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Two Poems by Rita Dove on Her Birthday
Rita Dove was born August 28, 1952, in Akron, Ohio; American poet and essayist; winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her book Thomas and Beulah; U.S. Library of Congress Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, 1993-1995, the first African-American (after the … Continue reading
TCS: For All the Women of No Importance
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. ______________________________ We … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghan Women, Eliza Griswold and Seamus Murphy, Emily Drumate, Etel Adnan, Landays of Pashtun Women, Nazik Al-Malaika, TCS - For All the Women of No Importance
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A Poem for World Mosquito Day
World Mosquito Day: on August 20, 1897, Sir Ronald Ross, British physician, discovers that female mosquitoes transit malaria between humans. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has held annual celebrations of the day since the 1930s John Updike … Continue reading
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Tagged A Poem for World Mosquito Day, August 20, John Updike, Mosquito, Sir Ronald Ross, The Mosquito, The New Yorker
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A Poem for Serendipity Day
Serendipity Day was launched to celebrate life’s happy surprises. The word was coined by historian and politician Horace Walpole in 1754 as an allusion to Serendip, an old name for Sri Lanka. Walpole was a prolific letter writer, and he explained to … Continue reading
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Tagged An Unexpected Meeting, August 18, Chris Bixler, Horace Walpole, Serendipity Day
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TCS: Clearing the Clouded Brain – Seven Poets
. . . .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. ______________________________ Ten thousand … Continue reading
TCS: A Call for Change from Nigeria
. 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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Tagged A Call for Change from Nigeria, Climate Crisis, Irene Fowler, Mother Earth, Russell Means, TCS, The Rose Garden
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A Poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson on the Anniversary of His Birth
Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) born on August 6, 1809, remains one of Britain’s most popular poets; he served as the Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death in 1892, the longest tenure of any English Poet Laureate. In 1883, he was … Continue reading
TCS: The Dame Days of Summer – Four Women Poets
. 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. ______________________________ It was August. … Continue reading
A Poem for the International Day of Friendship
In 2011, the International Day of Friendship was declared by the UN General Assembly, to be celebrated on July 30, as part of its Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace: “Recognizing the relevance and importance of friendship as … Continue reading
Why We Oppose Votes for Men – a Poem from 1915
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942) was born on July 28, 1874, in Staten Island, New York. She was an American poet, novelist, screenwriter, satirist, and feminist. The New York Tribune published a series of her wonderful satirical poems lambasting the objections … Continue reading
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