Category Archives: Art

Word Cloud: CONNECTION

Posted on February 28, 2020 by wordcloud9

(Republished in honor of Women’s History Month, and because we all need more uplifting connections.) by NONA BLYTH CLOUD When you finally come down to it, all Art is really about such a basic thing: Connection. Human to human, and … Continue reading →

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A Belated Poem in Honor of Tell a Fairy Day

Posted on February 27, 2020 by wordcloud9

Tell a Fairytale Day was yesterday, but I was indisposed, so my apologies for being a day late. True fairytales are not safe and sensible stories for children. They are scary, and they are supposed to be, until we come … Continue reading →

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TCS: Ettie Rout – Angel of the ANZACS

Posted on February 24, 2020 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 Poem for Walking the Dog Day

Posted on February 22, 2020 by wordcloud9

Howard Nemerov (1920-1991) was an American poet. In 1978, he won the National Book Award for Poetry, the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and the Bollingen Prize for his collection, The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov.  Nemerov served as poetry consultant to … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: TRANSFORMATION

Posted on February 21, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD What’s in a name? Names are a symbol for who we are, but sometimes a birth name can feel like a once-warm coat we’ve outgrown: a little shabby, and tight in all the wrong places. So … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Pluto Day

Posted on February 18, 2020 by wordcloud9

Pluto is as far across as Manhattan to Miami, but its atmosphere is bigger than the Earth’s.  – Alan Stern, American planetary scientist On February 18, 1930, the planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh, at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff … Continue reading →

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TCS: Protein Dancing – Poems for Public Science Day

Posted on February 17, 2020 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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From the Snow-Remembering Heart: a Poem for Almond Day

Posted on February 16, 2020 by wordcloud9

Today is National Almond Day, so I went in search of a poem in honor of the occasion. English author D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) is far more famous for his novels, especially Lady Chatterley’s Lover, which was considered quite shocking. It … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: CHIAROSCURO

Posted on February 14, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD For several years now, Right Wing think tanks and other revisionists have striven to convince us that “Black Slavery Wasn’t as Bad as You’ve Been Taught.” Since the people putting this theory out there are white, and have … Continue reading →

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TCS: Prose and Poetry Unfolded for Umbrella Day

Posted on February 10, 2020 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 … Continue reading →

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