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Shining a Bloglight on Two Birthday Boys: Duke Ellington and Johnny Mercer (Part 1 of 2)
The Great Duke Ellington and the bona fide D.C. quarter minted in his honor. (image courtesy of BET) The existence of music itself is reason enough for some of us to approach each day with an attitude of gratitude but–some of its more accomplished craftsmen and craftswomen provide us…
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Triple Blog Blast from the Campaign 2008 Past (Part 3)
Joe Biden and Barack Obama: one of the most unexpected images of 2008. Between the Waning Moons of 2008 and the Rising Suns of 2009 With or without a political mandate to add to their impact, changes big and small are ongoing features of what we call our human condition.…
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Triple Blog Blast from the Presidential Campaign 2008 Past (Part 2)
Barack Obama and America’s First Family THE POLITICS OF THE MUSE AND THE LIGHT THAT NEVER DIES In my recent GRITS.com interview with Marlive Harris and Luther E. Vann, I mentioned two poems in connection to presidential candidate Barack Obama. One was Midnight Flight of the Poetry Angels and the other…
Bridge of Silver Wings 2025 