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Claire Bolden Poetry 

Wuthering Heights

May 7, 2013May 15, 2013 Claire Bolden

I wandered across the moor, Intrigue guiding my heavy steps, And history and memories pushed my journey on. The ghosts

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Essays Literature 

Edgar Allan Poe and cryptography: Are there hidden messages in Eureka?

April 27, 2013June 27, 2018 René van Slooten

Edgar Allan Poe had a fascination for cryptography. And he was certainly not the only one, because in his time

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DeWayne Alston Poetry 

What’s it about?

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012 DeWayne Alston

It’s not about a holiday shopping spree It’s not about neighbors singing Christmas songs Not about a beautifully decorated tree

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DeWayne Alston Poetry 

Bridge over an empty river

September 26, 2012September 26, 2012 DeWayne Alston

“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.” – Sir Isaac

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DeWayne Alston Poetry 

I Need You Too (inspired by Jill Scott’s ‘The Fact Is (I Need You)’)

July 15, 2012July 15, 2012 DeWayne Alston

I know you are the queen Capable of doing all those things But there’s a certain strength that a man

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Barron Parker Poetry 

We Make Poetry (Why The World Needs Rhyme)

June 4, 2012June 19, 2012 Barron Parker

We make poetry as a way of making love A precious gift unleashed Pure, primal and free From the heart

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Anthony C. Hayes Poetry 

Mare Crisium

April 12, 2012September 24, 2026 Anthony C. Hayes

  Tomorrow was yesterday – the day imagination took flight; the day my sneakers touched the dust of that distant

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Mae West in She Done Him Wrong (screenshot public domain)
Anthony C. Hayes Poetry 

Mae West on MySpace

April 7, 2012April 26, 2025 Anthony C. Hayes

I can almost hear her voice beckoning to, “Come up and see me sometime” Sequins shine, hugging curves which went

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U.S. National Debt

The current U.S. national debt:
$40,559,796,589,243

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