. "Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing" ---Lines On Dreadful Instagram Poetry A halitosis belch of steam Spewed out in words....

. Judge Not We notice, Signor Alighieri, that You have a rather well developed bent For taking your opponents to...

. Classical Camouflaged __It begins, like all prose poems today, with a bit of narrated diary, as though it were...

. Canzone to the Virgin by Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) Translated by Margaret Coats Virgin beautiful, vested with the sun And...

. Jeffrey Epstein in His Cell On nights like this a lesser man might pray; Instead he dreams of islands...

. Nature at Peace The feeder for our hummingbird. Was torn down by a bear today. She didn’t growl a...

. A Tribune to Mrs. Malaprop My fellow poets, lend me your arrears! Of arms and divan I sing. Let’s...

. "Gravitas" On the Sack of Rome by the Gauls in 390 B.C. adapted from Livy’s “Ab Urbe Condita,” Book...

. Share your poetry on currently unfolding Russo-Ukrainian war in the comments section below.  We received a large response on our...

. The End Begins a rondeau redoublé Now the end begins, do not despair. It’s meant to be. What better...

. And Turn Thanks for the twenty seconds of Your crisp, medicinal perspective, Encapsulated in a laugh That shook like...

. Servant of the Servants of God Servus Servorum Dei —a title of the Pope A small informal gathering of...

. From Heathrow to Houston I heard my words would never change a thing From those who had a nose...

. Habakkuk’s Prayer after Habakkuk 3:2, 16-19; excerpts of the prophet’s prayer as he awaited certain destruction of his nation,...

. A Man’s Retreat A man’s retreat is his garage—a place To keep his vehicle, yes; but also space To...

. More than My Queen My Queen has always been a noble force--- A force for good on chilly English...

. The Twins _Said one foot to the other, _“Please don’t nag, you’re not my mother, I am sick to...

. Expansive Poets, Classical Poets, and the Future of Poetry by Michael Curtis Modern poetry is not—it is neither poetry...

. Uvalde I’m struck with news and views today __As youth and truth lie dead. Words bruise me in a mad melee...

. Memories of Memorial Day Sad son standing all alone Staring at the marker stone. Father died he never knew---...

. Liberty If skies were ever-blue each lustrous day, If moons were in bold bloom each raven night, If life...

. Race Then and Now Race did not matter, The way we were taught. It never should influence Judgments or...

. Simplicity I’m aching for a vague simplicity: Sophistication’s dainties have grown cold And tepid on the plate and suddenly...

. You are invited to a reading of exquisite poetry and conversations with the poets.  . Date & Time Sunday...

. Karl Barth Platz 1999 Perhaps we walked the same worn cobblestones, Between the same sheer walls, shops clean and...

. Reviewed Book: Modern Art: An Exhibition in Criticism, by Michael Curtis, National Civic Art Society, 2022 by Evan Mantyk...

. Press On, Regardless Conduct a full internal audit, Then throw all caution to the wind. Expect a decent measured...

. Sibylline Sonnets for Eastertide See an explanation on what Sibyls are here. The Phrygian Sibyl Speaks portrayed with the resurrection...

. Where Your Treasure Is “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and...

. The Society of Classical Poets Journal X has been published! It features poetry, translations, and essays selected from those...

. Nil Carborundum Illegitimi  On dismal days enswathe yourself in rays, Then flash your splash of sunrise with panache. Such...

. The Mass Mock-Shock of Monkeypox a villanelle Shun the mass mock-shock of monkeypox--- Force-fed fear declaiming death is nigh. Spurn the...

. Free-Fall My life has been in free-fall since the day that I was born. __Through clouds and sunshine, I...

. Actaeon Transformed after Titian and Ovid Like his hounds, the hunter Actaeon in Titian's painting, drawn by some sharp...

. May God Excuse Us If life’s a falling knife then catch the handle... Your every move makes enemies and...

. Formal Poetry Against Free Verse "Modern poetry  modern verse  contemporary poetry  contemporary verse modern poem contemporary poem Plato in...

. Now Once Again How many years ago, I’ve lost the count, we lay beneath these trees at summer’s end;...

. . Shanghai's Robo Dogs With quick unnatural steps, and side to side Focusing glances, robo dogs preside And prowl...

. Culloden, April 16, 1746 In the Winter of 1745, the Jacobite army of Bonnie Prince Charlie passed through my...

. Shear Wickedness He was black from his nose to the tip of his tail __But for irises of a...