The '''Society of Classical Poets''' is a nonprofit organization based in New York that is dedicated to reviving traditional poetry. It typically publishes, online and in its annual Journal,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Society of Classical Poets: Submissions Information |url=https://www.writerswrite.com/guidelines/market/983 |website=Writers Write |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref> a variety of poetry that uses meter and other traditional techniques, such as rhyme and meteralliteration.
== History ==
The Society was established in 2012 by Evan Mantyk, an [[teacher|English teacher]], and Joshua Philipp, a journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebookendsreview.com/2017/01/18/interview-w-evan-mantyk/|title=Interview w/ Evan Mantyk – The Bookends Review|date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> It runs several poetry contests, including an annual general poetry competition, a high school poetry competition, and a translation poetry competition yearly since 2012. It has also held a "Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest", yearly since 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of Falun Gong 2020 Poetry Contest Winners Announced |url=https://classicalpoets.org/2020/05/13/friends-of-falun-gong-2020-poetry-contest-winners-announced/ |website=Society of Classical Poets |accessdate=13 July 2020 |date=13 May 2020}}</ref>The Society has also held an annual haiku competition since 2020.
==Public Promotion of Classical Poetry==