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Word Cloud: WINTERTIDE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The first day of December – three weeks before the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, or the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. In many northern places, winter has already arrived: the summer birds left … Continue reading
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Tagged David Malouf, Gail Mazur, Grace Schulman, Roberta Hill Whiteman, William Carlos Williams, Winter, Winter Solstice, Wintertide
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Word Cloud: STORYTELLERS
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The Friday after Thanksgiving has been designated as Native American Heritage Day by Congress, and signed into law by President George W. Bush, but to many Americans, it is ‘Black Friday’ the unofficial start to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abenaki, Anita Endrezze, Joseph Bruchac, Kimberly Blazer, Sheridan MacKnight, Storytellers, White Earth Chippewa-Anishinaabe, Yaqui
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Word Cloud: HEARTBEAT
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Heartbeat. The drum of human life. No matter who we are, where we were born, or how we live, it is the rhythm of each of our lives. The Native American women poets who are today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Dorothea Lange, Elise Paschen, Heartbeat, Joy Harjo, Margo Tamez, Native American Heritage Month, Ofelia Zepeda
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TCS: A Maker of Useful Things
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
Word Cloud: CEREMONY
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I’m continuing this week with poets from different tribal backgrounds in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Alienation is a common theme in the work of Native Americans, who frequently begin life speaking their people’s language, … Continue reading
TCS: Stealing Time
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 Poetry, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Carlos Nakai, Esther Belin, Four Corners, Native American Heritage Month, Navajo, Stealing Time, TCS, Tony Hillerman
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Titling the post-Trump biopic… Get The Bigly Shorty, or Derp in Paradise Papers
By ann summers There probably have been numerous Trump biography projects already underway, perhaps even one started when we thought he would lose the Electoral College vote. We already have some interesting, even landmark films about a variety of financial scandals, … Continue reading
Word Cloud: HERITAGE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States. Unfortunately, it seems to get scant attention, and far too many Americans know very little about the First Peoples of this hemisphere. Try to imagine that … Continue reading
TCS: Bewitched
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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Tagged Bewitched, Carole Carlton, Halloween, John William Waterhouse, TCS, The Magic Circle, Walter de la Mare
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