Strange Fruit.........................My Poem of the Week
Strange Fruit--Abel Meeropol, 1939. Southern trees bear a strange fruit,Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,Black body swinging in the Southern breeze,Strange fruit hanging from the poplar...
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Strange Fruit indeed. A graphic and deeply disturbing poem. Thanks for sharing, Terry. and thanks too for the text about the poem you also posted. Always interesting to read the history of a piece,...
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No problems cobber, I'm glad you liked what I did.
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Reminds me of the book - To Kill a Mocking BirdLaP
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Well picked Mary. That was a book that is timeless. I think it could still make a statement today. In my opinion it's one of the very few books that a movie didn't ruin. Peck did a damn good job, but...
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You know I could not for the life of me remember the authors name...so thanks for jogging my memory. Harper Lee! She won the Pulitzer or was it the Booker Prize for that book and never wrote another...
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Same ol' shit, same ol' place, ain't nothing much changed in it, we still be killin one another'Actually have a copy of the song on old 78 rpm record, until now I didn't know the origin of it. Very...
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Hi OZMate,Hope all is well Teagan.This poem is dynamic. You didn't even need the picture. The reader is able to fully appreciate the images you produce in the poem.Thumbs up!Great...
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Thanks Tamara. Always good to get your comments. I posted everything, because I still believe a problem exists, but from a reversal of cultures as is here in Australia where democracy is ignored in...
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Yes, I completely understand Teagan. I'm glad I read the replies too. I always thought "To Kill A Mockingbird" was written by Tennessee Williams. We've certainly got plenty of mockingbirds here in...
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As we speak they have just released the top 100 books sold in Australia this year. Bryce Courtney has all six of his books there of course and so is Harry Potter. Mockingbird is still in the top 10 in...
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Dear Teagan,That's good to know. Harry Potter is in the top 10 in every country, I believe. Best,TamaraPS Why no Australian flag on this site?"Truth, like light, is often slanted"---Tamara B. Latham,...
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Hi Tamara - long time no see.Carly :-0
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