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About wordcloud9

Nona Blyth Cloud has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for the past 50 years, spending much of that time commuting on the 405 Freeway. After Hollywood failed to appreciate her genius for acting and directing, she began a second career managing non-profits, from which she has retired. Nona has now resumed writing whatever comes into her head, instead of reports and pleas for funding. She lives in a small house overrun by books with her wonderful husband.

A Poem for National Tea Day

Posted on April 21, 2022 by wordcloud9

Carol Ann Duffy (1955 –) — Scottish poet and playwright, became the first woman, first Scot, and first openly LGBT person appointed as Britain’s Poet Laureate (2009-2019). Her 1985 poetry collection, Standing Female Nude, won the first of her three Scottish Arts Council Book … Continue reading →

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Truth is More Powerful than Hate

Posted on April 20, 2022 by wordcloud9

Yesterday, a member of the Michigan state senate gave a speech which struck right at the hate-filled heart of right-wing extremism and deception.  Her name is Mallory McMorrow – it’s a name worth remembering, because I’m hoping she will soon … Continue reading →

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TCS: 21st Century U.S. Poets Laureate, Part TWO – ‘With an Easy Grace’

Posted on April 18, 2022 by wordcloud9

     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. … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Corner of the Soul

Posted on April 14, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Silence is like a river of grace inviting us to leap unafraid into its beckoning depths. It is dark and mysterious in the waters of grace. Yet in the silent darkness, we are given new eyes.” … Continue reading →

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TCS: 21st Century U.S. Poets Laureate, Part ONE – ‘Fate Hired Me’

Posted on April 11, 2022 by wordcloud9

   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. ____________________________ … Continue reading →

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Russian Oligarchy: Voyage of the Damned

Posted on April 7, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) pen name of the Russian poet Anna Andreyevna Gorenko, who was born in Odessa, to a Ukrainian naval engineer and a mother descended from Russian nobility. She married poet Niklay Gumilev in 1910, … Continue reading →

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TCS: Trees – Their Leaves Are Telling Secrets

Posted on April 4, 2022 by wordcloud9

      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.____________________________ “A nation … Continue reading →

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The Colour of Civilization

Posted on March 31, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Tyranny will make an entire population into readers of poetry.” –Joseph Brodsky Part Of Speech by Joseph Brodsky …and when “the future” is uttered, swarms of mice rush out of the Russian language and gnaw a piece of … Continue reading →

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TCS: Weed Appreciation Day – Unhated for an Hour

Posted on March 28, 2022 by wordcloud9

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. ____________________________ But … Continue reading →

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An Ode To Lost Love

Posted on March 24, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor To read Irene’s new poem “An Ode to Lost Love” click:

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