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I had to photograph something from Halloween for this week’s assignment. Then I had to write a specific poetry form about Halloween and put it with the photograph.
I chose to photograph a Halloween decoration and to write the pantoum.
The pantoum is a rare form of poetry similar to a villanelle.
It is composed [...]
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american life in poetry: column 083
by ted kooser, u.s. poet laureate, 2004-2006
Poems of simple pleasure, poems of quiet celebration, well, they aren’t anything like those poems we were asked to wrestle with in high school, our teachers insisting that we get a headlock on THE MEANING. This one by Dale [...]
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This Friday’s fun is going to be filled with ghosts and ghouls, pumpkins and parties.
Halloween is one of my favorite times. People make it a point to have fun. Imagine that. It’s also my sister-in-law’s birthday (big shoutout to Jenn!).
So, without further delay….
screams
Josh Shapiro and [...]
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There have been many writings on what people will do for love. Many writers have taken pen to paper to note the extravagant lengths they will go to for their one true love, for their children, even for their pets.
In fact, I’ve written many times on how much I [...]
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I’m at odds on the banning of tag in the small suburban city of Attleboro, Massachussetts.
On one hand, I see it as another nail in the coffin of childhood.
We have these games we play as kids. Ring around the Rosey. Olly Olly Oxen Free. Hide and Seek. [...]
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My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,
Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains
One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk :
‘Tis not through envy of thy happy lot,
But being too happy in thine happiness, -
That [...]
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For some reason, I can’t seem to embed movies in my blog anymore. They throw off all of my settings. So, I’ll link to it until I figure out what the problem is.
Less than Three
Yes. I know it’s irritating. And yes, I know this is the [...]
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american life in poetry: column 082
by ted kooser, u.s. poet laureate 2004-2006
Many poems celebrate the joys of having children. Michigan poet Jeff Vande Zande reminds us that adults make mistakes, even with children they love, and that parenting is about fear as well as joy.
Clean
Her small body shines
with water and [...]
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I like doing this post. Mostly because I get to share interesting, quirky, fun, or bizarre things that I find while I’m out surfing around the ‘net. Today is no exception.
color
You remember that Sony Bravia ad that featured thousands of colorful balls being dumped down a San Francisco [...]
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On Saturday, I wrote about body issues and how I view myself because of what other people have said about me or described me.
This week, I’ve found that I’m not alone - not at all. I had a few people write and say that this is a problem for [...]
