Tag Archives: National Book Critics Circle Award

TCS: Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey

. . 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 … Continue reading

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Word Cloud: STUNNED II

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There are “some people” who wonder why I do this weekly series on poetry. The readership isn’t large, although I am often surprised by who shows up, and the home country from which they are visiting. … Continue reading

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Marie Ponsot: Lavender for Grace, Rosemary for Remembrance

_____________________________________ Marie Ponsot (April 6, 1921 – July 5, 2019) American poet, essayist, critic and translator; winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award for The Bird Catcher. Among many other awards, she was honored by the Poetry Foundation … Continue reading

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Word Cloud: GALAXY

One of the glue dots that has held my marriage together, aside from both of us NOT being Morning People, is that neither one of us can pass by a bookstore – if there’s a sale table, we may only … Continue reading

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