Tag: womens month
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A Three Part, Famous Poem by Seamus Heaney, and On Interpretation
Triptych— three poems within one (my own photo of clover and pine last summer) by Seamus Heaney Field Work (1979). This poem makes use of many metaphors, or maybe more accurately figurative language; it historically refers to a tragic event known as “Bloody Sunday,” Seamus writing this poem just after a more recent event that…
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Happy Birthday, Patty Griffin!
This is a great sky this morning for the occasion and song. Today is singer-songwriter, Patty Griffin’s birthday! Happy Birthday Patty! 💕💕🎂🍀🍀🍀🍀 You may remember I was listening to her music in January and by February I found her on tour and live in Boston that night and got tickets. You can watch her live…
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A Very Funny Book Beginning, A Centering Morning
The local Book Club meeting was a lot of fun last night! Start my day unwound… I began reading the Book Club’s book for the meeting, The Summer of Sunshine and Margot by Susan Mallory when I was home from meeting last night, and then I will read the next book Black Cake by Charmaine…
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The Broken Wings by Kahlil Gibran, A Review and Reflection, After Studying This Writers’ Circle for Years
I read this novel, The Broken Wings by artist and author, Kahlil Gibran (1912) this Saturday morning, a brief and very flowing read, the book found by me the day of my Art Show Reception, at the local library beforehand, unexpectedly, as I was looking for a couple of books to pick one to start…
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“Pride”
I wrote this poem using the text of Pride and Prejudice posted on December 16, 2022, Jane Austen’s birthday. A “collage poem” with some lines from the text and my own words. “Pride” by Jade Nicole Beals Giving over? Giving up? I’ll never be sensible to the extreme. Surpass the rest? Like a thrill, not…