Classical Poets Journal X Published

The Society
May 24, 2022
From the Society, Poetry
9 Comments
. The Society of Classical Poets Journal X has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those published on the SCP...
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