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Word Cloud: PARADOX
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Cut off from the sight of God, modern man wanders about in his Land of Unlikeness, driven by greed and cruelty.” – Jerome Mazzaro, commenting on Robert Lowell’s first poetry collection Land of Unlikeness Robert Lowell (1917–1977) was … Continue reading
it’s always about Lord Dampnut, even if he wasn’t at the Oscars
By ann summers A LITTLE SAD! 5 A.M. BOWEL MOVEMENT AT BREITBART Lord Dampnut was so trolled by Hollywood tweeters that he instead chose to use Breitbart, an exemplar of FakeNews, to exercise his post-Oscars spew about the show … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Art, Celebrity, History, Media, Movies, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Racism, Society, Television, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, movies, Oscars, Politics, twitter
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Word Cloud: PROFANITY
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Please take this week’s title as a warning. If you find profanity offensive, this installment of Word Cloud is one you may want to skip. An article I skimmed for this week’s post was called Poets Nobody Reads, which … Continue reading
TCS – 12 Wolves
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 Short Video, The Coffee Shop
Tagged 12 Wolves, ecology, environmental change, TCS, Wallace Stegner, wilderness preservation, Yellowstone National Park
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Lord Dampnut’s Bay of Wigs … because something, something clear and present, but not Russian
By ann summers U.S. sanctions Venezuelan vice president as drug kingpin. The Trump administration on Monday slapped sanctions on Venezuela’s new vice president, Tareck El Aissami, accusing him of being an international drug kingpin. El Aissami, one of five children, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Corruption, Crime, DEA, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, Humor, Immigrants, Imperialism, Media, Neoconservatives, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Religion, Society, Terrorism, United States, US Military, Venezuela, War on "Terror", War on Drugs, World History
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, drugs, Media, Monroe Doctrine, Politics, Venezuela
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Word Cloud: ESSENCE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Essence – ‘the indispensable quality of something that determines its character’ – I consider it poetry’s holy grail. Taking language down to just the exact words needed, eliminating anything that could distract from what’s essential. Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) is a master of essence. … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Black History Month, Charlie 'Bird' Parker, Essence, Langston Hughes, Lucifer, Lucille Clifton
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Word Cloud: EMPATHY
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 … Continue reading
TCS: Finding Solace with My Dog
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 Cats, Dogs, Short Video, The Coffee Shop, United States
Tagged Avoid Twitter, Christopher Morley, Finding Solace with My Dog, Pets, TCS
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