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Nona Blyth Cloud has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for over 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.

Word Cloud: GHOSTWRITER

Posted on May 13, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud I hope Sherman Alexie (1966 —  ) will forgive me for the title. I chose it to make a point: far too many people in the U.S. do think of Indians as ghosts from the past. Alexie has said … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud – KINTSUGI

Posted on May 6, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The big philosophical questions that humankind has been struggling with for millennia —  Birth, Death, The Meaning of Life, Love, Infinity — are inextricably woven into our daily lives. We are all born, we all die, we all wonder … Continue reading →

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The Lusty Month of May

Posted on May 2, 2016 by wordcloud9

Camelot first opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre  in 1960, and closed 873 performances later. Julie Andrews played Guenevere, Robert Goulet was Lancelot, and Richard Burton played Arthur. THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY Tra la, it’s May, the lusty … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: GLANCE

Posted on April 29, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud I collect odd bits of historic detail and stray facts. I look for unlikely connections. Sometimes my mind wanders off in a completely new direction in the middle of a sentence, and what I started out … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: DELIGHT

Posted on April 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

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 just who inspired them. Most … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: UNORDINARY

Posted on April 15, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud The rarest, most daunting kind of poetry to write well is obvious yet original, and funny but profound, all at the same time. Typically, young poets start out writing poetry steeped in angst and tortured imagery, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: INCURSION

Posted on April 8, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud In an interview in the Kenyon Review in 2103,  the poet Solmaz Sharif  was asked: What have you learned about the writing process in the last five years? “…I’m surprised to find that in addition to … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: OUT-OF-FASHION

Posted on April 1, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Popular interest is a fickle thing. This year’s critically acclaimed, best-selling novel may be completely forgotten five years from now, and then re-discovered a couple of decades after that when Hollywood finally makes a movie out  … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: BREATH

Posted on March 25, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud The element most essential to human life is air. If we can’t breathe, we die. Life outside the womb begins with a first inhale of air, and ends with a last exhale. We must have air … Continue reading →

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World Poetry Day: Celebration

Posted on March 21, 2016 by wordcloud9

In honor of World Poetry Day, this poem from Denise Levertov (1923-1997): Celebration … Brilliant, this day – a young virtuoso of a day. Morning shadow cut by sharpest scissors, deft hands. And every prodigy of green – whether it’s ferns … Continue reading →

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