Monthly Archives: October 2023

TCS: Dark Mornings Show Thy Mask

Posted on October 30, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ______________________________ “Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?” ─ Linus, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown ________________ “Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn’t a song that anybody else wrote. It … Continue reading →

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TCS: I Will Not Dance to Your Drummed Up War

Posted on October 23, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ______________________________ Poets aren’t very useful.  Because they aren’t consumeful or very produceful. ─ Ogden Nash ________________ Poetry is what in a poem makes you laugh, cry, prickle, be silent, makes your toe nails twinkle, makes you want to do … Continue reading →

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TCS: May No Fascist Ever Drag You into Forever Fear

Posted on October 16, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ______________________________ How long shall bomb and bullets think for human brains? ─  Katharine Lee Bates, from “How Long” ________________ We all declare for liberty, but  in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. … Continue reading →

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TCS: A Working Class Hero Is Something To Be

Posted on October 9, 2023 by wordcloud9

   Good Morning! For bonus points, can you name the working-class hero pictured above? ______________________________ In a war situation or where violence and injustice are prevalent, poetry is called upon to be something more than a thing of beauty.  ─  … Continue reading →

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TCS: What Happened Next? Does Color Modify Poetry?

Posted on October 2, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ______________________________ The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather. ─  Lionel Trilling _______________ Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the … Continue reading →

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