‘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...
‘A Case of Ghosts’ and Other Poetry by Julian Woodruff The Society July 6, 2020 Culture, Humor, Music, Poetry 5 Comments A Case of Ghosts (Full Fathom Five parodied) In cradling case my fiddle lies, Waiting for the owner’s hand. Strings all slack, its music...
Poems on Summer in Texas, by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society July 5, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 14 Comments Summer in Texas She sashays in on scorching licks of flame that singe the sticky fringes of the day. Her blaze, no brazen breeze can ease...
A Poem on the State of the World, by Rod Walford The Society July 4, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 14 Comments Fallen Leaves You can't stop leaves from falling in the autumn of their lives, And you can't stop bees returning to the safety of their...
‘The American Revolution: An Epic Poem,’ Chapter II, by Andrew Benson Brown The Society July 4, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Epic, Humor, Poetry 9 Comments The American Revolution: An Epic Poem Chapter I by Andrew Benson Brown Chapter II: Thomas Jefferson in Hell On July Fourth of Eighteen...
A Poem for July 4th 2020, by T.M. Moore The Society July 3, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Music, Poetry 13 Comments All Gone Listening to William Billings' "Chester" I cannot help but weep to sing these words, and by them, lodge my soul with those who...
Haiku Competition 2020 The Society July 2, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Haiku and Senryu, Poetry, Poetry Contests 401 Comments The winning haiku can be found here Write a haiku on any topic and post it in the comments section below. The haiku must adhere to the...
‘The Carousel of Fools’ by Martin Rizley The Society July 2, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 27 Comments “Come one, come all, it´s time to ride The carousel of fools! It’s free, it’s fun, just step inside, Get on---there are no...
Three Poems on Summer, by C.B. Anderson The Society July 1, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 24 Comments Summer Concerts The katydids and stridulant cicadas Regale us with their aestival sonatas. At night, surrounded by the song of...
‘Viral Hair Care’ and Other ‘Wuhan Flu’ Poetry by James A. Tweedie The Society June 30, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Humor, Poetry 4 Comments Viral Hair Care After four months untrimmed, my coiffure was ovoid, Well in tune with Aquarian couture. I was starting to look just like Christopher...
’25 Mini Reviews’ by Geoffrey Smagacz The Society June 30, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry 10 Comments 1. Poetry or prose? No one knows. 2. Shan’t waffle, 'tis awful. 3. Shan’t coddle, 'tis twaddle. 4. I can't say it...
Three Poems on the Holocaust by Peter Austin The Society June 29, 2020 Culture, Poetry 15 Comments See the St Louis The St Louis sailed from Hamburg in May, 1939. The 938 passengers were refused entry by Cuba’s president, Federico Bru,...
An Appeal to Pastors During the COVID-19 Pandemic, by T.M. Moore The Society June 28, 2020 Beauty, Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 8 Comments Back to Normal An Appeal to Pastors I hear it in my conversations and in webinars and on the web: "How long before we’re back to...
Ecclesiastes 5, Recast in Classical Poetry, by T.M. Moore The Society June 28, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Terza Rima 2 Comments Honest to God? after Ecclesiastes 5 Watch carefully your step when you draw near to God. Fools play at worship, coming to Him to be seen...
A Poem in Tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput (1986-2020) and Other Poetry by Satyananda Sarangi The Society June 27, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 22 Comments Secret Sorrows in memory of Mr. Sushant Singh Rajput, an Indian actor and youth icon who passed away on 14th of June, 2020 Some secret...
‘Season’s Lost’ by C. David Hay The Society June 27, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 10 Comments The seasons came and passed again Since last I heard your voice; Many are the ways I'd change If death but gave a choice. I'd pick...
Poetry on Riots, Aunt Jemima, and Common Sense The Society June 26, 2020 Covid-19, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 22 Comments I’ll Have My Say… by Susan Jarvis Bryant Don’t spit your ire upon my name. Don’t tell me that my view’s insane--- to sink...
