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. First Prize: $250. Publication in the Society's website and The Society of Classical Poets Journal. . Submission Fee: $10...

  Blood Miracle Red marrow makes most of the cells of our blood, _A half-trillion plus every day. Though we're...

. A Poetic Retelling of the Myth of Icarus and Daedalus ---from "The Bird Man in the Sky" So early...

. Poetry as a Pathway to Critical Thinking —with a focus on metaphor and image Poetry: “the right words in...

. Apologia "Bring…the books…" ---2 Timothy 4.13 John Calvin, writing on this verse, extolled the benefits that come from reading...

. https://youtu.be/ayfBdVJxeKk . . Andrew Benson Brown's epic-in-progress, Legends of Liberty, chronicles the major events of the American Revolution. He...

. Great Expectation Classical Poets Student Edition The summary and introduction below is from a newly adapted (UK spellings Americanized...

. https://youtu.be/o4TS45A7KEM . Tools for Writing Classical Poetry ---adapted from the video by Andrew Benson Brown Do you want to...

. The Plagiarising Poet A young lad sat in class—geography— Bored and in a peaceful reverie. The school bell blared,...

. Poetry in the Image of God Conjure and weave a calligraphic spell Within the wells of mystic words and...

. The Ten Best Poems to Analyze by Adam Sedia The Roman poet Horace famously set forth the twofold purpose...

. Gawain’s Prayer in the Wilderness …the wildrenesse of Wyrale; wonde ther bot lyte That auther God other gome with...

. 10 Great Poems for Teaching in High School Classrooms by James Sale . 1. Language with a Twist ....

. Epiphany It stays in your memory like a pealing bell, A smallish thing, an unimportant fact— The mute suggestion...

. Cantankerous Limericks on Good English Prose I love a complexly wrought sentence With phrases and colons that went thence...

. . Freedom high school algebra class; May 12, 1993 . A breeze blows in; it wisps my hair, And...

. On Professionally Hesitant Poets O, for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention! —Shakespeare,...

. But the great Master said, “I see No best in kind, but in degree; I gave a various gift...

. . . . . Appreciating Shakespeare by Evan Mantyk Why do people think Shakespeare is so great? Why do...

. A Novice Speaks to a Guardian Tell me, Oh honoured one, The secret of the Way, Of how to...

. Acceptance Relationships are courses in which You should not enroll, If changing other people is your Pre-existing goal. ....

. The Mystery of Poetry The mystery of poetry __is found between the lines. The poet sends the signals while...

f Jägermeister "Like arrows in the hands of a warrior __are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man...

. The following is an excerpt of Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, encompassing most of Chapters 1 through 8, including Don Quixote...

. Dialogue on a First Grade Science Textbook Many spiritual traditions throughout history have perceived all things, animate and inanimate,...

. How to Write Contemporary Poetry a pantoum in free verse composition keep letters lower case. dump classical tradition then...

. Learnin’ Letters I wanna learn me letters Ma, I wanna learn ta read. If I can learn me letters...

. Henny and Sal by Joseph S. Salemi My father, Salvatore J. Salemi, was a noncommissioned officer in G-2 (Military...

. Writing a Poem Our planet moves, and so do we, By forces that we cannot see. Rhyme, meter always...

. Poetry 101 Lecture Today we shall discuss why poems have a poor repute (Though if one dislikes poetry, apology...

. Serious Poetry Serious poetry, somber and grim; Dashing, descriptive, with narrative flair. Formal and versified; Rhythmic and dignified; Romance...

. “Yet, do thy worst old Time; despite thy wrong, My love shall in my verse ever live young.” —William...

. How to Write Haiku What Makes a Good Haiku? by Margaret Coats The required 5-7-5 syllable form alone does...

. According to The Telegraph, the University of Salford is planning to remove sonnets from its Creative Writing program.  The...

. The Canterbury Tales---General Prologue, Lines 1-18 by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) translated by Evan Mantyk When April’s sweetest showers downward...

. Crank Out a Few, Please by Joseph S. Salemi Many years ago, when I was in graduate school, I...

. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare Classical Poets Student Edition Adapted by Evan Mantyk to retain the meaning...

. There are a number of ways to go wrong in poetry. Unfortunately, the Poetry Establishment is only willing to...

Following the introduction below is a translated version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in PDF made free for...

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