Tag Archives: Audre Lorde

ON THIS DAY: February 18, 2019

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

February 18th is (U.S.) Presidents Day Battery Day * Crab Stuffed Flounder Day National Drink Wine Day Pluto Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Toni Morrison, Ray Charles and Audre Lorde, click

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TCS: WHY VOTE? Poets Tell Us What All the Polls Leave Out

Posted on November 5, 2018 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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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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