Tag Archives: Paul Lawrence Dunbar

Word Cloud: EERIE

Posted on October 18, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD What a lot of words we have in English for the things that give us that unsettling tingly feeling! eer-ie – adjective uncanny, sinister, ghostly, unnatural, unearthly, odd, supernatural, otherworldly, strange, abnormal, weird, freakish, creepy, scary, spooky, freaky, frightening, bone-chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling . . . Middle English, originally of northern English-Scots origin, … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Word Cloud: EERIE

Word Cloud: PORTRAITS

Posted on February 9, 2018 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud For the second week of Black History Month, we have poets from different backgrounds, generations, and even one from a different continent. What they share are vivid imaginations that translate into memorable word pictures. _______________________________________ Camille … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Word Cloud: EERIE

Posted on October 27, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD What a lot of words we have in English for the things that give us that unsettling tingly feeling! eer-ie – adjective uncanny, sinister, ghostly, unnatural, unearthly, odd, supernatural, otherworldly, strange, abnormal, weird, freakish, creepy, scary, spooky, freaky, frightening, bone-chilling, spine-chilling, hair-raising, blood-curdling . . . Middle English, originally of northern English-Scots … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Word Cloud: MULTI-RACIAL

Posted on July 21, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD She was born as Alice Ruth Moore on July 19, 1875, in New Orleans LA. Her heritage was a complex mix: Creole, which in her city meant descendants of early French and Spanish inhabitants; African American, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments