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Walt Whitman – born May 31, 1819
1819 – Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, NY; essayist, journalist, and highly influential 19th century American poet, called the ‘father of free verse.’ Best known for Leaves of Grass.
Posted in Leaves of Grass, Poetry, Walt Whitman
Tagged America, Federico Garcia Lorca, Walt Whitman's Birthday
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TCS: May 30 2022 – To Die for One’s Country
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. ____________________________ “It’s … Continue reading
Tarnished Gold
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver and gold.” – Bob Marley “A golden statue of a wicked man, is worth less than a mud statue of a man with … Continue reading
Nothing Has Changed
I first posted this poem here at Flowers for Socrates in 2015. Cataracts of blood have been spilled since then, and still, nothing has changed. Move on, nothing to see here – just another mass murder in America. To read … Continue reading
TCS: The Door to the Future – A Week of Poets
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. ____________________________ “The … Continue reading
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Tagged English language, TCS, The Door to the Future - A Week of Poets
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Why Doesn’t the Sun Bleed
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Even the Sun directs our gaze away from itself and to the life illumined by it. ─ Eberhard Arnold The Sun himself is weak when he first rises and gathers strength and courage as the day … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Charles Dickens, Eberhard Arnold, Irene Fowler, Wallace Stevens, Why Doesn’t the Sun Bleed
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A Poem for the Birthday of Lars Gustafsson
Lars Gustafsson(1936 –2016) was born in Västerås, Sweden on May 17. A Swedish poet, novelist, and scholar, he published his first novel in 1959, and his first poetry collection the following year. Some of his poetry collections have been published … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Poetry, Sweden
Tagged A Poem for the Birthday of Lars Gustafsson, Elegy for a Dead Labrador, Lars Gustafsson
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TCS: Adrienne Rich and the Meaning of We
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.____________________________ It was an old … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrienne Rich, Adrienne Rich and the Meaning of We, Feminism, Second Wave, TCS
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After the Rain
by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” – Vivian Greene “I have always considered the rain to be healing – a blanket – the comfort of … Continue reading
TCS: Even Gardens, It Seems, Can Set Off Explosions
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. ____________________________ In … Continue reading
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