Poetry from Our Spring 2022 Issue

Just to Say How We Managed after one year in isolation/Feb 2021 We often rose before the light, Mornings after a dream-adorned sleep had calmed the day’s swelter, or the hushed world became encased in... Read More
Poetry Contest: National Poetry Month’s Best Humanist Haikus

TheHumanist.com is pleased to announce the winners of our Annual Haiku Contest in honor of National Poetry Month. We requested entries of haikus about humanism and humanist values. Submissions were required to be in the... Read More
Poetry Contest: Write a Humanist Haiku for National Poetry Month

Poetry has the power to transform minds and bring forth powerful moments of introspection. In celebration of April’s designation as National Poetry Month, TheHumanist.com is running another haiku contest. Our first haiku contest in September... Read More
Three Poems by Alan Cohen

Gone Tomorrow We venture out in the morning The two of us Venture into traffic Start towards work At home here Not because we vote as our neighbors Not because we know them Or root... Read More
In Memoriam: Philip Appleman, 1926-2020

Philip Appleman died on April 11, 2020. He was a poet, novelist, editor, and humanist. Appleman earned degrees from Northwestern University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Lyon. During World War II he... Read More
Poetry Contest: Your Top Humanist Haikus

TheHumanist.com is pleased to announce the winners of our first-ever humanist haiku contest! Two weeks ago we asked readers to express their thoughts on current global calamities and triumphs through an evocative poem. Submissions were... Read More
Poetry Contest: Honing Heartfelt Humanist Haikus

send ruminations to TheHumanist.com via short haiku Poetry has the power to transform minds and bring forth powerful moments of introspection. And with our shell-shocked world seemingly careening from crisis to crisis, we could all... Read More