Category Archives: Art

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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TCS: World Poetry Day – What is Poetry Anyway?

Posted on March 21, 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. ____________________________ And … Continue reading →

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Putin’s War Room

Posted on March 17, 2022 by wordcloud9

by Irene Fowler, Contributor “The International Criminal Court has now launched an investigation into actions in Ukraine at the request of 39 countries. This is an important step in the global condemnation of the Russian invasion. “Individual states, the European … Continue reading →

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TCS: They All Danced with Fire – Poetry for Women’s History Month

Posted on March 14, 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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Putin: The Bloody Tyrant

Posted on March 10, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Putin began a war against Ukraine, and against the entire democratic world. He wants to destroy our country, and everything we have been building. But we know the strength of the Ukrainian people.” – Volodymyr Zelensky, … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2022 by wordcloud9

For those of you who missed this International Women’s Day post from 2021, here’s the link: TCS: International Women’s Day – The Day the Mountains Move

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