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  • ‘Of a Feather’ and Other Poems by C.B. Anderson

    The Society
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    Culture, Humor, Poetry
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    Beauty, Poetry
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    Beauty, Culture, Poetry
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    Culture, Humor, Poetry
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    Education, Essays, Poetry
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  • ‘Family Affair’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick

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    July 9, 2025
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‘It’s Fall, Y’all!’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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September 24, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry
20 Comments
. It’s Fall, Y’all!   Autumn is here and I’m swathed in a sweater, A snug fluffy scarf and warm mittens. My Ugg-cuddled feet have never felt...

‘In Praise of the Poet’ by James A. Tweedie

The Society
September 24, 2021
Beauty, Education, Poetry
17 Comments
. __Of Helen, Menelaus, war, Achilles, Paris and his treachery, __Of Agamemnon, Troy, and more, I wrote the Iliad and Odyssey. __Of Saracens and...

‘City of Holy Faith’ and Other Poetry by Brian Yapko

The Society
September 23, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
21 Comments
. City of Holy Faith The time to weep is over. Turn away From somber matters of this sordid age And turn your pilgrim gaze to Santa Fe--- Garbed in...

On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11: ‘Sonnet of September’ and Other Poetry by Christopher Matthew Thomas

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September 22, 2021
Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
3 Comments
. Sonnet of September Two thousand one eleven September, terrorists hijacked four planes in the sky. The crew, the passengers, did surrender, to...

‘I Don’t Know Why I Think Things Will Get Better’ by Geoffrey Smagacz

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September 22, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
10 Comments
. I don't know why I think things will get better. I'm always holding on to flimsy hope. I've held it since I was a young go-getter before the...

An Interview With Leading Poet and Petrarch Translator A.M. Juster

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September 21, 2021
Essays, Interviews, Poetry, Translation
6 Comments
A version of this interview originally appeared in The Epoch Times by Evan Mantyk A widely published translator of ancient Latin texts, a former...

‘At Brighton Beach (July 19, 2021)’ by Paul A. Freeman

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September 21, 2021
Beauty, Covid-19, Poetry
30 Comments
. At Brighton Beach the seagulls fly, they soar and circle in the sky; they swoop and steal the punters’ chips amidst the backdrop’s sailing...

‘Leave Our Kids Alone!’: On COVID-19 Vaccines for Children, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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September 20, 2021
Covid-19, Culture, Poetry, Rondeau Redoublé
27 Comments
. Leave Our Kids Alone!  “Fauci: Officials Will Decide on COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation for Children Aged 5 to 11 Soon” ---Epoch Times...

‘Taking Flight’ by David Watt

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September 20, 2021
Love Poems, Poetry
19 Comments
. The relentless rain sought to admonish those creatures who dared venture out. The wind carried a sorrowful message, determined to generate...

‘We Return’ by Christian J. Weaver

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September 19, 2021
Beauty, Poetry
4 Comments
. Raise your quill to the sky like a madman’s harpoon— Super tempered in blood and the blackest of wine Is the blade of our mania, flashing and...

‘Biden Blues’ for the 4th Worldwide Demonstration for Freedom, by Jack DesBois

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September 19, 2021
Culture, Music, Poetry
24 Comments
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhNIScHrUOM&t=4s . Biden Blues When I was just a kid,I’d shout and I’d refuse.My mama taught me, be...

‘El Chapo’ and ‘Jack the Hat’ by Jeff Eardley

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September 18, 2021
Humor, Poetry
24 Comments
. El Chapo El Chapo was a criminal, a very nasty bloke. A dealer in Amphetamines, along with Crack and Coke. He plied his trade in Mexico, where guns...

‘California Wildfires’ to the Tune of ‘California Dreamin,’ by Margaret Coats

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September 17, 2021
Culture, Humor, Music, Poetry
25 Comments
. California Wildfires to the tune of “California Dreamin’” All her landscape bronzed, Her breezes ashen gray, What can Cali dream...

‘Cancel Madame Butterfly’ by Brian Yapko

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September 17, 2021
Culture, Humor, Performing Arts, Poetry, Villanelle
30 Comments
. Cancel Madame Butterfly today! Such racist music cannot soothe the soul. Let’s never show another hate-filled play. The King and I must also...

‘The Lyme Brain’s Refrain’ and Other Poetry by Jack DesBois

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September 16, 2021
Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
. The Lyme Brain’s Refrain, or At the Cupboard What am I doing? What am I doing? What am I, what am I, what am I doing? I’m doing...

Complete the poem: ‘The Tyranny of Fear and Lies…’

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September 15, 2021
Culture, Poetry, Poetry Contests
47 Comments
This challenge comes from New York poet Joe Tessitore. He asks you to use the following couplet in a poem. Post your version in the comments section...

‘Oh No… UFOs’ by Mike Bryant

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September 14, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
21 Comments
. "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless...

‘Regrets and Repercussions’ by Peter Hartley

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September 13, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Poetry
27 Comments
. Regrets and Repercussions Inconsequential are the things we do Sometimes, or things we don’t, we don’t know why. So will we wonder far too late...

