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Tag Archives: Poetry
Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash-July Update
As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities and challenges designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so far … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th Birthday, Birthdays, CAbi, Family, Gratitude, Milestones, New Things, Poetry, The Fun List, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Three Ways To Speak English
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have Jamila Lyiscott who is a self-professed “tri-tongued orator.” She weaves words about language, education, and the African Diaspora. In her powerful spoken-word essay, “Broken English,” she celebrates — and challenges — the … Continue reading
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Tagged Articulate, Broken English, Creativity, Jamila Lyiscott, Poetry, Slang, Writing Life
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Everyday Moments, Caught in Time
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have two-term U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. He is an English professor at City University of New York, where he has taught for more than 40 years. Accessibility is not a word … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Collins, Budapest, Creativity, Death, Forgetfulness, Mice, Poetry, Some Days, The Country, The Dead, U.S. Poet Laureate, Writing Life
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Celebrating Life on the Spectrum
Back when I inherited Storied Nights: An Evening of Spoken Word in late May 2013, I might have had no clue what I was going to do for programming in the short-term, but I knew I wanted to do an … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Creativity, Memoir, Parenting, Poetry, Storied Nights, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Poems of War, Peace, Women, Power
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we’re watching poet Suheir Hammad perform two spine-tingling spoken-word pieces: What I Will and break (clustered) — meditations on war and peace, on women and power. She blends the stories and sounds of … Continue reading
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Tagged break (clustered), Creativity, Poetry, Suheir Hammad, War, What I Will, Women, Writing Life
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The Poetry of Education
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we’re watching spoken-word poet and activist Malcom London share his stirring poem about life on the front lines of high school. In “High School Training Ground,” London speaks of the “oceans of adolescence” who … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Education, High School Training Ground, Malcom London, Poetry, Writing Life
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The Healing Power of Love and Creativity
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week I am thrilled to share a powerful talk given by poet, writer, artist, and educator Tanaya Winder, who is a good friend and former classmate of my good friend, Jennifer Simpson. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Creativity, Depression, Family, Loss, Love, Memoir, Poetry, Tanaya Winder, Writing Life
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To This Day … For The Bullied and Beautiful
National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence Each year, schools across Australia join together to mark the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). This annual day provides a focus for schools to say Bullying. No Way! and to strengthen … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Bullying, Creativity, Depression, Poetry, Shane Koyczan, To This Day, Writing Life
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The Birth of a Spoken Word Poet
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we have spoken word poet Sarah Kay telling the story of her metamorphosis from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York’s Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Poetry, Sarah Kay, Spoken Word, Truth, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Poems and Prayers
In October 2010, the City of Livermore hosted an Ekphrasis Event in which it asked writers to view local artwork and submit poetry that responded to it. I fell in love with one of the pieces: Autumn Soul by the … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life
Tagged Autism, Food, Milestones, Poetry, Speech Delay, Therapy, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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