Tag Archives: Ada Limón

TCS: Ada Limón’s Instructions on Not Giving Up

Posted on May 1, 2023 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! _______________________ ‘Love ends. But what if it doesn’t?’ – Ada Limón, from “The Hurting Kind” ‘I want to give you something, or I want to take something from you. But I want to feel the exchange, the warm … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Celebration of the Horse Day – by the Newest U.S. Poet Laureate!

Posted on July 15, 2022 by wordcloud9

I am reposting this poem to celebrate not only horses, but the great news about the appointment of our newest U.S. Poet Laureate. Horses and humans have had a relationship for at least 5,000 years – it hasn’t always been … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Celebration of the Horse Day

Posted on July 15, 2020 by wordcloud9

Horses and humans have had a relationship for at least 5,000 years – it hasn’t always been a good one on our part, but there are few humans who can deny the attraction of their beauty and grace in motion.  … Continue reading →

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TCS: Resilience During a Plague Year

Posted on May 18, 2020 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. ________________________________ … Continue reading →

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TCS: One Little Room an Everywhere – Life in a Plague Year

Posted on April 20, 2020 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. __________________________________ … Continue reading →

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TCS: Prose and Poetry Unfolded for Umbrella Day

Posted on February 10, 2020 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 … 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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TCS: Hazardous Bliss – Poems for Winter and Summer

Posted on December 9, 2019 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 … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Women’s History Month

Posted on March 30, 2019 by wordcloud9

Ada Limón (1976- ) is the author of Lucky Wreck, The Carrying, Bright Dead Things, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and Sharks in the Rivers.  _________________________ To read her poem, How to Triumph Like a Girl, click

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A Poem for Dia da Saudade

Posted on January 30, 2019 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 I … Continue reading →

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