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Month: February 2013

By Clanmother Posted on February 28, 2013February 27, 2013

OTR Celebrates Lucille Clifton

“You might as well answer the door, my child, the truth is furiously knocking.” ― Lucille Clifton, Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980 As we leave February, the month that Canada … Continue reading OTR Celebrates Lucille Clifton

Categories: Black History Month, Lucille CliftonTags: Black History Month, Lucille Clifton
By Clanmother Posted on February 26, 2013July 9, 2013

Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens

“About a year ago, I was informed by a doctor that I might have as little as another year to live.  In consequence, some of these articles were written with … Continue reading Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens

Categories: Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens, Reading Program 2013Tags: Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens
By Clanmother Posted on February 22, 2013April 14, 2013

Happy Birthday Edna St. Vincent Millay

“I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.” Edna … Continue reading Happy Birthday Edna St. Vincent Millay

Categories: Birthdays, PoetryTags: Edna St. Vincent Millay, Happy Birthday
By Clanmother Posted on February 14, 2013April 14, 2013

Happy Valentine’s Day

“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night.  I miss you … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day

Categories: Edna St. Vincent Millay, I'm Reading a Book, Poetry, Valentine's DayTags: Edna St. Vincent Millay, Valentine's Day
By Clanmother Posted on February 10, 2013July 9, 2013

OTR Celebrates Maya Angelou

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou Maya Angelou has … Continue reading OTR Celebrates Maya Angelou

Categories: Black History Month, Maya Angelou, PoetryTags: Black History Month, Maya Angelou, Poetry
By Clanmother Posted on February 2, 2013

OTR Celebrates Langston Hughes

  February is the month that Canadians celebrate Black History.   One of my favourite poets is Langston Hughes, who was first acknowledged as a significant literary figure in the 1920’s, … Continue reading OTR Celebrates Langston Hughes

Categories: History, Langston Hughes, PoetryTags: Langston Hughes, Poetry

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