‘Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, by Joseph Lange’ and Other Poetry Julian Woodruff The Society August 6, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Music, Poetry 3 Comments Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, by Joseph Lange (1783? / 1789?); as viewed by a Philistine Consider Lange’s well-known portrait Of his in-law, a...
Ecclesiastes 6, Recast in Classical Poetry, by T.M. Moore The Society August 5, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terza Rima 6 Comments Full Lives, Empty Souls after Ecclesiastes 6 There is an evil I have seen in those who live beneath the sun: A man to whom God gives both...
English Tomb Poetry, With an Introduction by James A. Tweedie The Society August 4, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Found Poem, Poetry 12 Comments by James A. Tweedie On my most recent visit to England in 2017, I paused to record a number of prominent grave monuments that included poetic...
‘Laocoön’ and Other Poetry by Adam Sedia The Society August 3, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments Laocoön To prophesy is not a gift to those So gifted, who can see in subtle signs What is to pass; they bear the double woes Of speaking...
‘Verses on the Death of His Father’ (‘Coplas por la muerte de su padre’) by Jorge Manrique The Society August 2, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 9 Comments translated by Alan Steinle. Introduction and translation copyright ©2020 by Alan Steinle. Skip Introduction and go to...
‘Rueing Tattoos’ and Other Poetry by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society August 1, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 53 Comments Rueing Tattoos When young she was drawn to that skin-art taboo of embellishing flesh with a tattoo or two. Now time’s marching on and...
A Poem on Moses on the Mount by Jeffrey Kemper The Society July 31, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 7 Comments On Consecrated Ground Moses on the Mount; Exodus 3-4 Moshe, a Hebrew truant from His resident Egyptian land Committed crimes with this...
Three Poems of the Nuclear Age by Peter Austin The Society July 30, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, The Environment 6 Comments Tomoko When the Enola Gay dropped ‘Little Boy’, Tomoko---just a little girl herself--- Was robbed of any hope of earthly joy And...
A Poem for Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Victory Day), by Satyananda Sarangi The Society July 29, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments "During the war, the Indian Army evicted Pakistani intruders and succeeded in recapturing Tiger Hill and other posts as a part of ‘Operation...
‘Golden Gloves’ and Other Poetry by Joseph S. Salemi The Society July 29, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 22 Comments Golden Gloves My father fought in Golden Gloves. Back then The ring was where you slugged your way to hopes. It was no place for fey, aesthetic...
Amid U.S. Riots, A Reflection on Robespierre’s July 28 Execution, by Rob Crisell The Society July 28, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 7 Comments A Proposal---July 28, 2020 Upon this date in 1794, The French Revolution concluded in gore, As Robespierre’s head hit the blood-stained...
Poetry Readings from 2020 SCP Symposium – ‘A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme’ (Session II) The Society July 28, 2020 Children's, From the Society, Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video 1 Comment All of the below poems were read on May 31, 2020 at The Society of Classical Poets Symposium, which was held online due to the pandemic. Below are...
Three Monkey Tales in Poetry, by Terry L. Norton The Society July 27, 2020 Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry 4 Comments How Monkeys Came to Be adapted from a Palestinian folktale Monkeys and people once were one. For monkeys had from Adam come. As Adam's...
Three Poems Dealing with Garden Pests, by C.B. Anderson The Society July 26, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 14 Comments The Gardener at War Throughout our lives we hustle and we slave __To turn our gardens into magic places __Where beauty at its pinnacle...
A Poem on BLM Riots: ‘The Enemy Within’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society July 25, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 40 Comments "One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship." ---George...
A Poem in Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn (1917-2020), by Jeff Eardley The Society July 25, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry 24 Comments Vera A fine and sunny Summer’s day And now our Vera’s slipped away. Auf Wiedersehen, we’ll meet again; We don’t know where, we...
‘From J.S. Bach’s French Suites: An Allemande’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society July 24, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry 19 Comments Alike a trusted hand that comes to rest On harried shoulders to relieve the stress, This allemande fulfills its basic quest: Bestowing...
Poetry on the Death of America, by Joe Tessitore The Society July 23, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 17 Comments No Epitaph The lies lie heavy on his chest, Striped red, striped white, now tattered vest And soon to draw his final breath--- Who’ll...
‘Clean Beauty’ by Kevin O’Keeffe The Society July 23, 2020 Beauty, Poetry 4 Comments How wild become the eyes! How fine it is to learn! That the beauty in the sky's Cold torch of perfect pearl, Or in the trunk of the...
‘The Trial of Saint Joan of Arc (d. 30 May 1431)’ by Theresa Rodriguez The Society July 22, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments You had to act, because you heard the voices Within your head. Saint Michael came to you, Saints Catherine and Margaret. But what...
