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NaPoWriMo, Day 14: “That Day”
I keep saying I am going to share a few links to friends who are either writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month, or at least writing a few here and there, which is better than what I am doing. I also said I wanted to share links to friends who are also…
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David Reads “Screech Owl,” by Ted Kooser
I know it sounded strange to some of you when I said in my last post that it had been a long weekend, and I was ready for a break. But my true “weekend” doesn’t generally happen until Sunday or, as in the case of this present week, Monday. And boy, do I need it.…
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Bonus Track, and a Few Words from Naomi Shihab Nye
Finally the long weekend is over. I’m getting prepared to record a poem for this Sunday, day 13 of Poetry Month, but while I get that ready, I wanted to share a few more words from a poet I wish I had been reading more of over the years. Naomi Shihab Nye is officially a…
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David Reads “The Shape of Mouths at Parties,” by Naomi Shihab Nye
Another long day, and aside from the joy of coming home to my husband (to-be), and the purring ministrations of our cat Milton, a late dinner and a glass of a lovely Argentinian blend (Cab-Malbec-Syrah), it is again poetry that soothes my soul, and calms me down. Like last night’s, this post, and possibly tomorrow’s…
