Tag Archives: Audre Lorde

A Poem for Black Poetry Day

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

Coal  by Audre Lorde I Is the total black, being spoken From the earth’s inside. There are many kinds of open. How a diamond comes into a knot of flame How a sound comes into a word, coloured By who … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: CONVERGENCE

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Writing a weekly column about poetry is sometimes frustrating. It’s a subject that so many people in my country find “irrelevant” to Modern Life. But if three contestants in this week’s Jeopardy! Teachers’ Tournament had been … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 18, 2018

Posted on February 18, 2018 by

February 18th is Battery Day * National Drink Wine Day Pluto Day * World Whale Day Crab Stuffed Flounder Day ____________________________________________ MORE! Max Klinger, Toni Morrison and Ray Charles, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 18, 2017

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

February 18th is Battery Day * Crab Stuffed Flounder Day Drink Wine Day Pluto Day * World Pangolin Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Alessandro Volta, Toni Morrison and Ray Charles, click

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TCS: WHY VOTE? Poetry Tells Us What All the Polls Leave Out

Posted on November 7, 2016 by

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: AFTERIMAGE

Posted on August 5, 2016 by

 NONA BLYTH CLOUD Writing poetry in reaction to headline news is risky business. Even some of the best poets have written work so momentary about a particular incident it’s glaringly out-of-place in their future collected works. But when a poet … Continue reading →

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