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What Top College Students in the US Are Reading This Summer — Quartz
Summer is in full swing in the US, which means it’s time for incoming college freshmen to start thinking about their required reading. Read more
Posted on 09 July 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Quote for Today
I got a little pot in my belly So now a days my figure ain’t so fly My dress ain’t cost nothin’ but seven dollars But I made it fly And I’ll tell ya whyBut I’m... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Quote For Today
“Even with the horror and the pain, I have lived a good life.” Radical HopeWilliam Shakespeare From The Tempest Act 3, Scene 2Be not afeard. The isle is full... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
I Am Writing This by Elaine Shelly
“I Am Writing This” by Elaine Shellybecause I stand among too many dead bodies – black women dead of AIDS, black women dead of breast cancer, black women dead o... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Dressed In Green by Peter Krass
“ALL DRESSED IN GREEN”In the latest issue of Quagmire I find 7 new poems by Billy Collins. In the new Kiss My Quarterly, 12 poems by Billy Collins. Coming soon... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom by Marcia Douglas
“Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom”Then all the children of Cocoa Bottom went to see Mr. Samuel’s electric lights. They camped on the grass bank outside his... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Diagnosis by Sharon Olds
“Diagnosis”By the time I was six months old, she knew something was wrong with me. I got looks on my face she had not seen on any child in the family, or the... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
I’ve Watching This Actor All My life.Cancer Strike Again.
NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Ferrer, who brought stern authority to his featured role on CBS’ hit “NCIS: Los Angeles” and, before that, to NBC crime drama “Crossing... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
And I’m Telling You
Posted on 14 January 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Dance of the Seven Veils
Oooh, I love this poem. laurelsofrain Everyone gives her a wide berth as she rocks and undulates; manifesting lovers or sinking into the underworld, channeling ... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poem for Today
“Kidnap Poem” By Nikki Giovanni Ever been kidnapped by a poet if i were a poet i’d kidnap you put you in my phrases and meter You to jones beach or maybe coney... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poem for Today
The PitcherHis art is eccentricity, his aim How not to hit the mark he seems to aim at,His passion how to avoid the obvious, His technique how to vary the... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poem for Today
“Abandoned Farmhouse” He was a big man, says the size of his shoes on a pile of broken dishes by the house; a tall man too, says the length of the bed in an... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poem for Today
‘The Tunnel”A man has been standing in front of my house for days. I peek at him from the living room window and at night, unable to sleep, I shine my flashligh... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poem for Today
“Up-Hill” Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend.But is... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poem for Today
“Delight in Disorder” A sweet disorder in the dress Kindles in clothes a wantonness; A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distraction; An erring lace,... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poem for Today
This poem is for Harper. RadicalhopeOwning DifferenceStrangers sense difference, stare, try to define the unacceptable trait…The kindest adjective they find is... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Poetry for Today
“The Message” The door that someone opened The door that someone closed The chair on which someone sat down The cat that someone petted The fruit that someone... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Funeral by Norman Dubie
“The Funeral” It felt like the zero in brook ice. She was my youngest aunt, the summer before We had stood naked While she stiffened and giggled, letting the... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Portrait – Stanley Kunitz
“The Portrait” My mother never forgave my father for killing himself, especially at such an awkward time and in a public park, that spring when I was waiting... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2016 SELF EXPRESSION