On the Resignation of Bari Weiss from The New York Times, and Other Poetry by Jeffrey Kemper The Society July 21, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments With Sorrow Do I Leave It is with sadness that I write to tell you that I am resigning from The New York Times. ---Bari Weiss, opinion...
‘Notre-Dame de Chartres’ by James A. Tweedie (Last Part in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series) The Society July 21, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments Enrobed in blue—enthroned and crowned—her Son, __With proffered blessing, safely in her hands— __The Queen of Heaven reigns on high...
‘Hidden in a Flyer’ by Daniel Magdalen, and Other Poetry on the Persecution of Falun Gong The Society July 20, 2020 Beauty, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings 12 Comments on the 21st anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's launching the persecution of the peaceful practice of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999 Hidden...
‘Beauty Should Be Appreciated’ by Janice Canerdy The Society July 19, 2020 Beauty, Poetry 5 Comments There’s beauty in the ordinary things like challenges and joys each season brings, the world of work and school, and kids at...
Poems on Riots and the State of the World: July, 2020 The Society July 18, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 8 Comments I Make My Way by Joe Tessitore These times, indeed, have tried my soul. With lightening speed, I’ve lost control Of all that...
‘Existence’ by David Paul Behrens The Society July 18, 2020 Beauty, Poetry 6 Comments It's easier to not exist And yet existence does persist. Although I cannot fathom why, I cannot rest unless I try. To wonder why or...
‘An Old Friend’ by Phil S. Rogers The Society July 17, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 3 Comments An old friend called on me today, past indiscretions to relive. Long decades passed since we had spoke; he hoped ill feelings I'd...
Poetry on the Passing of the Poet’s Wife, by Peter Hartley The Society July 16, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 34 Comments Coming Home “Thank you for letting me come home,” she said To me the night she died, and I, tongue-tied, I could not answer her. I...
A Poem on Black Lives Matter Riots and Other Poetry, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society July 15, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 13 Comments Lockdown Leisure with apologies to W.H. Davies In lockdown life, should I but dare To take more time to stand and stare?--- More time...
‘Your Smart Device (A Rondeau)’ and Other Poetry by Alan Steinle The Society July 14, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Rondeau 19 Comments Your Smart Device a rondeau Your smart device was strange and new; It learned your voice and habits too; It played the songs you liked to...
The Spice of Life: Metric Variation in Formal Verse (An Essay by Adam Sedia) The Society July 13, 2020 Culture, Essays, Poetry, Poetry Forms 15 Comments by Adam Sedia John Dryden In 1688, John Dryden, England’s first official poet laureate, was deprived of that title for remaining Catholic and...
Documentary on Pandemic Features The Iliad and SCP Member The Society July 12, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Homer, Human Rights in China, Poetry, Readings, Video 6 Comments ...
A Poem by a Currently Incarcerated Poet The Society July 12, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments The Crowd by Christian J. Weaver The corpses of my former selves Are yawning in the waves. They bob and float like slimy logs; Their...
‘The King’ and Other Poetry by Michael Witcoff The Society July 11, 2020 Culture, Poetry 8 Comments The King Lying lips win praise and fame, And money, pow’r and wealth; They grant great glory for your name But cost the price of self. For...
A Rhyme of the Cities The Society July 10, 2020 Children's, Culture, Humor, Poetry 13 Comments Editor’s Note: This poem was originally found in The Pebbles and Shells: A Book of Verses ,1909, edited by Donald Fraser. Another version...
‘Apostrophe to François Villon’ by Joseph S. Salemi The Society July 9, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 18 Comments Good François Villon, petty thief, Carouser, cutpurse, scholar, sot; Young chronicler of gallows-grief, Escapee from the hempen...
‘Armageddon’ and Other Poetry on Recent Riots The Society July 8, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 4 Comments Armageddon a tennos on the current socio-political situation by C.B. Anderson Some of my former friends are now definitively...
A Tribute to Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Dr. Mike Stroud, by Rod Walford The Society July 8, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments The Strength Within A tribute to Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Dr. Mike Stroud who, in 1993, became the first men to cross the continent of...
‘Paris’ by James A. Tweedie (Part 4 in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series) The Society July 7, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 6 Comments La Ville Lumière—City of Lights, of Dreams, __Of Love: La Ville d’Amour. Whose night is day— __Whose stars are mirrored in the sky...
To the Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana in Defense of Father Rothrock, and Other Poetry by Adam Sedia The Society July 6, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 12 Comments Caiaphas To the Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana in defense of Father Rothrock High Priest of Israel’s nameless God __You were, and though...
