. . Andrew Benson Brown has had poems and reviews published in a few journals. His epic-in-progress, Legends of Liberty, will chronicle the major events of the American Revolution if he lives to complete it. Though he writes history articles for American Essence magazine, he lists his primary occupation on official forms as ‘poet.’ He […] The post Are Epic Heroes Toxic?—Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

. Reviewed Book: Songs of My Life and Death by Peter Hartley, Grosvenor House Publishing Limited, May, 2023 by Susan Jarvis Bryant . Songs of My Life and Death is a treasure trove of poetic gems. It is a splendid and varied collection that appeals to the senses, engages the brain, and touches the […] The post Book Review: Songs of My Life and Death by Peter Hartley first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

Reviewed Book: Selected Verse of Émile Nelligan: Québec’s Great Lyric Poet, translated with commentary by Ian Allaby, Petra Books, 2023 by Gabriella Bedetti His masts touched the sky, he sailed on seas unknown. Ses mâts touchaient l’azur, sur des mers inconnues —Émile Nelligan’s gravestone epitaph With today’s rising trends in anxiety, depression, and suicide […] The post Book Review: Selected Verse of Émile Nelligan: Québec’s Great Lyric Poet, by Ian Allaby first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

Reviewed Book: Making Music by Sally Cook, White Violet Press, 2012 by Monika Cooper Making Music by Sally Cook is a book that comes with a painting on its cover, a still life no less. Wine-colored drapery adorns a blue bowl with a pedestal stem, the bowl mounded with fruit: blackberries and strawberries nestled […] The post Poetry Book Review: Making Music by Sally Cook first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

Reviewed Book: Laughing Matters: Poems with a Wink and a Smile by James A. Tweedie, Duncrest Press, 2023 by Theresa Werba This collection of humorous poetry by the excellent James A. Tweedie is more than a mere collection of clever jokings and funny sayings. James Tweedie is reveling in the power of language, and […] The post Book Review: Poems with a Wink and a Smile by James A. Tweedie first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

Classical Poets Live with Andrew Benson Brown Episode 4: Poetry in the Age of AI If you enjoy this video, please like and subscribe on YouTube to support the production. . . . The post CPL: ChatGPT Poetry Quiz, Lillian-Yvonne Betram, Interview with James A. Tweedie, and More first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

Reviewed Book: Seven Poems by Jacob Balde (Translated by Karl Maurer) Cooper and Posey, 2023 by Monika Cooper In 2022, a small and brand-new press launched a paper ship, full of herbs and poppies from Bavaria… That’s the story behind Cooper and Posey’s publication of a little book called Seven Poems from a Kitchen-gardener […] The post Book Review: Seven Poems by Jacob Balde, Translated by Karl Maurer first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

Reviewed Book: Modern Art: An Exhibition in Criticism, by Michael Curtis, National Civic Art Society, 2022 by Evan Mantyk On May 12, 2021, a terrible painting somehow sold for $103 million. It depicts a heavily outlined blob reminiscent of a woman in a chair. The painter clearly had set his standards low, caring little […] The post Review of Modern Art: An Exhibition in Criticism, a Book of Poetry by Michael Curtis first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

Reviewed Book: Legends of Liberty Volume 1, by Andrew Benson Brown, T A J Classics, 2021 by James Sale Legends of Liberty is an important new poem from the American poet, Andrew Benson Brown. The nearest work that one might compare it to is probably Byron’s mock-epic, Don Juan. It is comparable because both choose serious—heroic—subject […] The post Review: Legends of Liberty Volume 1 by Andrew Benson Brown first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more

Reviewed Book: Light In the Darkness—The Poetry of Peter Hartley, Dunecrest Press, 2021. by James A. Tweedie Peter Hartley writes poems. Good poems. Poems that sing, dance, and soar with the rhyme and rhythm of formal, classical verse. Poems that open our eyes to see the world in new and often surprising ways through his. […] The post Review: ‘Light In the Darkness—The Poetry of Peter Hartley’ first appeared on Society of Classical Poets ..read more