Category Archives: Art

Word Cloud: MAYDEEP

Posted on May 26, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Now is the month of maying” says the old song by Thomas Morley. Our month of maying is drawing to a close, but we have explored far more than spring romance. Many of these end-of-May poets have taken … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: MAYTIME

Posted on May 19, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Welcome to the third week of the darling bards of May (with apologies to Shakespeare). As you might expect, most of the poets are English and American, but we do have one of the most famous Italian poets, … Continue reading →

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Does Trump leave a bad lie and how sad is his golf game

Posted on May 14, 2017 by ann li-summers

By  ann summers “When asked who the worst celebrity golf cheat was, Alice Cooper replied: ‘I played with Donald Trump one time. That’s all I’m going to say.’” Dear Donald, prove us wrong, what was your golf score today? IQ, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: MAYBLOOMS

Posted on May 12, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD This is the second in our series of May poets — and it’s almost ‘Too Many Poets” week — seventeen poets were born this week. There are probably even more, but these have either published in English, … Continue reading →

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TCS: Paper Worlds

Posted on May 8, 2017 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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Word Cloud: MAYHAPPENSTANCE

Posted on May 5, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There are over 40 poets on the May birthday list, and I already knew the work of of 27 of them, and the names of several others, before I began to look them up. So May … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PRAIRIE

Posted on April 28, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD This week, my husband and I are celebrating our 34th wedding anniversary, so I’m just going to give you a brief introduction to one of my all- time favorite poets, then let you explore on your … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: BUTTERFLY

Posted on April 21, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I’m sure you’ve been longing to know how I choose my subjects each week. It’s different every time, but this week will give you an idea. At the beginning of April, I printed out a list of poets … Continue reading →

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TCS: ‘I knew him tyrannous’ – Will Shakespeare on TYRANNY – Part Two

Posted on April 17, 2017 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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Word Cloud: DIGGER

Posted on April 14, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD April is a good month for poetry-lovers. Just a partial list of April’s birthdays includes: Edmond Rostand, Maya Angelou, Algernon Charles Swinburne, William Wordsworth, Louise Gluck, Charlotte Brontë, Robert Penn Warren, Walter del la Mare, Ted … Continue reading →

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