The Merchant of Venice Student Edition—PDF and Complete Text The Society April 13, 2022 Education, Humor, Poetry, Shakespeare 12 Comments . The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Classical Poets Student Edition Adapted by Evan Mantyk to retain the meaning of each line within the...
‘Rendering Ruins’ by Leland James The Society April 12, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 14 Comments . Rendering Ruins A barn abandoned, left to drift alone, wind torn and breached upon the reef of time; fields, now dust, where summer wheat was...
‘Tomorrow’s Poets’ by Enrique González Martínez, Translated by Cheryl Corey The Society April 11, 2022 Beauty, Poetry, Translation 5 Comments . Tomorrow’s Poets by Enrique González Martínez (1871-1952) translated by Cheryl Corey Tomorrow’s poets will sing beyond all praise In verse...
A Reading of ‘The New Colossus’ by Emma Lazarus The Society April 10, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Video 7 Comments . https://youtu.be/PguXX2PRzvI . CREDITS Poetry: Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) Voice-Over: Katy Mantyk Photos/Footage: “Unveiling the Statue of...
The Flowers’ Easter Debate: A Translation by Margaret Coats The Society April 10, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Translation 28 Comments . The Flowers' Easter Debate Palm Sunday is the Flowers’ Easter, the day when they honored Jesus Christ entering Jerusalem. As they did not need...
‘Lost Song’ by Jack DesBois The Society April 9, 2022 Beauty, Music, Poetry, Song Lyrics 10 Comments . https://youtu.be/LllN9NflfR8 . Lost Song A compass that won’t point the way, And a map of the faraway skies… I once was a child of...
‘A Clamshell in Concrete’ (and a Short Note) by Joseph S. Salemi The Society April 8, 2022 Beauty, Blank Verse, Essays, Poetry 24 Comments . A Clamshell in Concrete I was a child in kindergarten class. My mother held my hand as we trod on The sidewalk leading to the boulevard. This was...
‘Ode to Spring’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 8, 2022 Poetry 33 Comments . Ode to Spring I see you in the rut of butting rams. __I hear you in the chirruping of chicks. I feel you in the frolic of the lambs. __I watch you...
‘Parallel Man’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society April 7, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 20 Comments . Parallel Man As I was going to the fair, I met a man with silver hair. The more I looked how could it be? He looked an awful lot like me, ‘Cept...
‘Slivered Moon’ by Norma Pain The Society April 6, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 25 Comments . Slivered Moon Slivered moon on slippers slides Across the skies on silver tides, Draping cobwebs over trees And coaxing shadows to their knees. No...
‘Love’s Seasons’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society April 5, 2022 Beauty, Humor, Poetry 37 Comments . Love’s Seasons In the heat of the night, when conditions are right, __Gentle lovers will cuddle and spoon. It’s a wonderful plan, much more...
Three Poems on Thinking, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 4, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Villanelle 36 Comments . Birdbrains a villanelle “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.” ---Carter G. Woodson If we...
Sibylline Sonnets for Passiontide, by Margaret Coats The Society April 3, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 36 Comments . (See an explanation on what Sibyls are here.) . The Tyburtine Sibyl The Tyburtine sibyl has the iconographic attribute of a hand, indicating her...
‘Uncle Sam’s Tomb’ by Phil S. Rogers, after Coleridge’s ‘The Knight’s Tomb’ The Society April 2, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments . Uncle Sam's Tomb after Samuel Coleridge's "The Knight's Tomb" (see below) Where will the grave of that great figurehead be, That leader of free men...
‘Woman’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society April 1, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 25 Comments . Woman For years I’ve known exactly what it means To own the weight and wonder of my sex--- The crimson flow of knowledge in my teens, The curve...
‘The Short-Lived Triumph of the Junior School’s Health & Safety Officer’ by Shaun C. Duncan The Society April 1, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 22 Comments . The Short-Lived Triumph of the Junior School's Health & Safety Officer The children wait in line to sanitize Their grubby hands before their...
‘He Catches When We Fall!’ by Michael Charles Maibach The Society March 31, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments . He Catches When We Fall! Of all life’s mysteries, The deepest of them all--- Not how high we've risen But on what day we fall. Pride’s an...
‘Sleep’ and Other Poetry by Martin Rizley The Society March 30, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 12 Comments . Sleep Now the hour has come to lay me down Upon the waters of the river Lethe, To float into the maelstrom and to drown In swirling waves above me...
Russo-Ukrainian War Poetry: Share Yours Here The Society March 29, 2022 Culture, Poetry 35 Comments . Share your poetry on currently unfolding Russo-Ukrainian war in the comments section below. We received a large response on our first post of...
On Climate Change: ‘The End Is Near’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie The Society March 29, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Environment 49 Comments . The Simplest Way to Save the Earth The simplest way for us to save the earth Would be for women to stop giving birth. For when there are no longer...
