Category Archives: Poetry

Word Cloud: EARFUL

Posted on January 6, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD O chestnut-tree, great-rooted blossomer,  Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?  O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,  How can we know the dancer from the dance? – “Among School Children” by W. B. … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PORTENTS

Posted on December 30, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The New Year. It has often seemed bright with the promise of better things to come. New Year 2017 fills me with foreboding, which is reflected in this week’s poems. While some people are out celebrating, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: WINDOWS

Posted on December 23, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic. ………………………… – Dave Eggers The view from Dave Eggers’ bathroom window is a close match to the view from my kitchen window. … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ENCRYPTED

Posted on December 16, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD When the Germans invaded Denmark in April, 1940, Piet Hein (1905-1996) was a 34-year-old scientist and inventor, who had to decide between three responses: do nothing, flee to “neutral” Sweden — or join the Danish resistance movement. As he explained … Continue reading →

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TCS: Giving Frigates and Fairylands to Kids

Posted on December 12, 2016 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: CHIAROSCURO

Posted on December 9, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD For several years now, Right Wing think tanks and other revisionists have striven to convince us that “Black Slavery Wasn’t as Bad as You’ve Been Taught.” Since the people putting this theory out there are white, and have … Continue reading →

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A Sigh for the Whims of Male Historians

Posted on December 8, 2016 by wordcloud9

It was recorded on November 23, 534 BC, that Thespis of Icaria became the first actor to step out of the chorus and portray a character onstage. Now celebrated as International Thespian Day. ______________________________________________________________ To the Disputed Woman Who First … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: CONFLUENCE

Posted on December 2, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA  BLYTH CLOUD Susan Ludvigson is a paradox. She has published nine collections of poetry, and a couple of chapbooks, but her “biography” listings are one or two paragraphs about the number of fellowships she’s been awarded, and that … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: INDIGENOUS

Posted on November 25, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Indigenous – aboriginal, earliest, first, native, original November is National Native American Heritage Month, and the day after Thanksgiving is Native American Heritage Day. Of course, some Native Americans don’t want to be called Native Americans … Continue reading →

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Mixed Blessings

Posted on November 24, 2016 by wordcloud9

from Nona Blyth Cloud Whatever your plans, whoever you’re with, I wish you fellowship and feasting. Offered here, some food for thought in a difficult year… ___________________________________________________________ Thanksgiving Letter from Harry by Carl Dennis I guess I have to begin by admitting … Continue reading →

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