‘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...
‘St. Patrick’s Day, 2025’: A Poem by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 17, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 9 Comments . St. Patrick’s Day, 2025 While swathed in swirls of green, some raise a glass Of dark elixir topped with sheeny cream. Some twirl through Derry...
‘Simple Simon Responds to Sayings of Captain Obvious’ and Other Poetry by C.B. Anderson The Society March 17, 2025 Culture, Humor, Poetry 16 Comments . Simple Simon Responds to Sayings of Captain Obvious English literature tends to be wordy. Many tricks are exceedingly dirty. On a bright sunny day...
From James Sale’s Epic Poem DoorWay: ‘Arriving in Aquarius’ The Society March 16, 2025 Epic, Poetry 10 Comments . Opening extract from Canto 9 DoorWay: Arriving in Aquarius The poet, wrenched from love’s bliss with Seraphina in Canto 8, is carried onward by...
‘A Summer Evening’: A Poem by Shamik Banerjee The Society March 15, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 12 Comments . A Summer Evening The sky begins to cloak its face, Removing every streak of red. Above, two weary flyers trace The way back to their bough-held...
‘Beyond All Words’: A Love Poem by James A. Tweedie The Society March 15, 2025 Love Poems, Poetry 14 Comments . Beyond All Words Can words alone, in skill-scribed shape or form— Inspired by muse or writ with feathered plume— Express the stark-dark depth...
‘Eternally Grounded’: A Poem by Frank Rable The Society March 14, 2025 Poetry, Satire 14 Comments . Eternally Grounded There’s up and down, forward and back, Of opposites we have no lack. We have the dark and we have light, And we have left as...
‘Mussolini’s Minions’: A Poem by Mary Jane Myers The Society March 14, 2025 Culture, Humor, Poetry 15 Comments . Mussolini's Minions ---Segesta, 2012 Entranced, we wander round the temple site.The hot Sicilian sun beats down. I’m frayed,now seek the parking...
‘A Fisherman’s Life’: A Poem by Pamela Ruggiero The Society March 13, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments . A Fisherman’s Life The fronds of the palm trees sway in the breeze. A lone tiny boat is bounced by the seas. The sunset is orange, reflection is...
‘Cherry Tree’ and Other Poetry by Shindy Cai The Society March 12, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 5 Comments . Cherry Tree One summer day not long ago a man planted a tree, With tender love and patience he invested energy. He poured his hope and faith into...
‘Blind Watchmaker’: A Poem by Warren Bonham The Society March 11, 2025 Poetry, Science 21 Comments . Blind Watchmaker A blind watchmaker tinkered for billions of yearswithout blueprints for making his intricate gears.So, he failed many times but...
‘Pumpkin Spice’: A Poem by Michael Pendragon The Society March 11, 2025 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 13 Comments . Pumpkin Spice The scent of Autumn lingers in the air With hints of ginger, cinnamon, and clove; At 42nd Street and Herald Square, On 8th Street,...
Three Poems on War, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 10, 2025 Culture, Pantoum, Poetry 14 Comments . The Core of War a pantoum The trickster charms and arms both sides--- He funds the ally and the foe. His hype unites and it divides. He’s oh so...
‘Of Elizabeth Bishop’ and Other Poetry by Julian Woodruff The Society March 9, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 15 Comments . Of Elizabeth Bishop Ms. Bishop is one able–eyed observer;her vision is acute, that’s plain to see.Staring at her, I doubt I could unnerve...
‘An Ode to a Hymn’: A Poem by C. Walker The Society March 9, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry . An Ode to a Hymn “Like aught that for its grace may be Dear, and yet dearer for its mystery” ---Percy Shelley in “Hymn to Intellectual...
A Poem for International Women’s Day: ‘Kitchen-Sink Musings’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society March 8, 2025 Poetry, Satire 26 Comments . Kitchen-Sink Musings It’s International Women’s Day today But as a flunkee in biology I’m told I’m far from qualified to pay Fair tribute...
‘Nishijin Weaving’: A Poem by Margaret Coats The Society March 8, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 28 Comments . Nishijin Weaving In the tranquil heartThere is no scattering ofBlossoms once gathered. ―Satomura Jōha, master of linked verse The shining...
‘Gossiping Hinges’ and Other Poems by LaVern Spencer McCarthy The Society March 7, 2025 Beauty, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry, Villanelle 7 Comments . Gossiping Hinges Some think we hinges only squeak __because we seek __an oily drop __to make us stop, but hinges gossip day and night, __our...
‘Craft’: A Poem by T.M. Moore The Society March 7, 2025 Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Craft ---a conversation between Beauty and Productivity "You don't have time for this, you know." "Says who?" "That daily checklist down there in...
‘A Token of Espousal’: A Poem on Saint Catherine de’ Ricci, by Joseph S. Salemi The Society March 6, 2025 Beauty, Blank Verse, Culture, Poetry 23 Comments . A Token of Espousal Sister Elisabetta Dardinelli Speaks Concerning the Token of Espousalof Saint Catherine de’ Ricci (1522-1590) Dixit mihi...
‘Ode to the Sun’: A Poem by Daniel Howard The Society March 5, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 8 Comments . Ode to the Sun . I Oh first and longest-lasting of my friends, Helen Aurelia, how can I express Through this guitar o’er which my finger...
A Poem for Ash Wednesday, by Jeffrey Essmann The Society March 5, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 7 Comments . Ashes Before the Lenten ashes fade and thin, I might remind myself of those regrets More earnest than a taste for sweets Or bad TV and that my...
‘Seeing the Forest’: A Poem by C.B. Anderson The Society March 4, 2025 Beauty, Poetry 11 Comments . Seeing the Forest Listen to the rustle of the foliage in the forest, _And note the motes of pollen floating there; Muscle headlong through the...
‘Give Praise for These Days of Old Age’: A Poem by Jeff Eardley The Society March 4, 2025 Humor, Poetry 24 Comments . Give Praise for These Days of Old Age You’re up in the morning, you moan and you groan, You’re feeling the grinding of bone against bone. When...
‘The Greatest Time of Fatherhood’ and Other Poems by Russel Winick The Society March 3, 2025 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 12 Comments . The Greatest Time of Fatherhood I know that I’m supposed to say The finest time is now—today. And with all their accomplishments, That would...
Three Poems Dealing with Death, by Brian Yapko The Society March 2, 2025 Beauty, Poetry, Terza Rima 22 Comments . A Brief Return Hey, little girl. I’ve come to check on you;To hear your voice, to see your face anew.Can it be true? Has it been seven...
‘We Already May Be in Purgatory’: A Poem by Roy E. Peterson The Society March 2, 2025 Culture, Poetry 16 Comments . We Already May Be in Purgatory The Peterson Postulate "What if this life is just a test so we can become better people?" ---The White Lotus HBO TV...
