The Aeneid, Book I, Lines 1-50: A Rhyming Translation by Len Krisak The Society November 8, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Epic, Poetry, Translation 3 Comments The complete new translation can found from Hackett Publishing here. My poem sings of one man forced from Troy by war. Fate harried him to find a...
‘Poem for the Second Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump’ by Joseph Charles MacKenzie The Society November 7, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Readings 17 Comments originally published on November 2, 2020 on MacKenzie Lyric Poetry Where shall they hide now, the merchants of death, Who cloaked our eyes and...
‘Perfectionist Inclined’ and Other Poetry by Lynn Kong The Society November 7, 2020 Beauty, Culture, High School Submissions, Poetry, Shakespeare 8 Comments Perfectionist Inclined Maligned by self-encasing brine, defined By certainty's demise, self-image lies Within a shrine. Perfectionist...
A Poem on Voter Fraud: ‘God Knows!’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society November 6, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 45 Comments “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.” ---Albert Einstein The issue...
‘Yearning for Castles and Gargoyles’ and Other Poetry by Daniel Kemper The Society November 6, 2020 Art, Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 11 Comments Yearning for Castles and Gargoyles Among the towers never made of ivory, protruding lewdly over walls of mottled stone, misshapen forms,...
‘The Ballad of Babi Yar’ by Theresa Rodriguez The Society November 5, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 16 Comments Over 100,00 people were killed at Babi Yar between September 29, 1941 and November 6, 1943. Oh, come and gather round to hear This story...
A Poem on Voter Fraud: ‘Red Skies’ and Others by Bruce Dale Wise The Society November 4, 2020 Culture, Poetry 30 Comments Red Skies by Usa W. Celebride Along th’ Atlantic Ocean and around the grand Great Lakes, on the horizon one can see the bright, blue...
‘A Verse for the Morning After’ and Other Poetry by Joe Tessitore The Society November 4, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments A Verse for the Morning After As thieves and pirates count our votes And set us at each other’s throats And fiddle while our cities...
‘Retired’ and Other Poetry by Frank De Canio The Society November 4, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments Retired I’ve lost the ship I banked upon to shield me from this stormy world. For I’ve since crossed the Rubicon and sails no longer...
Post Your Election Day Poems Here The Society November 3, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 31 Comments Post your Election Day poem in the comments section below. Quatrains They “battle for the soul of the nation” And have their voting...
A Poem on ‘Black Lives Matter’ and Others by C.B. Anderson The Society November 3, 2020 Alexandroid, Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Ekphrastic, Poetry 20 Comments Context Is Everything When you attempt to cut some string A hammer doesn’t do a thing— Jackknives matter. When life has gotten back...
‘The American Revolution: An Epic Poem,’ Chapter III, by Andrew Benson Brown The Society November 3, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Epic, Humor, Poetry 20 Comments The American Revolution: An Epic Poem Chapter I Chapter II by Andrew Benson Brown Chapter III: The New-World Mercury The historical...
An Over-18 Riddle: ‘Let’s Do It!’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society November 2, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry, Riddles 36 Comments Let's Do It! The surgeon does it in a snip within a stitch of time. The comic does it with a quip, the actor with a line. Morticians do it clad...
‘A Fragmentary Introduction to the Geo-Political America of the Progressive Left’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie The Society November 1, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 23 Comments A Fragmentary Introduction to the Geo-Political America of the Progressive Left Exuding virtue-signaling savoir-faire, "The Vanguard of the...
‘Maxwell Schollenberger’ by Theresa Rodriguez The Society October 31, 2020 Culture, Poetry 19 Comments Twelve-year old Maxwell Schollenberger was found dead in a home in Annville, Pennsylvania, in May 2020, where he had been starved, imprisoned...
‘The Beast of Bodmin Moor’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society October 31, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 40 Comments In British folklore, the Beast of Bodmin Moor is a phantom feral cat. Bodmin Moor (Cornwall, England) is a hub of horror, with regular sightings and...
A Covid Halloween Poem: ‘Halloween, 2020’ by Cynthia Erlandson The Society October 31, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 21 Comments Is this a werewolf’s trick, or witch’s treat? A devil’s joke? Humanity’s defeat? Who would have thought we’d live to see the day When...
An Office Romance and Other Poetry by Anna J. Arredondo The Society October 30, 2020 Culture, Humor, Limerick, Love Poems, Poetry 26 Comments Nothing Ventured an office romance "What more do you want?" he inquired without guile. ---Can it really be true that my feelings don't...
‘Autumn Ecstasy’ and Other Autumn Poetry by Cynthia Erlandson The Society October 29, 2020 Beauty, Poetry 32 Comments Autumn Ecstasy In ecstasy has autumn come With burning bush, chrysanthemum, And quaking aspens shaking fast While crackling oak leaves...
‘Fire’ by Russel Winick The Society October 28, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 17 Comments A family that I read about Lost everything acquired. Their house, collections, photographs, All vanished in a fire. Thank God no one...
