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Another Poem by Billy Collins

NOTE: Irene Fowler is involved in a big celebration of her mother’s birthday this week, but will back with us next week. In the meantime, to read “Life Expectancy” by Billy Collins click:

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TCS: Under Deeper Skies Than Mine – World Tourism Day

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TCS: Write Where We Are Now – Poetry of the Pandemic

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TCS: A Certain Slant of Light – 2021

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Word Cloud: SWELTERING

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here, it’s too hot for serious poetry. So let’s take a look at some playful verse. It’s not too surprising that most funny poems … Continue reading

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A Poem for I Forgot Day

Billy Collins (March 22, 1941 – ) dubbed “the most popular poet in America” by Bruce Weber in the New York Times, was a two-term U.S. Poet Laureate (2001-2003), and has published many poetry collections, including Questions About Angels, The Art of Drowning and Nine Horses: Poems. It … Continue reading

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TCS: Musings and Poetry for Little Pampered Dog Day

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A Poem for National Audubon Day

April 26, 1785 – John James Audubon is born, American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter best know for his extensive studies of American birds and his detailed illustrations of the birds in their natural habitats. The Birds of America is his masterwork, a … Continue reading

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

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TCS: Some Rain Must Fall – Poems for World Meteorological Day

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