‘The Crow’ by Leo Zoutewelle The Society June 26, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 19 Comments Averted, staring past my busy day, I watched my feeding station for the birds, Was startled by a darkness come my way, Presenting me a...
‘Mont Saint-Michel’ by James A. Tweedie (Part 3 in the Favorite Places Sonnet Series) The Society June 25, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments In triumph the Archangel stands atop __The medieval fortress church and isle __That bear his name—the legendary spot __Where Satan...
‘Samson’s Revenge’ and Other Poetry by Jeff Kemper The Society June 24, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 12 Comments Samson’s Revenge a translation of Judges 15:16 With but an ass’s jawbone Asses I have made of them, The myriads, the masses. I have...
Poetry on Black Lives Matter Protests and Riots Worldwide The Society June 23, 2020 Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry, Terrorism 13 Comments It Matters Not On Sunday, June 21st, three men were stabbed to death while sitting in Forbury Park in Reading, England. by Susan Jarvis...
‘Olympus’ by Anissa Gage The Society June 23, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 1 Comment Olympus Olympus, thou majestic crag, whose bright And jagged spire, aloft the dazzling air Only the winds and snows and eagles dare To...
‘The Trial of Socrates’ by Alan Steinle The Society June 22, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 11 Comments Poet's Note: The Apology of Socrates is Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense of himself in a court of law. The present work is a poetic...
‘The Boncompagni Dragon’ and Other Poetry by David Galef The Society June 21, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Poetry 3 Comments The Boncompagni Dragon The Boncompagni Dragon, by Bartolomeo Passerotti (1529-92). Pen with brown ink, over black chalk. Tobey Collection of...
Poetry on the Tearing Down of Christopher Columbus and Other Statues The Society June 20, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 18 Comments . Juneteenth---the Day After by Joe Tessitore Witness the collapse And see the dust clouds rise. Hear the sound of taps And feel the shroud of...
‘Twisted Reckoning’ and Other Poetry by Theresa Rodriguez The Society June 20, 2020 Beauty, Poetry 8 Comments Twisted Reckoning If pain can produce beauty, and if beauty causes pain, then how can I be reconciled to more loss than I gain? If love is...
Poems on Famous Composers by Sally Cook The Society June 19, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Humor, Music, Poetry 9 Comments Johann Sebastian Bach Truly loved music, yet Managed to wed twice And father a gang. The kids took their tonics, Eschewed bad...
A Poem in Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn (1917-2020), by Susan Jarvis Bryant The Society June 18, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Music, Poetry, Readings, Video 41 Comments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZUryvFffTQ Some Sunny Day A tribute to Dame Vera Lynn who died today, June 18, 2020 (aged...
Translations of John Gower Poems on Marriage, by Margaret Coats The Society June 18, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Translation 10 Comments Translator's Note: John Gower (c.1330–1408) wrote his Traitié de Matrimoine in French (with Latin notes throughout) to reach the widest possible...
‘A Reminder to Our Young People’ and Other Poetry by Philip Keefe The Society June 17, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Poetry 4 Comments A Reminder to Our Young People To say life has no hardship's to deceive, But trials and tribulations help us grow. Commensurate with...
Poetry Readings from 2020 SCP Symposium – ‘A Celebration of Meter and Rhyme’ (Session I) The Society June 17, 2020 From the Society, Poetry, Readings, Symposium, Video 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...
Sonnets on the Music of Bach, Handel, and Mendelssohn, by Peter Hartley The Society June 16, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Poetry 30 Comments “Laudamus te” from J.S. Bach’s B-minor Mass This aria so beautifully sung, Its obbligato part ethereal; Such coloratura from one so...
‘Two Tattoos,’ Poems by Damian Robin The Society June 15, 2020 Culture, Humor, Poetry, The Environment 13 Comments Two Tattoos Tattoo One: On the Corporate and Politic Bodies Across my town, the shops and offices are short. Its buildings don’t blot...
‘On Antifa, Coming to the Country’ and Other George Floyd Riots Related Poetry The Society June 14, 2020 Beauty, Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Humor, Poetry 20 Comments On Antifa, Coming to the Country A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep...
