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April is National Poetry Month – The Light Filled Up the Sky

Posted on April 1, 2021 by wordcloud9

April is National Poetry Month in the U.S. It was first introduced and organized in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, as a celebration of American poetry, and a way to increase awareness and appreciation for the art of … Continue reading →

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Amanda Gorman Reads ‘The Hill We Climb’

Posted on January 20, 2021 by wordcloud9

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‘The Hill We Climb’ – Poetry Returns to the Presidential Inauguration

Posted on January 19, 2021 by wordcloud9

Second inauguration of President Barack Obama There have been five poems delivered by their poets at inaugurations of U.S. presidents, all of them Democrats. It began when John F. Kennedy asked Robert Frost to read his poem “The Gift Outright” … Continue reading →

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Thoughts About the Attempted Insurrection in Washington DC

Posted on January 7, 2021 by wordcloud9

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.As nations become corrupt and vicious, theyhave more need of masters.”   – Benjamin Franklin “In questions of power, then, let no more be saidof confidence in man, but bind him down frommischief by the … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted on September 19, 2020 by wordcloud9

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second woman on the U.S. Supreme Court on August 10, 1993. From the ACLU tribute to “the Notorious RBG” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice and co-founder of the Women’s Rights … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: RESISTANCE

Posted on September 18, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In 1895, Japan was at war with China for supremacy over Korea, which was China’s most important client state. Japan wanted access to Korea’s coal and iron, and to use it as a buffer zone to prevent Chinese or Russian … Continue reading →

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A Poem for This Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2020 by wordcloud9

This 4th of July I don’t feel much like celebrating. The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave is in trouble, more divided, more unequal, and certainly less free, than ever. In November, I do believe we … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: DREAM

Posted on January 31, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD February is Black History Month in the United States. When Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” in 1963, he wasn’t the first African-American to talk about a dream for a … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Dia da Saudade

Posted on January 30, 2020 by wordcloud9

I was intrigued by the Brazilian Dia da Saudade, which was roughly translated as “Longing for What is Absent Day.” So I went in search of a poem which might illustrate the feeling, and found “Before” by Ada Limón, which … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: BARD

Posted on January 24, 2020 by wordcloud9

Updated – originally published on January 22, 2016  by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Saturday, January 25, will be the 261st anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns (1759–1796), forever the National Bard of Scotland.  It is a widely celebrated event in … Continue reading →

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