‘Post-Apocalyptic Politics’ by Alexander King Ream The Society December 2, 2021 Culture, Poetry 2 Comments . The lights went off, for long enough, And in the darkness things got rough, All four quarters gushing red— Some bloody politician's dead, We...
‘Listening to Bach While the World Falls Apart’ by Cynthia Erlandson The Society December 1, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 16 Comments . Listening to Bach While the World Falls Apart for Adrianna, Paul, and Beth I Sight isn’t needed---the continuous cracking of all The pillars...
‘Where Is God?’ by Michael Charles Maibach The Society December 1, 2021 Beauty, Poetry . Where Is God? Along life’s way Problems arise. Some seen before--- Some do surprise. “Why Lord, to me Comes now this pain? Let this cup...
‘Ruby’s House’ by Martin Rizley The Society November 30, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 18 Comments . Ruby’s House to the memory of Ruby Elaine Seal Rizley (1896-1978) You knew it when you woke up in the morning and you heard The sound of pigeons...
A Poem on Huckleberry Finn Being Canceled for Mark Twain’s Birthday, by Brian Yapko The Society November 30, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 41 Comments . On Mark Twain's Birthday He piloted a Mississippi steamboat, Then panned for gold and sailed around the world. He authored tales of rogues and...
A Poem for Peng Shuai, by Douglas J. Lanzo The Society November 29, 2021 Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry 6 Comments . A Silenced Voice Cried Out dedicated to Peng Shuai A voice cried out decrying her assault, Courageously to light the way for truth Against one...
‘Allentown Nights’ and Other Poetry by Sally Cook The Society November 29, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 23 Comments . Allentown Nights Sometimes the nights were full of evil there. Relentless searchers drove the block most nights, While novices in bushes would...
Video Poem for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: ‘Sinister Symbols’ by James A. Tweedie The Society November 28, 2021 Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Video 6 Comments . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxBbaZHU3qk . Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical Poets Voice-Over: Evan Mantyk Photo: Hans Permana, “Meal...
‘Across Western Skies’: A Haiku and Poem by Bruce Dale Wise The Society November 28, 2021 Haiku and Senryu 3 Comments . Haiku Across western skies, a long, dark array of clouds: the storm approaches. . . Parnassus O, God, he saw the awesome summit rising up...
‘CDC: Urgent Directive’ by Mike Bryant The Society November 27, 2021 Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Poetry 32 Comments . CDC: Urgent Directive Dillard “Sparky” Barker Is a Doc at CDC. It seems he’s done a study That is sad for you and me. “Accidental deaths...
‘Four Thousand Four Hundred Miles’ and Other Poetry by Lionel Willis The Society November 27, 2021 Beauty, Poetry, Villanelle 5 Comments . Four Thousand Four Hundred Miles The shiny willows waved in yellow bloom Inland beyond the spit of dirty sand Where you and I stood, wishing we...
‘What Foo Dogs Can Teach Us’: An Essay by Joseph S. Salemi The Society November 26, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry 19 Comments . Many years ago I gave a talk at a scholarly conference at Queens College, C.U.N.Y. My section of the conference was dedicated to contemporary...
‘Guilty Thoughts’: Three Poems by Peter Hartley The Society November 26, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 37 Comments . Guilty Thoughts I Through idle thoughts alone if no-one knows, We cannot hurt someone who never will Find out. No victim: none could ever spill The...
A Poem for Thanksgiving: ‘My Raven’ by Roy E. Peterson The Society November 25, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Raven 13 Comments . My Raven My Raven is a different bird. I guess he learned a different word Than Poe’s that uttered “Nevermore.” My Raven tells me,...
A Poem for Thanksgiving: ‘A Song of Thanksgiving’ by Evan Mantyk The Society November 25, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 16 Comments . A Song of Thanksgiving The pilgrims long ago faced strong __Attacks on their beliefs, And found a land they could command __Where faith would find...
Three Poems Related to Humility, by James A. Tweedie The Society November 24, 2021 Beauty, Poetry, Rondeau 13 Comments . Honest to God a rondeau I do not know why Sarah died; I only know her parents cried Such tears as only parents shed When infant children die in...
‘Permanent Power Plan’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society November 23, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 8 Comments . Permanent Power Plan Scene: While Joe Biden is taking notes, the Statue of Liberty appears and gives him ideas. STATUE OF LIBERTYGive me your...
On Joe Rogan’s Interview of Demi Lovato, by Jeff Kemper The Society November 23, 2021 Culture, Poetry 5 Comments . Making Asses A meditation on pop star Demi Lovato’s expounding on her newfound sexuality in an interview on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast...
‘First and Foremost’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society November 22, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 30 Comments . First and Foremost We’re human first and foremost: kith and kin. So never judge on looks and looks alone. We’re made of more than just our...
Three Perspectives from Samos: Sonnets by Margaret Coats The Society November 22, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 22 Comments . Three Perspectives from Samos Poet’s note: The Greek island of Samos, in the region of Ionia, was the reputed birthplace of the goddess Hera,...
