Category Archives: Poetry

TCS: World Poetry Day – What is Poetry Anyway?

Posted on March 21, 2022 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 comment. ____________________________ And … Continue reading →

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Putin’s War Room

Posted on March 17, 2022 by wordcloud9

by Irene Fowler, Contributor “The International Criminal Court has now launched an investigation into actions in Ukraine at the request of 39 countries. This is an important step in the global condemnation of the Russian invasion. “Individual states, the European … Continue reading →

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TCS: They All Danced with Fire – Poetry for Women’s History Month

Posted on March 14, 2022 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 comment. ____________________________ … Continue reading →

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Putin: The Bloody Tyrant

Posted on March 10, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Putin began a war against Ukraine, and against the entire democratic world. He wants to destroy our country, and everything we have been building. But we know the strength of the Ukrainian people.” – Volodymyr Zelensky, … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2022 by wordcloud9

For those of you who missed this International Women’s Day post from 2021, here’s the link: TCS: International Women’s Day – The Day the Mountains Move

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TCS: Poems That Ride on the Tongue and Must Be Heard

Posted on March 7, 2022 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment.____________________________ The first function of poetry … Continue reading →

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The Seasons Of Our Times

Posted on March 3, 2022 by wordcloud9

by Irene Fowler, Contributor To read Irene’s new poem click:

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Testament by the Bard of Ukraine – in 1845

Posted on March 1, 2022 by wordcloud9

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814-1861) also known as Kobzar (Bard); Ukrainan poet, author, painter, folklorist, ethnographer, and champion of Ukrainian independence. His literary works are regarded as the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, of the modern Ukrainian … Continue reading →

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TCS: Kids and Our High Dangerous, Could Be Beautiful World

Posted on February 28, 2022 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 comment. ____________________________ … Continue reading →

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A Black Woman SCOTUS Justice – UPDATED

Posted on February 25, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor The argument has been vociferously advanced against limiting the appointment of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, to a qualified pool of black women, since they comprise about 7% of the population. This is my response. First, … Continue reading →

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