SCP International Poetry Competition Judges

C.B. Anderson

C.B. Anderson was the longtime gardener for the PBS television series, The Victory Garden.  Hundreds of his poems have appeared in scores of print and electronic journals out of North America, Great Britain, Ireland, Austria, Australia and India.  His collection, Mortal Soup and the Blue Yonder was published in 2013 by White Violet Press.

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.Andrew Benson Brown

..Andrew Benson Brown’s epic-in-progress, Legends of Liberty, chronicles the ..major events of the American Revolution. He writes history articles for ..American Essence magazine and resides in Missouri. Watch his Classical ..Poets Live videos here.

Patricia Rogers Crozier

Patricia Rogers Crozier has been published in The Washington Post. She holds a B.S. in Physics from Mississippi College. She resides in Gulf Breeze, Florida and works at Publix. She is the winner of the 2024 SCP International Poetry Competition.

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Evan Mantyk

Evan Mantyk teaches literature and history in New York and is President and Editor of the Society of Classical Poets’ online journal and printed journal. His most recent poetry book is Heroes of the East and West. Read his poetry at the Society of Classical Poets here.

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Reid McGrath

Reid McGrath lives and writes in the Hudson Valley Region of New York. His most recent book of poetry is Juvenalia. Read his poetry at the Society of Classical Poets here.

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Josh Olson

Josh Olson is a writer and translator who resides in North Carolina. His poem “Galahad_2000” won first place in the 14th Annual SCP International Poetry Competition. Read his poetry and translations here.

Joseph S. Salemi

Joseph S. Salemi has published five books of poetry, and his poems, translations and scholarly articles have appeared in over one hundred publications world-wide.  He is the editor of the literary magazine TRINACRIA and writes for Expansive Poetry On-line. He teaches in the Department of Humanities at New York University and in the Department of Classical Languages at Hunter College.

Adam Sedia

Adam Sedia (b. 1984) lives in his native Northwest Indiana and practices law as a civil and appellate litigator. In addition to the Society’s publications, his poems and prose works have appeared in The Chained Muse Review, Indiana Voice Journal, and other literary journals. He is also a composer, and his musical works may be heard on his YouTube channel.

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James A. Tweedie

James A. Tweedie is a retired pastor living in Long Beach, Washington. He has written and published six novels, one collection of short stories, and three collections of poetry including Poems with a Wink and a Smile, all with Dunecrest Press.

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Brian Yapko

Brian Yapko is a retired lawyer whose poetry has appeared in over fifty journals.  He is the winner of the 2023 SCP International Poetry Competition. Brian is also the author of several short stories, the science fiction novel El Nuevo Mundo and the gothic archaeological novel  Bleeding Stone.  He lives in Wimauma, Florida.

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