From the Society

Why Poetry Should be Metered

Poetry should be metered, because metered poetry is, quite simply, better than free verse.  This is for the same reason that realist art trumps impressionist art and that Baroque music trumps rock and roll and hip-hop. It is because art, in its best state, is not about the experience of...

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President of the Society

Evan Mantyk is President of The Society of Classical Poets.  He is a poet, writer, and English teacher in the Hudson Valley region of New York, where he lives with his wife and two children. His more recent published poetry includes "A Reincarnation of the Raven,"  "Sir Gawain and the...

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The General Public Email emantyk@classicalpoets.org to be added to our monthly email Newsletter. You are free to read and comment on poetry on this website. You may also submit poetry and enter our competitions. (Note that the Society reserves the right to delete any comments that are deemed mean-spirited, unconstructive,...

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Welcome.

Poetry is everywhere. It is the lyrics in the songs on the radio, in our national anthems, in the fight songs of our favorite sports teams; it is in our English classes, in Shakespeare, and behind the highest walls of academia.But, despite poetry’s abundance, poetry that is both new and...

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