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What Is a Poem?
Happy Birthday to Annie Dillard, born April 30, 1945 Annie Dillard is an American author, best known for her book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, which won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. While she is better known for her … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Dillard, Found Poems, Mycology, National Poetry Month, What Is a Poem?, William Alphonso Murrill
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Always Marry an April Girl
Ogden Nash (1902-1971) American humorous light verse poet who wrote well over 500 poems, one of the best- known and liked U.S. poets. He was born in Rye, NY, but his family moved frequently because of his father’s import-export business. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Poetry
Tagged Always Marry an April Girl, National Poetry Month, Odgen Nash
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TCS: “Today in America People Were Bought and Sold”
Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ “No black woman writer … Continue reading
Word Cloud: DELIGHT revisited
originally posted April 23, 2016 by Nona Blyth Cloud Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare! Tradition says Shakespeare was born April 23. While Shakespeare (1564-1616) is best remembered for his plays, his sonnets are what first brought him fame. There’s been much speculation about … Continue reading
TCS: Bicycle Day – Only Moving Does It Have a Soul
.Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ She who succeeds in … Continue reading
A Poem for Animal Crackers Day
Animal Crackers Day celebrates these ever-popular treats. Animal crackers first came to the United States in the late 1800s when the U.S. imported animal-shaped cookies from England. In 1902, animal crackers officially became known as Barnum’s Animals and evoked the … Continue reading
TCS: Death, Taxes and Poetry
(originally posted April 15, 2019) . . Good Morning! _________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in … Continue reading
Posted in National Poetry Month, Poetry, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Bai Juyi, Beatles - Taxman, Death Taxes and Poetry, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Tax Day - April 15, TCS, W.H. Auden
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Scrabble Day: Tense, Tenuous, and Tender
On April 13, 1899, Alfred Butts was born. He was an American architect, and the inventor of the board game Scrabble. On April 13, 1947, Rae Armantrout was born. She is an American poet, the winner of the 2009 National … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Butts, games, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Rae Armantrout, Scrabble, Scrabble Day - Tense Tenuous and Tender
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TCS: Let There Be No Beggar Children
Good Morning! ______________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ______________________________ “On … Continue reading
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