‘My Meltdown Over the Meltdown’: A Poem by Mark F. Stone The Society April 6, 2025 Poetry, Satire 16 Comments . My Meltdown Over the Meltdown I’ve worked since the summer when I was thirteen. Selling pink lemonade gave me plenty of green. I want to retire,...
‘Apologia’: An Essay in Verse, by T.M. Moore The Society April 6, 2025 Education, Essays, Poetry 6 Comments . Apologia "Bring…the books…" ---2 Timothy 4.13 John Calvin, writing on this verse, extolled the benefits that come from reading old and trusted...
‘Sit in Silence’: A Poem by Bennett Chatigny The Society April 5, 2025 Culture, Pantoum, Poetry 2 Comments . Sit in Silence ---a pantoum It's pure stupidity to sit in silence. It's only idiotic to be idle. Unconscientious deeds should be derided. Decisive...
‘Divine Complaint’: A Poem by Eustache Deschamps, Translated by Margaret Coats The Society April 5, 2025 Poetry, Translation 32 Comments . Divine Complaint Chant royal by Eustache Deschamps (1346-1406), translated and adapted by Margaret Coats In all the world there is one creature...
Poetry Challenge: Anachro-Poem The Society April 4, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Poetry Challenge 42 Comments . Challenge: Take a well-known figure from history or literature and insert him or her into a modern-day situation. Choose any form. Choose any mood....
‘A Ceiling Fan’s Life (Is Like a Man’s)’ and Other Poetry by Shamik Banerjee The Society April 4, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 12 Comments . A Ceiling Fan's Life (Is Like a Man's) On wintry days, it rarely spins Except when mopped floors need to dry. Its mission, once December's in, Is...
‘The Wedding Dress’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick The Society April 3, 2025 Culture, Humor, Poetry 14 Comments . The Wedding Dress The dress, first cleaned and vacuum-packed, _Was safely stored back then, Remaining perfectly intact _And never seen...
‘Spring’s Unfolding View’: A Poem by Bruce Dale Wise The Society April 3, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 8 Comments . Spring’s Unfolding View ---after Dylan Thomas’ “The force that through the green fuse drives flower” The force that through the green fuse...
‘Spring Snow’: A Poem by Adam Sedia The Society April 2, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments . Spring Snow Tyrant Winter reaches Beyond its frozen tomb, Dares cast its icy mantle On bud and crocus-bloom. Long it reigned unchallenged In dark...
‘Canyon’: A Poem by Brian Palmer The Society April 2, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 9 Comments . Canyon I’m traveling on a road down which I’m cast, a road that I am fitted for, no doubt, since I can see in arid skies white buffaloes, and...
Two Poems on Happiness, by Roy E. Peterson The Society April 1, 2025 Beauty, Children's, Poetry 17 Comments . Happy Like Winnie the Pooh If I could be happy like Winnie the Pooh, Just thinking of good things in all that I do. I’d just want some honey—a...
A Poem for April Fools’ Day, 2025: ‘Spot the Fool!’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 1, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Satire 25 Comments . Spot the Fool! ---for April Fools’ Day, 2025 . I. Today’s the day to fox and fool. Today’s the day to flick some fuel On laughter with a...
2025 Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Competition The Society March 31, 2025 Human Rights in China, Poetry, Poetry Contests . The Contest Know nothing or next to nothing about Falun Gong? Perfect! This poetry competition is for you! The Friends of Falun Gong Poetry...
On the Release of JFK Assassination Files: ‘Worth the Wait?’ by James A. Tweedie The Society March 31, 2025 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . Worth the Wait? At last! The long-awaited, much belated Recreated digital creations Of ten thousands JFK-related CIA et alia...
‘Ink’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society March 31, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Satire 23 Comments . Ink A lot of people nowadays adorn The spotless skin they had when they were born. While many think it’s smart to gild a lily, Dissenters deem...
‘The Polish Martyrs’: A Poem by Michael Curtis The Society March 30, 2025 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments . The Polish Martyrs Forever faithful to his flock, Good Father Rapacz would not flee. Steadfast he heard the soldiers knock. Devout, the priest was...
‘The Restoration’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko The Society March 30, 2025 Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau 39 Comments . The Restoration ---for SJB Words sometimes fail. How best explainThat life can seem eternal rain?That though friends care they cannot seeOr grasp...
‘Be Careful What Ya’ Wish For’: A Poem by Mark Stellinga The Society March 29, 2025 Humor, Poetry 13 Comments . Be Careful What Ya’ Wish For Well, all o’ ya’ knows when ol’ Paddy McFarland’s _been drinkin’ ‘e’ll spin up a tale Oooozin’ with...
A Poem Written Upon Watching Public Cremations in Nepal, by James A. Tweedie The Society March 29, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . Burning the Pieta Thoughts After Viewing Public Cremations at the Pashupatinath Temple Complex in Kathmandu, Nepal ---for Alok With tears wash...
‘Dim & Blinding Lights’: A Poem by Dan Davis The Society March 28, 2025 Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . Dim & Blinding Lights The lights that shine from streets and cities block out all the stars at night. The dim lights of our partial...
