Tag Archives: Maya Angelou

The Birdie Bebop

Posted on August 4, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings becauseit has a song.”  – Maya Angelou “Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the … Continue reading →

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TCS: If Humanity Seems to Have Left You Behind

Posted on July 25, 2022 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 comment. ____________________________ “During … Continue reading →

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TCS: Resilience During a Plague Year

Posted on May 18, 2020 by wordcloud9

Good Morning!      ________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. ________________________________ … Continue reading →

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TCS: Poems for National Repeat Day

Posted on June 3, 2019 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 … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from Poets for International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

What would happen if one woman told the truth about . . . . her life? . . . The world would split open  – Muriel Rukeyser, from Käthe Kollwitz, part 3 ____________________ Tell all the truth but tell it … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 4, 2018

Posted on April 4, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 4th is Chicken Cordon Bleu Day School Librarian Day * Vitamin C Day * World Rat Day * International Carrot Day * International Day for Mine Awareness & Action * _________________________________________ MORE! Francis Drake, Dorothea Dix and Muddy Waters, click

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A Poem for Saturday, June 20, 2015: “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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In Remembrance of Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

Submitted by Elaine Magliaro Maya Angelou—poet/writer/activist/teacher—published many literary works during her lifetime. Her most notable work—I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings—is her 1969 autobiography about her early years. Angelou died at her home in North Carolina on May 28th. … Continue reading →

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