Category Archives: Art

Word Cloud: EMPATHY (Black History Month Redux)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I’ve read a lot of statements by writers about writing, and they are all true, but many of them are only true for that one writer and their particular ‘process.’ I like this comment by Nikki Giovanni (1943 – … Continue reading →

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Two Poems for Valentine’s Day 2019

Posted on February 14, 2019 by wordcloud9

William Shakespeare has been a very important part of my life, especially my married life. My husband proposed on April 23, Shakespeare’s birthday, and we were married a year later on April 23. We decided, instead of the traditional vows, … Continue reading →

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TCS: Love in Short-ish Poems

Posted on February 11, 2019 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 … Continue reading →

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CROCODILE’S TOOTHACHE – Poem for Toothache Day

Posted on February 9, 2019 by wordcloud9

Shel Silverstein (1930-1999), beloved children’s book author, poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, and screenwriter, has over 20 million books in print in 30 languages. ________________________ To read Shel Silverstein’s poem, Crocodile’s Toothache, click here:

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Word Cloud: CALL-AND-RESPONSE (Redux – Black History Month)

Posted on February 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

First posted for Black History Month – February 26, 2016.  Updated and expanded – February 8, 2019 by Nona Blyth Cloud Call-and-response is one of the most ancient forms of human expression  — in music, it is a phrase played by … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Chinese New Year

Posted on February 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

Lynda Hull (1954-1994), American Poet; as a teenager, she ran away from home. For the next several years, Hull lived in various Chinatowns across North America and married a Chinese immigrant. After reconnecting with her family in the early 1980s, … Continue reading →

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A Poem in Honor of Homemade Soup Day

Posted on February 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

Daniel Nyikos was born in Germany into a U.S. military family. His mother is Hungarian and his father is an American of Hungarian descent. The family moved a lot during his early school years, mostly in America and the Netherlands. … Continue reading →

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A Poem for the Day of Simone Weil’s Birth

Posted on February 3, 2019 by wordcloud9

Simone Weil (1909-1943), was a French philosopher, Christian mystic and political activist. Disregarding her frail health, Weil worked for a year in factories to better understand the working people she was trying to help as a trade unionist. She was described … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: RIFT (Redux – for Black History Month)

Posted on February 1, 2019 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud We sometimes forget how closely History is following behind us. Just over 50 years ago, it was still illegal for people of different races to marry in 16 U.S. states, mostly in the South. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Dia da Saudade

Posted on January 30, 2019 by wordcloud9

I was intrigued by the Brazilian Dia da Saudade, which was roughly translated as “Longing for What is Absent Day” so I went in search of a poem which might illustrate the feeling, and found “Before” by Ada Limón, which I … Continue reading →

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