A Poem on Vaccine Mandates: ‘Freedom Blighters’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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September 12, 2021
Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Poetry
51 Comments
. “Of all the tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” ---C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock:...

On An Australian Desert Town: ‘The Station View Itch’ by David Watt

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September 12, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
16 Comments
. Where meagre rains are tinted red From dust the Western winds have borne, The publican to stranger said: “We’re fortunate that here is shorn A...
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A Poem for Sept. 11, 2021: ‘Twenty Years’ by James A. Tweedie

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September 11, 2021
Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
6 Comments
. Twenty years . . . So long ago as that? When fantasy became reality And falling human bodies turned to splat. Death in living color on...

Poetry for the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, by Susan Jarvis Bryant

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September 11, 2021
Culture, Poetry, Rondeau, Terrorism
24 Comments
. Heroes Where are they now---the bold who brave The choke of smoke to ways that pave The path to breath beneath wide skies? Where are the ears that...

Two Literary Poems by James A. Tweedie

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September 10, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Education, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
. A Summary of Oedipus the King by Sophocles, and Notes This play, no doubt to Sophocles’ surprise, When first performed took only Second...

‘Future Shock’ and Other Poetry by S.A. Todd

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September 9, 2021
Culture, Poetry
7 Comments
. Future Shock Our newfound World is happy, calm and clean The human factor, countered by machine. Where every thought is carefully processed and...

‘The World’s Greatest Love’ by Roy E. Peterson

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September 8, 2021
Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry
13 Comments
. from Eternal Spring Once upon a time in space God contrived the human race, Gave two things to help us cope: One was love, the other hope. Man was...

Musings on Dali’s ‘Christ of St. John of the Cross,’ by Peter Hartley

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September 7, 2021
Art, Beauty, Culture, Ekphrastic, Poetry
18 Comments
. I This crucifixion hides the anguish. Racked With pain, belied by bloodless hands and feet; Intolerable torments, they compete As muscles in that...

‘A Black Swan in Tiananmen Square’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant

The Society
September 6, 2021
Culture, Poetry
28 Comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw5AJQgDeQQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt . What can it mean---this swan of black? What cryptic codes must...
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‘On Lonely Paths’ and Other Poetry by Martin Rizley

The Society
September 6, 2021
Beauty, Poetry
9 Comments
. On Lonely Paths On lonely paths I like to walk, beneath pure azure skies, Where white clouds stretch like streaks of chalk, and one lone eagle...

The 21 Best Haiku of 2021

The Society
September 5, 2021
Beauty, Best Poems, From the Society, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests
43 Comments
Winner and Runners-up of the Society of Classical Poets 2021 Haiku Competition Judged by Margaret Coats (see her remarks below) See all...

In Memory of Sean Howard: A Poem by James A. Tweedie

The Society
September 5, 2021
Beauty, Covid-19, Poetry
9 Comments
. Sean who passed away this week in Honolulu, Hawaii Although there are a few who’ll grieve and mourn, Who’ll celebrate his life and then move...

Thomas Jefferson, Poet: An Essay by Michael Curtis

The Society
September 5, 2021
Beauty, Culture, Essays, Poetry
4 Comments
. Most schoolgirls, street-people, attorneys, and Bachelors of Art are aware that Thomas Jefferson composed what is likely the most widely-known,...

‘Prayer of the Guilty Poet’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore

The Society
September 4, 2021
Beauty, Humor, Poetry
14 Comments
. Prayer of the Guilty Poet Before I put these words to ink, Be still, my pen, and let me think. Are they the balm to expiate, Or bomb indeed, to...

‘Know How to Mow’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson

The Society
September 3, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
19 Comments
. Know How to Mow __You want to raise your rates, you say? __Your crying poor is killing me, __for what it’s worth.  Just yesterday, __when you...

A Poem in Honor of the 13 U.S. Servicemen Who Died in Afghanistan, by Bruce Dale Wise

The Society
September 2, 2021
Culture, Poetry
24 Comments
. With Coffins at the Dover Air Force Base: 29 August 2021 On Sunday, Biden traveled to the Dover Air Force Base to pay respect for thirteen service...

‘Allgibberish’ and Other Poetry by Phil S. Rogers

The Society
September 2, 2021
Culture, Humor, Poetry
9 Comments
. Allgibberish (I Saw a Man Who Wasn't There) after “Antigonish” (“I Met a Man Who Wasn't There”) by William Hughes Mearns Yesterday in great...

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...
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‘The Afghan Plight’ by Satyananda Sarangi

The Society
August 31, 2021
Alexandroid, Culture, Poetry, Terrorism
20 Comments
. The starlit sky is filled with smoke ______and men succumb To dread, while folded hands invoke ______to overcome This awful plight; yet prayers...

A Translation of the Peach Garden Oath from Romance of the Three Kingdoms

The Society
August 31, 2021
Culture, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Translation
14 Comments
. The Peach Garden Oath This oath of fellowship is an iconic moment in the first chapter of the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, by...
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