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A to Z Challenge: “V”erse
Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? I used to read poetry when I was younger and also studied it in AP English. What I came to realize in writing this blog is that I need to read more current poets. I’m behind. There is a whole world of new poets waiting to be discovered and I need to update my list. As limited as it is, here are my favorite poets and poems. W. H. Auden – Funeral Blues Langston Hughes – Mother to Son, Dreams Carl Sandburg – Under the Harvest Moon William Carlos Williams – Willow Poem, This is Just to Say W. B. Yeats…
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Blogging A to Z: April showers
Málaga airport by Bert Kaufmann, Creative Commons license. Flickr. “Caution, moving walkway is nearing its end.” April is a time to look forward. Sunshine stretches into longer days. Crocus and daffodils sprout and remind us that winter, as the moving walkway announcement at the airport warns, “is nearing its end.” I’m thinking about what flowers I’d like to plant, what festivals I’m looking forward to, and what photography possibilities await me. The birds are singing and the intermittent rain we receive is painting the grass green. Things are looking up! And, then I find out that in two and a half weeks, I am having knee replacement surgery. Whaaaat? I…
