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A Poem for the First Day of National Poetry Month
Some People Like Poetry by Wislawa Szymborska Some people— that means not everyone. Not even most of them, only a few. Not counting school, where you have to, and poets themselves, you might end up with something like two per … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Poland
Tagged April, Easter, National Poetry Month, Nobel Prize for Literature, Some People Like Poetry, Wislawa Szymborska
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TCS: All Things Being Equal – NOT
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
Posted in Science, Short Video, The Coffee Shop
Tagged All Things Being Equal - NOT, Douglas Adams, Equilux, Live Long and Prosper, PBS, TCS, The Equinox Isn't What You Think It Is
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Word Cloud: SENSATIONAL
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Overnight sensation” – the star who bursts on the scene, seemingly out of nowhere, so often is someone who has labored unappreciated at their craft for years. At the end of the 20th century, Australian poetry was … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Aristophanes, Basho, David Malouf, Dorothy Porter, Sensational, The Monkey's Mask, Women's History Month
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Word Cloud: CONFLUENCES
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Susan Ludvigson is a paradox. She has published nine collections of poetry, and a couple of chapbooks, but her “biography” listings are one or two paragraphs about the number of fellowships she’s been awarded, and that she … Continue reading
Professional sports have been defined by its media, pay its participants and let students remain so.
By ann summers Brackets and rankings help set betting odds, and should those revenues get taxed also to benefit the participants besides the bettors. But in terms of the collegiate sports industry, it shouldn’t be about pie-slicing envy, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Corruption, Labor Movement, Media, Politics, Society, Sociology, Sports, Television, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Tagged Media, NCAA, Sports
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Word Cloud: INNER-B!ȾȻH
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Originally posted on July 15, 2016 – I still feel under the weather, so I’m giving you a “golden oldie” this week that’s in keeping with Women’s History Month. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: I normally try to abstain from vulgar … Continue reading
TCS: A Noiseless Patient Spider
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
Posted in Biology, Poetry, The Coffee Shop, Walt Whitman
Tagged A Noiseless Patient Spider, National Geographic, Spiders, Tasmania, TCS, Wagga Wagga
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Word Cloud: ACTIVIST
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD March is Women’s History Month, so I’ll be talking about women poets this month. Ask two hundred people on the main streets across America to name American women poets — if they came up with anyone, almost … Continue reading
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