| General Poetry posted September 4, 2020 |
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a jazz singer for the people
Song for Miss Billie Holiday
by Carlos' girl
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Lantern poetry writing prompt entry
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Writing Prompt A five-line verse shaped like a Japanese lantern with a syllabic pattern of one, two, three, four, one. Example by Crystal Rose swift wind blows threatening, a tornado grows |
Miss Billie Holiday was a jazz great and a voice for the civil rights movement.
Her song " Strange Fruit" was originally a poem about lynchings in the South; a very dark time in our nation's history. Let us honor her bravery.
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and 2 member cents. Her song " Strange Fruit" was originally a poem about lynchings in the South; a very dark time in our nation's history. Let us honor her bravery.
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