‘Blood Moon Eclipse (14 March 2025)’: A Poem by Paul A. Freeman The Society March 28, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Science 8 Comments . Blood Moon Eclipse (14 March 2025) The Moon’s blood red this morning as it floats within Earth’s shadow, bathing it in light refracted round...
Society of Classical Poets High School Artwork Gallery—Spring 2025 The Society March 27, 2025 Art, High School Submissions, Poetry 11 Comments . In line with its mission to preserve humankind’s artistic traditions, the Society of Classical Poets is featuring the best of artwork submitted...
‘What the Wind May Do’ and Other Poetry by Julian Woodruff The Society March 27, 2025 Culture, Poetry 19 Comments . What the Wind May Do The wind’s come out to exercise today. It tests itself: how long can it exhale? With steady breath it makes the trees...
‘Bohème’ and Other Poems by Sally Cook The Society March 26, 2025 Beauty, Performing Arts, Poetry 9 Comments . Bohème Opera in a bare and frigid room As winter winds were sweeping, like a broom, Raised an enthusiasm, understood As contrast to the landscape....
‘The Lilliputians Confront Elon Musk’ and Other Poetry by Warren Bonham The Society March 25, 2025 Poetry, Satire 22 Comments . The Lilliputians Confront Elon Musk One giant has thoughts that are new and transcendent,It’s clearly a sign that he’s too independent.He...
John Neihardt’s Epic ‘Cycle of the West’: A Video by Andrew Benson Brown The Society March 25, 2025 Classical Poets Live, Epic, Essays, Poetry 19 Comments . https://youtu.be/lUU-G7-7nKE . . Andrew Benson Brown‘s epic-in-progress, Legends of Liberty, chronicles the major events of the American...
‘Learning Curves’: A Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 24, 2025 Culture, Poetry, Satire, Science 70 Comments . Learning Curves In classrooms smeared with monkey poop__Where questions meet deceit,She heard she came from soupy gloop---__A slab of soulless...
‘Boomerang’ and Other Poetry by James Bontrager The Society March 24, 2025 Culture, Poetry 6 Comments . Boomerang In the chronicles of hist’ry There we see a vast array Of malicious, scheming tricksters Who themselves became the prey, Thus,...
‘The Unknown God’: A Poem by Jeff Kemper The Society March 23, 2025 Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . The Unknown God ---Paul’s Address at the Areopagus (Acts 17:22-31) My dear Athenians, this I surveilled While passing by: you’re quite...
‘Ode to The New York Times’ by Brian Yapko The Society March 23, 2025 Poetry, Satire 43 Comments . Ode to The New York Times O, soulless source of leftist propaganda Known still throughout the world as “The Gray Lady”--- You promulgate...
Disaster Sonnets by Margaret Coats The Society March 22, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 37 Comments . How Many Homes? ---January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires Twelve thousand lost, from stricken memories more Schools, churches, meeting places, shops...
‘Winter Song’ and Other Poetry by Diego Calle The Society March 21, 2025 Beauty, Poetry, Triolet 6 Comments . Winter Song Hymen, Venus, Graces three, _save me lest I wither like some sap-sucked blasted tree; Hymen, Venus, Graces three, come and set my...
‘Another Old Myth’ and Other Poetry by Peter Venable The Society March 21, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 4 Comments . Another Old Myth The Ancient One warned Noah's doom was near. Since men possessed with greed kept spilling blood, That cataclysmic rain would soon...
‘Vernal Equinox’ and Other Poems by Benjamin Cannicott Shavitz The Society March 20, 2025 Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry 8 Comments . Vernal Equinox Germans call this season “frühling.” Spaniards name it “primavera.” Welshmen say the term is “gwanwyn.” Shetland...
‘Equinox Blues’ and Other Poetry by Julian Woodruff The Society March 20, 2025 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments . Equinox Blues Welcome to spring! The last snow may be past,_and bright blue frames the parting clouds.The sun rides longer in the sky, at...
Take a Tour of Poet Gigi Ryan’s ‘Backyard’ The Society March 19, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . My Backyard . The Campfire Elisha loves to build a fire; His dog is near, she loves to watch For birds that she will try to catch. They each...
‘The Tundra Swan’: A Madrigal by Daniel Howard The Society March 19, 2025 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 14 Comments . The Tundra Swan Its full and light and interfolding feathers __Number ten thousand plus, No wonder that the tundra swan out-weathers __With less...
‘I Failed’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick The Society March 18, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments . I Failed I failed so dramatically most early days I failed horribly in most critical ways I failed to use schooling at each different age I failed...
‘Reflections on a Visit to Saint Augustine’: A Poem by Brian Yapko The Society March 18, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . Reflections on a Visit to Saint Augustine With each step up the old Castillo wall I pray The hurricane will detour east past Grand Bahama. If...
A Poem and Song for St. Patrick’s Day: ‘The Session’ by Jeff Eardley The Society March 17, 2025 Beauty, Music, Poetry 8 Comments . Guitar music for "Sheebag Sheemore" performed by Jeff Eardley. . The Session Monday at the Shamrock Inn, So, the session does begin, Rosin up...
