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Monthly Archives: April 2015

Can I poet with you – W.H. Auden
Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden was made famous by the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral, when one […]

This entry was posted in Books Funerals & Obits Language & Words Love & relationships Memories and tagged Four Weddings and a Funeral Funeral Blues Poetry W.H. Auden on April 24, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

Can I Poet with You? – Lucille Clifton
It is downright unfair to pick a couple of poems from a prolific poet to represent them. In […]

This entry was posted in Black People Books Celebration Language & Words Reading Writing - ideas & samples and tagged Grolier Poetry Book Shop Lucille Clifton National Poetry Month Poetry on April 17, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

Can I Poet with You? – Clarence Major
Clarence Major is a poet, novelist and painter. I have a tattered copy of Swallow the Lake, a […]

This entry was posted in Art Black People Celebration Language & Words Reading on April 14, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

Can I poet with you – Robert Frost
Lo and behold that some famous poems by well-heralded poets that I had to read for school, still […]

This entry was posted in Books Language & Words Reading words of wisdom and tagged Poetry Robert Frost on April 10, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

Can I Poet with You – June Jordan
Eloquent and fiery, activist June Jordan remains one of my favorite poets although her output stopped when she […]

This entry was posted in Books Language & Words Writing - ideas & samples and tagged Celebration of Poetry Month June Jordan Poetry on April 9, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

May I poet with you – Al Young

Following is a favorite poem from “back in the day” that still touches me, thrills me reading it […]

This entry was posted in Books Language & Words Love & relationships Memories Reading and tagged Al Young Poetry on April 7, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

Can I poet with you? Langston Hughes
One of the poets I love the most is Langston Hughes. I read his book, The Sweet Flypaper […]

This entry was posted in Advice Black People Books Language & Words Publications Reading and tagged Langston Hughes Roy Decarava on April 3, 2015 by Candelaria Silva

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Can I poet with you?

In honor of National Poetry Month (April) I will share poems that have touched me throughout the month. […]

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2015 by Candelaria Silva