Tag Archives: Langston Hughes

Word Cloud: DREAM

Posted on February 2, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD February is Black History Month in the United States. When Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” in 1963, he wasn’t the first African-American to talk about a dream for a … Continue reading →

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Poem for Black History Month

Posted on February 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

I, Too by Langston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table … Continue reading →

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TCS: My Year in Quotes

Posted on November 20, 2017 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 a … Continue reading →

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Poems for National Black Poetry Day

Posted on October 17, 2017 by wordcloud9

_____________________________________________ cutting greens by Lucille Clifton curling them around i hold their bodies in obscene embrace thinking of everything but kinship. collards and kale strain against each strange other away from my kissmaking hand and the iron bedpot. the pot … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 1, 2017

Posted on April 1, 2017 by wordcloud9

April 1st is April Fools/All Fools Day Atheist Day * Reading is Funny Day Sourdough Bread Day Library Snap Shot Day * US Air Force Academy Day * International Tatting Day National Poetry Month 21st Anniversary * _______________________________________________________________ MORE!  Jonathan … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ESSENCE

Posted on February 17, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Essence – ‘the indispensable quality of something that determines its character’ – I consider it poetry’s holy grail. Taking language down to just the exact words needed, eliminating anything that could distract from what’s essential. Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) is a master of essence. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 1, 2017

Posted on February 1, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 1st is Baked Alaska Day * Change Your Password Day * National Freedom Day* National Get Up Day * Robinson Crusoe Day * Spunky Old Broads Day * National Girls & Women in Sports Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Victor Herbert, Leymah … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: JOCUND

Posted on January 27, 2017 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Survival sometimes hangs on unlikely skills. The Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) has been dubbed ‘The Jesus Christ Lizard’ because it can run short distances on the surface of water when escaping from predators. The Greater Wax Moth … Continue reading →

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POETRY FRIDAY–“I, Too, Am America”: The Poetry of Langston Hughes

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

Submitted by Elaine Magliaro Back in August of 2013, I did a post about the poetry of Langston Hughes for Res Ipsa Loquitor. The impetus for my doing that was the—at times contentious—discussions we had been having about race, racism, … Continue reading →

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