Skip to content

Stoic Athenaeum

Philosophy-led content marketing and insights.

  • Home
  • Start Here
  • Why Stoicism?
  • Copywriting Services
  • A Stoic’s Guide To Content Marketing
  • Contact
Follow Stoic Athenaeum on WordPress.com

Contact info

jamie@stoicathenaeum.com
Phone (UK): +4407982234580
  • Book Reviews
  • Copywriting Advice
  • Epicureanism
  • How To…
  • Interviews
  • Old Norse Philosophy
  • Philosophy & Pop Culture
  • Poetry
  • Stoicism

Follow Stoic Athenaeum On Social Media

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram

Sign up to the Stoic Athenaeum mailing list for regular freelance writing tips, philosophy content and interviews!

Trending articles

  • Old Norse Philosophy: Be As Good As Your Wyrd
    Old Norse Philosophy: Be As Good As Your Wyrd
  • Toss A Cogito To Your Witcher: Stoicism And Geralt Of Rivia’s Philosophy Of Life
    Toss A Cogito To Your Witcher: Stoicism And Geralt Of Rivia’s Philosophy Of Life
  • A Stoic's Guide To A Philosophical Playlist
    A Stoic's Guide To A Philosophical Playlist
  • 8 Timeless Life Lessons From Musonius Rufus
    8 Timeless Life Lessons From Musonius Rufus
  • Old Norse Philosophy: Untangling The Strings Of Seidr
    Old Norse Philosophy: Untangling The Strings Of Seidr
  • Stoicism And Suicide: Living With Self-Destructive Thoughts And How To Channel Them Into A Better Life
    Stoicism And Suicide: Living With Self-Destructive Thoughts And How To Channel Them Into A Better Life
  • On The Hunt For Wisdom With J.W Bertolotti
    On The Hunt For Wisdom With J.W Bertolotti
  • Speaking From The Heart About Male Mental Health And Philosophy With Andy Hall
    Speaking From The Heart About Male Mental Health And Philosophy With Andy Hall
  • Trading The Hedonic Treadmill For The Eudaimonic Treadmill
    Trading The Hedonic Treadmill For The Eudaimonic Treadmill

Category: Poetry

Stoic Entry 1

Stoic Entry 1

I am a citizen of the world
Repeat that to yourself everyday
And follow the lessons led by
Socrates
Epictetus
Marcus Aurelius
Anyone who’s led a good life

Posted on October 23, 2021October 24, 2021Categories Poetry, StoicismTags ancient history, Epictetus, journaling, Marcus Aurelius, mental health, philosophy, Poetry, Stoic Athenaeum, StoicismLeave a comment on Stoic Entry 1
A Stoic And An Epicurean Walk Into A Bar

A Stoic And An Epicurean Walk Into A Bar

A Stoic and an Epicurean
Walk into a bar
And discuss the path to the good life
One talks about natural pleasure
The other about natural duty
And leave with more questions than answers

Posted on October 20, 2021Categories Epicureanism, Poetry, StoicismTags ancient history, Epicureanism, mental health, philosophy, Poetry, Stoic Athenaeum, Stoicism, travel1 Comment on A Stoic And An Epicurean Walk Into A Bar
Stoic Tanka

Stoic Tanka

When the sun went down
Cleanthes carried water 
Through streets and old age
bearing the love of wisdom
proudly upon his shoulders

Posted on October 10, 2021Categories Poetry, StoicismTags Cleanthes, Japanese poetry, philosophy, Poetry, Stoicism, tanka, tanka poemLeave a comment on Stoic Tanka
Bushido

Bushido

Stoics and samurai
have a great deal in common
they die everyday

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021Categories PoetryTags bushido, haiku, Japan, philosophy, Poetry, samurai, Stoic Athenaeum, Stoicism, writingLeave a comment on Bushido
Amor Fati

Amor Fati

The Stoics say focus

Control what’s in your control

Accept fate’s word

Posted on October 4, 2021Categories Poetry, StoicismTags amor fati, haiku, mental health, philosophy, Poetry, Stoic Athenaeum, Stoicism, writing2 Comments on Amor Fati
On Stoicism And Rum

On Stoicism And Rum

When in Rome drink rum
as Seneca drank Stoicism
courage, temperance

Posted on October 1, 2021Categories Poetry, StoicismTags ancient history, ancient rome, haiku, history, philosophy, Poetry, rum, Seneca, Stoicism1 Comment on On Stoicism And Rum
Sowing Philosophy

Sowing Philosophy

From the golden days of Socrates and Alcibiades
To the dark times of Seneca and Nero
Knowledge passing through generations
Zeno to Cleanthes
Musonius Rufus to Epictetus
Antoninus to Marcus Aurelius
Wisdom cultivation
Planting seeds for the new harvest
Sowing philosophy
For a better tomorrow

Posted on September 30, 2021Categories PoetryTags Cleanthes, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Musonius Rufus, philosophy, Poetry, Socrates, writing, ZenoLeave a comment on Sowing Philosophy
A Stoic Haiku

A Stoic Haiku

Two men meet today
Buddha, Marcus Aurelius
the world is put right

Posted on September 30, 2021Categories PoetryTags Buddha, haiku, Marcus Aurelius, philosophy, Stoic Haiku, Stoicism, writingLeave a comment on A Stoic Haiku

Posts navigation

Previous page Page 1 Page 2
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Stoic Athenaeum
    • Join 101 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Stoic Athenaeum
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar