Category Archives: Art

TCS: Poems That Ride on the Tongue and Must Be Heard

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.____________________________ The first function of poetry … Continue reading

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The Seasons Of Our Times

by Irene Fowler, Contributor To read Irene’s new poem click:

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Testament by the Bard of Ukraine – in 1845

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814-1861) also known as Kobzar (Bard); Ukrainan poet, author, painter, folklorist, ethnographer, and champion of Ukrainian independence. His literary works are regarded as the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, of the modern Ukrainian … Continue reading

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TCS: Kids and Our High Dangerous, Could Be Beautiful World

  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 Black Woman SCOTUS Justice – UPDATED

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor The argument has been vociferously advanced against limiting the appointment of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, to a qualified pool of black women, since they comprise about 7% of the population. This is my response. First, … Continue reading

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TCS: Born on Washington’s Birthday – Hard Times Ain’t Quit

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.____________________________ Some of us have been … Continue reading

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Envy: The Green-Eyed Monster

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor A collaboration with William Shakespeare! To read Irene’s new poem click:

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TCS: Valentines to the Fellowship of Books

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. ____________________________ All … Continue reading

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Daisies are Forever

by Irene Fowler, Contributor To read Irene’s poem “Daisies are Forever” click

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Polar Bears at Abandoned Weather Station

Abby E. Murray, poet and creative writing teacher, served as Poet Laureate of Tacoma, Washington from 2019 to 2021. She became a pacifist during her years as a college student, but married a soldier in 2004, and is confronted daily … Continue reading

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