A Poem on Transgenderism and Truth: ‘Reality—Plan B’ by James A. Tweedie The Society November 21, 2021 Culture, Poetry 19 Comments . Reality—Plan B If you don’t like the world the way it is, And think that “he” should be the same as “she,” And “hers” be...
‘A Knot of Ought Nots’ and Other Poetry by Leland James The Society November 21, 2021 Beauty, Children's, Culture, Poetry 3 Comments . A Knot of Ought Nots A bright blue canoe atop of Mount Crumble, canoes can be tippy; down it might tumble —ought not to be there! The cat in...
A Poem for Kyle Rittenhouse: ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society November 20, 2021 Culture, Poetry 18 Comments . Don’t Tread on Me For Kyle Rittenhouse, acquitted on November 19, the feast day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, patroness of the falsely...
‘Circles,’ a Sestina by Jack DesBois The Society November 20, 2021 Beauty, Poetry, Sestina 8 Comments . Circles It seems to me that living comes in circles, That nothing, even this, is ever new, That all that we create is a stale rhyme, A now that...
‘Who’s the Villain Now?’ and Other Villanelles by C.B. Anderson The Society November 19, 2021 Beauty, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle 24 Comments . Who’s the Villain Now? My poems drip with vitriol and gall,Each stanza driving home a heartfelt curse—A side-effect of drinking...
‘The Morning Missed’ by David Watt The Society November 19, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 25 Comments . The sunlight is raising A glow from the east For dawn-dappled grazing By somnolent beasts; The flight of a parrot To glistening seeds; And down...
A Poem on Enes Kanter Standing up to the CCP, by Damian Robin The Society November 18, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry 10 Comments . On the Question of Enes Kanter How do heroes take a stand above the skyline? How face off sharp machinery that spades the earth, Converting humans...
Four Sonnets on Traditional Dance, by Evan Mantyk The Society November 18, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Homer, Poetry 19 Comments . I. The Blacksmith God Forges Scenes on Achilles’ Shield after Homer’s Iliad Book 18 The hammer strikes! And glowing sparks fly out As Earth...
‘One Miracle After Another’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko The Society November 17, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 28 Comments . One Miracle After Another A misty morning greeted by the sun Whose dappled rays arouse the drowsing Earth; The grandeur in the web a spider’s...
‘Old? Hell No!’ by Norma Pain The Society November 16, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry 25 Comments . Old? Hell No! in a thick British accent __It's bin three years an’ a day, __Since the Mrs. passed away, I still see ‘er face afore me smilin’...
‘Gender Reveal’ by Reid McGrath The Society November 15, 2021 Culture, Humor, Limerick, Poetry 6 Comments . We went to a gender reveal. And we had an exceptional meal. __But the host was forlorn __when she unhusked her corn. It was pink instead of...
Reading [Classical] Poetry Will Save the World: Crisis Magazine The Society November 14, 2021 Culture, Essays, Poetry 5 Comments . Below is an excerpt from a Crisis Magazine article "Reading Poetry Will Save the World" by Auguste Meyrat, published November 13, 2021. (The...
‘Racial Idiocy’ and Other Poetry by Russel Winick The Society November 14, 2021 Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . Racial Idiocy My son was on a city team,__Where two kids caught my eye:Stefon---warm and articulate,__And Marcus---risk deemed high. I thought that...
The SCP Christmas and New Year 2021 Poetry Reading, Online The Society November 13, 2021 From the Society, Poetry, Readings 1 Comment . You are invited to a reading of exquisite poetry and conversations with the poets. This reading is part of a quarterly series of online poetry...
‘Nature’s War’ by Pat Tyrer The Society November 13, 2021 Beauty, Poetry 4 Comments . Nature's War From far beneath the frozen soil the iris pushes high,Extending wide it reaches up to touch the sun and sky. Yet in the greening of...
On Three Pre-Raphaelite Paintings, by Peter Hartley The Society November 12, 2021 Art, Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry 52 Comments . . The Hireling Shepherd painting by William Holman Hunt This comely wench was Emma Watkins, she Who sat for Hunt in eighteen fifty-two. Too...
On World Leaders Falling Asleep at the U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow: COP26 The Society November 12, 2021 Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Environment 7 Comments . At the COP26 We all have piled up at the COP,For in a day the World may stop!No really, that’s what voters sayAnd that’s enough, so I’m here...
For Veterans Day and Remembrance Sunday: ‘Where Poppies Blow’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society November 11, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 22 Comments . Today I feel the stirrings of the Dead In crimson-littered fields where poppies blow. I hear embittered groans and gasps of dread From churning...
‘From a Classified Location in England’: A Veteran’s Day Poem by Brian Yapko The Society November 11, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 33 Comments . From a Classified Location in England Dear Jim---my son---I write from far away. From England, Spring of 1944. June first! That means you’re six...
‘Colours of War’ by Paul A. Freeman The Society November 11, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 20 Comments . Colours of War What colour was the war to end all wars?We’ve watched as men, in grainy black and white,go o’er the top to face the chomping...
