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Manuscripts Don’t Burn
Day 22 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020! The optional prompt being to use an idiomatic phrase from another language or popular in another country as a starting point. Manuscripts Don’t Burn by Michael Doyle Years ago when I was younger Words ate … Continue reading →
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What Color Is A Soul?
We’re half way through NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020 and it’s April 15th. The stated optional objective is to write a poem reflective of the color of any particular brand of our choosing. This brought to mind an argument brewing since the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2020, Again, American Dream, Behind, Belief, Best, Black, Black Price, Blind, Bliss, Blow, Blues, Breakdown, Breath, Cats, Color, Color Barrier, Control, Creole, Crim, Crow Jim, Distinction, Down Side, Extinction, Feeling, Foster, Grief, Heartless, History, Hyphen, Idiom, Inexcusable, Integration, Jazz, Jazzy, Know, Legends, Living, Mistake, Musical, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, New Orleans, Notes, Objectionable, Optimism, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Political Correctness, Questionable, Race, Race Consciousness, Racial Preference, Racial Test, Racism, Razz-ma-Tazz, Reality, Reference, Satchmo, Segregation, Sight, Soul, Soulful, South, Stomp, Time, Truth, Uncouth, White, Word of Mouth
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Of Love and Loss
R.I.P. Donald Hall, poet Of Love and Loss by Michael Romani Sharing a moment of barnyard credibility The poet defended ordinary language and sensibility As the irresistible fodder of interpretation His poet’s life as much his journey as his destination … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barnyard Credibility, Donald Hall, Gains, Idiom, Impulses, Journey, Language, Losses, Nostalgic, Observation, Photograph, Poem, Poet, Poetry, Sensibility
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