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...
The Best Poems of 2021 The Society February 1, 2022 Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 16 Comments The Best Poems of 2021: Winners of the 10th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition JudgesJoseph S. SalemiJames SaleEvan Mantyk Past First Place...
The 10 Best Love Poems of 2021 The Society January 30, 2022 Beauty, Best Poems, Love Poems, Poetry 5 Comments . The 10 Best Love Poems of 2021 What makes a great love poem? Love is such an emotionally charged topic that the answers to that question are going...
The Society of Classical Poets 2022 Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2021 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 17 Comments . WINNERS ANNOUNCED HERE. "Select, all ye who write, a subject fit, A subject not too mighty for your wit! Before you lay your shoulders to the...
2022 High School Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2021 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 2 Comments “Select, all ye who write, a subject fit, A subject not too mighty for your wit! Before you lay your shoulders to the wheel, Weigh well their...
2022 Poetry Translation Competition The Society September 1, 2021 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation “Select, all ye who write, a subject fit, A subject not too mighty for your wit! Before you lay your shoulders to the wheel, Weigh well their...
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...
A Poem on Affirmative Action: ‘Unintended Consequence,’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society June 6, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 8 Comments . Unintended Consequence The African-American High schooler had poor grades. Folks worried for his future, Seeing little effort made. Some caring...
Learning Poetry: A Guide for Students, Teachers, and Homeschoolers The Society May 31, 2021 Education, From the Society, Poetry 2 Comments . Introduction to Poetry Illuminating yet mysterious, exciting yet elegant: classical poetry never goes out of style. From the lyrics in people's...
‘The White Man’s Burden’ by Rudyard Kipling: Poem, Background, and Analysis The Society March 4, 2021 Culture, Education, Essays, Poetry 53 Comments . A Teaching Tool for High School English Language Arts or Global History Teachers by Evan Mantyk . Background of Kipling and British India Rudyard...
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...
The Society of Classical Poets 2021 Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 11 Comments Winners Have Been Announced Here. "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal,...
2021 High School Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2020 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular."...
2021 Poetry Translation Competition The Society September 1, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 2 Comments "Poetry ... is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular."...
Understanding Bad Poetry: The Verse of William Topaz McGonagall The Society August 16, 2020 Culture, Essays, Humor, Poetry 24 Comments by Joseph S. Salemi The poetic effusions of some people are so incompetent that they cross the line into unexpected humor, and thereby become...
‘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...
The Society of Classical Poets Releases Journal VIII The Society June 12, 2020 From the Society, Poetry 6 Comments The Society of Classical Poets website receives millions of views every year. Visitors read engaging, beautiful, topical verse that...
‘If a Contemporary Free-Verse Poet Wrote a Sonnet’: A Poem and Brief Essay The Society March 23, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry 17 Comments by James A. Tweedie If a Contemporary Free-Verse Poet Wrote a Sonnet Today, because I’m early for Pilates, __I stop at Starbucks for a...
The Best Poems of 2019 The Society February 1, 2020 Best Poems, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 11 Comments The Best Poems of 2019: Winners of 8th Annual International SCP Poetry Competition Thank you to everyone who participated! It was an epic year with...
FoFG 2020 Poetry Contest: Adult, College, and High School Awards The Society January 15, 2020 Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests 1 Comment Fight for Freedom. Write for Freedom. A Great Cause, Plus Over $1,200 in Prizes and No Submission Fee. Today, the communist government of China,...
The Society of Classical Poets 2020 Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2019 High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 9 Comments Winners of the competition can be found here. "But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant. He gives the choicest...
2020 Poetry Translation Competition The Society September 1, 2019 From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests, Translation 3 Comments "But with the true poet every thing is terse, touching, or brilliant. He gives the choicest thoughts in the choicest language. He illustrates them by...
2020 High School Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2019 From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 5 Comments Note: Winners of this contest can be found here. We have begun a new high school poetry contest here. "But with the true poet every...
Ten Best Rhyming Riddles of 2019 The Society August 20, 2019 Poetry, Poetry Contests, Riddles 13 Comments Thank you to everyone who participated! Judges: Joseph S. Salemi, Adam Sedia, Manfred Dietrich First ($100 Prize) A spike is there, but...
A Straight Shooter: Interview with C.B. Anderson The Society July 31, 2019 Alexandroid, Beauty, Culture, Essays, Interviews, Poetry 2 Comments Roots in the Sky, Boots on the Ground: Metaphysical Poems C.B. Anderson, Kelsay Books, 107 pages paperback, ISBN-10: 1949229688 2019, $17.00 by...
The Rebirth of Poetry Is Here: First SCP Symposium Held The Society June 28, 2019 Essays, From the Society, Poetry, Symposium 21 Comments The Society of Classical Poets successfully holds its first symposium in New York City (Press Release) NEW YORK—A growing movement is...
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...
SCP Poetry and Culture Symposium 2019 The Society April 15, 2019 Culture, From the Society, Poetry, Symposium 2 Comments The Society of Classical Poets is holding its first Poetry and Culture Symposium at the Princeton Club in Manhattan, on Monday, June 17, 4 to 8 p.m....
Poetry The Society April 6, 2019 Poetry Defined Poetry is typically the use of any language in a structured way that unifies word sounds (using most typically rhyming, but...
Announcing the 2019 Poetry Competition Winners The Society February 1, 2019 Education, From the Society, Poetry, Poetry Contests 13 Comments Thank you to everyone who participated! We have had more quality submissions this year than in any past year and it has been a privilege to read and...
The Society of Classical Poets 2019 Poetry Competition The Society September 1, 2018 Education, From the Society, High School Submissions, Poetry, Poetry Contests 3 Comments “Let glorious acts more glorious acts inspire, And catch from breast to breast the noble fire!" —The Iliad, Homer, Book V, Pope...
Shortest Poem Contest Winners Announced The Society June 18, 2018 Humor, Poetry, Poetry Contests 16 Comments Congratulations to the following winners! Thank you to judges Joseph S. Salemi, James Sale, and Damian Robin. First Place $100...
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, Education, Essays, 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...
10 Greatest Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Society January 2, 2018 Beauty, Best Poems, Culture, Essays, Poetry 50 Comments Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (born February 27, 1807 - died March 24, 1882) was an American poet of the Romantic period. He served as a professor at...
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...
Review: The Lyre Speaks True, James Sale, 2016 The Society June 5, 2017 Essays, Poetry, Reviews 2 Comments By Joseph Charles MacKenzie James Sale, whom I happen to consider England’s best on the subject, states: “To write poetry with any degree of...
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) 2023 Achee, Lorraine, New Orleans Anderson, C.B., Massachusetts Aine Mae, Oregon Anthony, K.S., New York Arakelian,...
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...
