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Word Cloud: HELIOS
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The waning of summer is a theme which has inspired many poets. Helios, Greek god-charioteer of the Sun, a beautiful youth who crosses the sky each day in his golden chariot drawn by four “fire-darting steeds,” … Continue reading
Posted in Emily Dickinson, Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Emily Dickinson, Helios, James Brasfield, Jennifer Grotz, Les Murray, Luo Zhihai, Peter Crowther, Seamus Heaney
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Word Cloud: SWELTERING
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here, it’s too hot for serious poetry. So let’s take a look at some playful verse. It’s not too surprising that most funny poems … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Billy Collins, Dorothy Parker, James Leigh Hunt, Mary Ann Hoberman, Oliver Herford, Pam Ayres, Shel Silverstein, Sweltering
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Word Cloud: SOLITUDE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD May Sarton (1912-1995) wrote in her Journal of a Solitude: “There is no doubt that solitude is a challenge and to maintain balance within it a precarious business. But I must not forget that, for me, being with … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged AIDS, Camel, Cats, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Mabel Eleanor Elwes, May Sarton, Nootka tribe, Solitude
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Word Cloud: LIONESS
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In March, 2010, one of Iran’s most famous and admired poets, about to board a fight for Paris to participate in an International Women’s Day program, was suddenly intercepted and arrested by intelligence officers. 82-year-old Simin … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Fakhr Aadel, Ghazal, Lioness of Iran, Manouchehr Koushyar, Persian poetry, Simin Behbahani, Simone de Beauvoir Prize
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TCS: Inferno
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 California Wildfires 2018, Dante Alighieri, Fire on the Hills, H.D., Heat, Inferno, Robinson Jeffers, TCS
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APOLOGY
Apology for Her by Emily Dickinson Apology for Her Be rendered by the Bee— Herself, without a Parliament Apology for Me. _______________________________ Apologies Dear Readers for the missing Word Cloud post. Word Cloud will return at the usual time next … Continue reading
A Poem for the 4th of July
Immigrants in Our Own Land by Jimmy Santiago Baca We are born with dreams in our hearts, looking for better days ahead. At the gates we are given new papers, our old clothes are taken and we are given overalls … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged A Poem for the 4th of July, America, Immigrants in Our Own Land, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Prison
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Word Cloud: LATE-BLOOMER
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Eleanor Ross Taylor (1920-2011) was born in Norwood, North Carolina on June 30, 1920. At the time, there were about 1200 people living in or near the town. She once said in an interview: “I think the first … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Adrienne Rich, Eleanor Ross Taylor, Late-Bloomer, Peter Taylor, Randall Jarrell, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Shelley Memorial Prize
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One Sentence Poems for Friday
One of my favorite poetry websites is One Sentence Poems, which does indeed publish only poems that consist of a single sentence. If you think that one-sentence poems wouldn’t have much meaning, or you even doubt they could actually be … Continue reading
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