Three Poems on Language by Joseph S. Salemi The Society March 28, 2022 Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . The Hypodermic For a poet, the pen is merely part Of the apparatus of addiction. He emulates the frozen fly in amber Watching eons come, roll by,...
‘Quarantined’ by Gregory Ross The Society March 27, 2022 Beauty, Covid-19, Poetry, Rondeau 2 Comments . Quarantined Against the wind, our candles out, The smoke will rise, we have no doubt, Yet in the dark with all our kin, We’ll strike a match and...
‘Where Wonders Remain’ by Peggy Everett The Society March 26, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 5 Comments . Where Wonders Remain Snow crowns violet mountains that reign over trees, __Whose forests stand verdant and old; It ends where rich valleys roll...
A Poem on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Inability to Define a Woman, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 25, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 147 Comments . https://rumble.com/embed/vvm2wt/?pub=4 . Identity Crisis I used to think my body was all woman, My fruitful womb refused to be dismissed. But now...
Respected Irish Poetry Journal Publishes Ridiculously Faked Woke Poetry The Society March 25, 2022 Culture, Essays, Humor, Poetry 9 Comments . From The Burkean: Icarus magazine currently holds the reputation of being Trinity College’s — if not Ireland’s — premier poetry...
Two Poems on Cosmetics, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 25, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 14 Comments . Sold I. Summer Honey Crush Soft, silken lips shone from her screen last night. She saw them, plump and ripe, as smooth and lush As velvet...
Henry Olunga Reads Susan Jarvis Bryant’s Poem on Toxic Masculinity The Society March 24, 2022 Culture, Poetry, Readings 20 Comments . https://youtu.be/LRxFaGgdazE Our Worthy Sons dedicated to Samuel by Susan Jarvis Bryant Our worthy sons should never be ashamedOf who they are and...
A Poem in Honor of Bishop Athanasius Schneider, by Karen Darantière The Society March 24, 2022 Culture, Poetry 3 Comments . Ode to Salmon, the Episcopal Fish a poem in honor of Bishop Athanasius Schneider No birdsong greets the chilly damp of dawn In dreary gray autumnal...
Rhyme Two Random Words Poetry Challenge The Society March 23, 2022 Humor, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Contests 46 Comments . Your poem can be serious, silly, or something in-between. List the “random words” you chose as your poem’s title and feel free to use...
‘Dispiration’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie The Society March 22, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 19 Comments . Dispiration I have nothing to say, Not a thought in my head. If I needed to pray There would be nothing said. Just a large empty space And no...
‘Not What He Thinks’ by Russel Winick The Society March 21, 2022 Humor, Poetry 19 Comments . Not What He Thinks All my success An old friend said Has clearly gone Straight to the head. I’ll grant that, but Judged by chagrin It’s his...
‘The Street Cop’s Choice’ and Other Poetry on the Police, by Brian Yapko The Society March 20, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Triolet 32 Comments . The Street Cop's Choice Thanks for coming home to help me choose. I know my kids will always have my back. Today was rough. By now you’ve seen...
A Tribute to Leonard Dabydeen (1948 – 2022), by Satyananda Sarangi The Society March 19, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 22 Comments . Tribute to a Poet for Leonard Dabydeen, an SCP poet who passed away on March 16, 2022. Read Leonard Dabydeen's poetry here. I gaze for long at...
‘Love Letter to a Spoon’ by Leland James The Society March 19, 2022 Humor, Poetry 5 Comments . Love Letter to a Spoon How fine thou art my silver spoon. Your neck as graceful as a swan. Your hips full as the harvest moon. Thy manner gentle as...
‘Dueling Violins’ by Tamara Beryl Latham The Society March 18, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry 11 Comments . Dueling Violins Yanni, Karen Briggs and Shardad Rohani live at the Acropolis in 1993 Anticipating each half-note he brings to life, her fingers...
A Poem for Saint Patrick’s Day: ‘Slàinte!’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 17, 2022 Culture, Humor, Poetry 26 Comments . Slàinte! Today we’ll lift the Lenten limitations And don our Gaelic garb of kelly green. Bonhomie and glee and lush libations Will flow at...
Share Your St. Patrick’s Day Poetry (with Music by Jeff Eardley) The Society March 17, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry 15 Comments . Happy St. Patrick's Day! Share your St. Patrick's Day Poetry in the comments section below. While writing and posting, enjoy an Irish medley of...
‘Heights of Passion’ by David Watt The Society March 16, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 22 Comments . Heights of Passion Passion flowers white and purple Bloom where tendrils curl and cling To the overhanging myrtle Sheltering my garden...
Two Poems on the Departed, by Sally Cook The Society March 15, 2022 Beauty, Poetry 38 Comments . Berenice for my mother, Berenice Stone Cook Indebted to a simple spark of life, You missed your chance at Europe’s wondrous door. A conscientious...
‘On Sighting a Marsupial’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society March 14, 2022 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . On Sighting a Marsupial "Serve with: Turnip greens" —Joy of Cooking Opossums are so ugly that it isn’t clear Another of their kind would find...
