Month: September 2021

. The Untrue Artist “The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for ...

. SAT Tips Leave nothing blank, your chances are __As good as one in four; So when the end is ...

. from Legends of Liberty Volume 1 . The Battle of Concord By that rude bridge men formed up double ...

. . The Cost of Infrastructure Our property association has Three rich folks down the street. Their houses are Much ...

. My Lips Have Kissed Her My lips have kissed her lips. Now I know why the timid sun arises ...

. À La Mode In Antarctica The boffins in Antarctica are well Adapted to the climate on the ice. Among ...

Held on September 19, 2021, hosted by James Sale. See full poetry details below the video: https://youtu.be/57lYz8tJtjM?t=3 Featured Poets “On ...

. on flooding that occurred on July 20, 2021 Each kingdom rose and then it fell; __when bad, the gods ...

. Autumn's Hand I reach across for autumn's hand, When leaves begin to ride the air, To walk amid the ...

. for DKE We know each guy, and each knows us, No big deal and no big fuss, Tabernacling through ...

. It’s Fall, Y’all!   Autumn is here and I’m swathed in a sweater, A snug fluffy scarf and warm mittens. ...

. __Of Helen, Menelaus, war, Achilles, Paris and his treachery, __Of Agamemnon, Troy, and more, I wrote the Iliad and Odyssey. __Of Saracens ...

. City of Holy Faith The time to weep is over. Turn away From somber matters of this sordid age ...

. Sonnet of September Two thousand one eleven September, terrorists hijacked four planes in the sky. The crew, the passengers, ...

. I don't know why I think things will get better. I'm always holding on to flimsy hope. I've held ...

A version of this interview originally appeared in The Epoch Times by Evan Mantyk A widely published translator of ancient ...

. At Brighton Beach the seagulls fly, they soar and circle in the sky; they swoop and steal the punters’ ...

. Leave Our Kids Alone!  “Fauci: Officials Will Decide on COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation for Children Aged 5 to 11 Soon” ...

. The relentless rain sought to admonish those creatures who dared venture out. The wind carried a sorrowful message, determined ...

. Raise your quill to the sky like a madman’s harpoon— Super tempered in blood and the blackest of wine ...

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhNIScHrUOM&t=4s . Biden Blues When I was just a kid,I’d shout and I’d refuse.My mama taught me, be polite,Taught ...

. El Chapo El Chapo was a criminal, a very nasty bloke. A dealer in Amphetamines, along with Crack and ...

. California Wildfires to the tune of “California Dreamin’” All her landscape bronzed, Her breezes ashen gray, What can Cali ...

. Cancel Madame Butterfly today! Such racist music cannot soothe the soul. Let’s never show another hate-filled play. The King ...

. The Lyme Brain’s Refrain, or At the Cupboard What am I doing? What am I doing? What am I, ...

This challenge comes from New York poet Joe Tessitore. He asks you to use the following couplet in a poem. ...

. "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to ...

. Regrets and Repercussions Inconsequential are the things we do Sometimes, or things we don’t, we don’t know why. So ...

. “Of all the tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” ...

. Where meagre rains are tinted red From dust the Western winds have borne, The publican to stranger said: “We’re ...

. Twenty years . . . So long ago as that? When fantasy became reality And falling human bodies turned ...

. Heroes Where are they now---the bold who brave The choke of smoke to ways that pave The path to ...

. A Summary of Oedipus the King by Sophocles, and Notes This play, no doubt to Sophocles’ surprise, When first ...

. Future Shock Our newfound World is happy, calm and clean The human factor, countered by machine. Where every thought ...

. from Eternal Spring Once upon a time in space God contrived the human race, Gave two things to help ...

. I This crucifixion hides the anguish. Racked With pain, belied by bloodless hands and feet; Intolerable torments, they compete ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw5AJQgDeQQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt . What can it mean---this swan of black? What cryptic codes must eggheads crack? What will this ebon-feathered thing Of beauty spring? What will it bring ...

. On Lonely Paths On lonely paths I like to walk, beneath pure azure skies, Where white clouds stretch like ...

Winner and Runners-up of the Society of Classical Poets 2021 Haiku Competition Judged by Margaret Coats (see her remarks below) ...

. Sean who passed away this week in Honolulu, Hawaii Although there are a few who’ll grieve and mourn, Who’ll ...