Category Archives: Poetry

The Coffee Shop: Changing Hate Into Beauty

Posted on August 1, 2016 by wordcloud9

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. But in an open thread, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: RACE

Posted on July 29, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Elizabeth Alexander. The name may sound familiar.  If I say “the inauguration of President Barak Obama,” a lightbulb might go off, because she was there, reading her poem for that momentous occasion, “Praise Song for the … Continue reading →

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Tiger Burning Bright

Posted on July 28, 2016 by wordcloud9

Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? — from The Tyger by William Blake The Big Cats — Lions, Cheetahs, Panthers, Snow Leopards, Mountain Lions, Tigers — all the deadly cousins … Continue reading →

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The Coffee Shop: L.A. – Before First Light

Posted on July 25, 2016 by wordcloud9

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. But in an open thread, … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: REVISITING

Posted on July 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD On Friday, July 24, 2015, my very first “Word Cloud” appeared at Flowers for Socrates. There’s been another one every Friday since, so I’ve now posted 52 profiles at this site. The first poet I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: INNER-BI ȾȻH

Posted on July 15, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I normally try to abstain from vulgar language in my writing, but profiling Carolyn Kizer (1925-2014), it’s hard to avoid the word “Bitch” since that is the title of one of her most famous poems. “Women writers are … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: July 10, 2016

Posted on July 10, 2016 by wordcloud9

July 10th is: Clerihew Day! (see below) Nicola Tesla Day Teddy Bear Picnic Day National Piña Colada Day NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD The Bahamas – Independence Day Mongolia – Political Flag Day On This Day in HISTORY 1746 – … Continue reading →

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Water in Summer: THE FOUNTAINS OF ROME

Posted on July 9, 2016 by wordcloud9

On a hot summer day, the sound of water is so cooling. Happy 137th Birthday to Ottorino Respighi, born this day, July 9th, 1879, in Bologna, Italy. Here is Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra playing Respighi’s The Fountains of Rome. ROMAN … Continue reading →

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Best of Summer: COUNTRY GARDENS

Posted on July 8, 2016 by wordcloud9

Whatever the weather is wherever you are, here’s some lovely music and beautiful flowers for a perfect summer day. Happy 134th Birthday to Percy Grainger, born in this day, July 8, in 1882 in Melbourne, Australia. The music is his … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: DEEP

Posted on July 8, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Some poetry is bold and LOUD. Some poetry is full of  SymbØli℠. Some poetry is full of RAGE, or Sorrow or Pain. William Stafford (1914–1993) wrote poems in a soft-spoken voice, poems that seem direct and simple, but … Continue reading →

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