Tag Archives: Billy Collins

Word Cloud: SWELTERING

Posted on August 21, 2020 by

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

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

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

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

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A Poem for National Audubon Day

Posted on April 26, 2020 by

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

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

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

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

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ON THIS DAY: March 22, 2020

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

March 22nd is As Young As You Feel Day World Water Day * Bavarian Cream Crepes Day National Goof-Off Day World Day of Metta * International Day of the Seal _________________________________________ MORE! Ruth Page, Katsuko Saruhashi and Pia Cayetano, click

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TCS: Poems for Read Across America Day

Posted on March 2, 2020 by

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TCS: A Wild Thing Lurking There

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

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TCS: Hazardous Bliss – Poems for Winter and Summer

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

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