‘Your Memory Starts to Slip’ by Jeff Eardley The Society October 27, 2020 Humor, Poetry 35 Comments Now when you get to sixty-five, your memory starts to slip, But when you get to seventy, you have to get a grip. It’s best if you can...
‘1865 or 2021?’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society October 26, 2020 Culture, Poetry 44 Comments The constant growl of battles down the ways, The daily angst that never seems to stall, The hate of feelings hurt that always stays, The...
Chant Royal on Urban Disturbances by Margaret Coats after Eustache Deschamps (c.1346–1406) The Society October 25, 2020 Chant Royal, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Translation 32 Comments Renowned but wayward Troy, vain Babylon, Harsh Nineveh, and languid Rome were felled; Long ago they exercised dominion, But since from their...
Essay: ‘Portrait of a Millennial Art Student’ by Sally Cook The Society October 24, 2020 Art, Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Essays, Poetry 22 Comments You’ve grown up in the public school system, and it shows. You are sensitive to the world around you, and in touch with your...
20 Riddles by Evan Mantyk The Society October 23, 2020 Children's, Culture, Poetry, Riddles 44 Comments Post your answers in the comments section below. I. A place that never is in its own place And where it is is where it’s made to be; Not that...
‘Why Tens of Millions Support President Trump’ by Mark F. Stone The Society October 22, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 31 Comments On voting day, we hope the nation’s __red---a bright vermilion. Let’s count the reasons to choose Trump. __There are a half a...
Four Poems on Writing, by C.B. Anderson The Society October 22, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry, Villanelle 22 Comments Vocations Always there are things we should be doing; Others, though, are better left unfinished. Also, there are ends well worth...
‘Consumer Rights’ and Other Poetry by Bruce Dale Wise The Society October 22, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 18 Comments All poetry by Bruce Dale Wise. Originally published by the SCP 9/26/18 Consumer Rights by Cal Wes Ubideer Accountability, transparency, and...
‘The Immigrant’ and Other Poetry by Martin Rizley The Society October 21, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Love Poems, Poetry 18 Comments The Immigrant As his ship now departs to cross over the sea, He looks back as he fondly remembers The dear family he leaves, the quaint...
‘From a Fly on the Bidens’ Wall’ by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society October 20, 2020 Humor, Poetry 21 Comments “Hunter, you’ve disgraced the name of 'Biden.' Your laptop’s in the hands of some porn cop! I’ve told you, as a Biden you’ll be...
‘A Hunt Along the Cahaba’ by Gregory Ross The Society October 20, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 11 Comments after Chesterton's "Lepanto" Note: Cahaba Run is a river in Alabama Dogs dash in black and tan through clouds of briar and bush, All...
‘Tewkesbury Mason’s Mark’ by James A. Tweedie The Society October 19, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 29 Comments Ego Feci Hoc A man, I was, of flesh and blood and bone, Nine-hundred years ago, I lived and died; A Norman mason skilled at cutting stone, An...
‘Breathe Free or Die’ by Joe Tessitore The Society October 18, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 57 Comments There are smiles that we will never see. There are kisses that will never be. There are songs that we will never hear For this thing...
‘The Reindeer’ and Other Poems by Brian Yapko The Society October 17, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 18 Comments The Reindeer The reindeer winter-cries in vain for his lost mate His cry turns brittle frosty-mist, ascends the clouds. His hooves make...
A Poem on Merriam-Webster Dictionary Changing the Definition of Sexual Preference, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society October 16, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 52 Comments Newspeak During a hearing held on October 13, Senator Hirono informed Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett that the term “sexual...
On the PBS TV Series ‘Bob Ross, the Joy of Painting,’ and Other Poetry by Jeff Eardley The Society October 16, 2020 Art, Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments On the PBS TV Series 'Bob Ross, the Joy of Painting' I float, as happy as the clouds, Upon a sea of liquid white. Whilst cherishing this...
‘A New York Post Post’ by Bruce Dale Wise The Society October 15, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 17 Comments “Censorship is to art, as lynching is to justice.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr. by Caud Sewer Bile Joe’s never spoken to his son about...
‘Retired K-9’ and Other Poetry by Allen Lee Ireland The Society October 15, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 13 Comments Retired K-9 When I was young, you kept me in a cage. But as I got a little calmer, older, Sometimes you’d let me ride in the front...
‘Sonnet CXLIII’ by Jake Murel The Society October 14, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Love Poems, Poetry 3 Comments What if I do compare you to a rose Or summer’s day or beauty like the night, Or drone of how I’d sit and drink a coke With you instead of...
‘The Tweeter Strikes Back’: A Poem on Donald Trump by Christopher Lindsay The Society October 13, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 7 Comments . The Tweeter Strikes Back At midnight, Don was not asleep, and so, he rose to eat and tweet. He ate McD’s; he felt relaxed. He walked around, and...
