Monthly Archives: April 2013

The Final Poem of National Poetry Month 2013

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Ciarrai

Hey guys! It is April 30th, which means that National Poetry Month is at an end and my Poem – a -Day posts are also coming to a close. I hope you have enjoyed my celebration of Poetry this past … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: Birches by Robert Frost

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Ciarrai

I couldn’t let National Poetry Month go by without posting a poem by Robert Frost. But where most people have “The Road Less Traveled” as their go-to Frost poem, I have always loved Birches best of all his poems (although … Continue reading →

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Musing about Mockingbirds…

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Ciarrai

As I may have mentioned, my husband, Rob and I have been reading To Kill a Mockingbird together for the past couple of weeks. We would take turns reading aloud, alternating each chapter. Today, we finished the book which was … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: I am Much too Alone In This World, Yet Not Alone Enough

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Ciarrai

A new (to me) favorite poem: I Am Much Too Alone in This World, Yet Not Alone by Rainer Maria Rilke I am much too alone in this world, yet not alone enough to truly consecrate the hour. I am … Continue reading →

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Poem – a – Day: Maggie and Millie and Molly and May by e. e. cummings / Leave Your Sleep by Natalie Merchant.

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Ciarrai

For today’s poem of the day, I wanted to share a version of e. e. cumming’s “Maggie and Millie and Molly and May” that I particularly love. A few years ago, inspired by the act of reading poetry with her … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: The Land of Nod

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Ciarrai

Yesterday, instead of posting my poem of the day, I got distracted and talked into doing an impromptu photo shoot of tiny kitties before the two oldest kittens went to their new home. But I think you will forgive me … Continue reading →

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Poem – A – Day: The Naming of Cats by T. S. Eliot

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Ciarrai

My sister, who is very active with local feral cat Trap/Neuter/Return efforts through an organization called Guardians of Rescue, recently rescued some kittens from a shed that was being torn down. Since these little babies are really too young to … Continue reading →

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Announcements and Updates

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Ciarrai

Hi everyone! I just wanted to give you a heads up on some new developments here at Ciarrai Studios. Website Redesigns: First of all, you may have noticed but I have been updating all of the Ciarrai Studios websites, including … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday William Shakespeare

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Ciarrai

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare! I wish I could spend the day in NYC at the Shakespeare Sonnet Slam but alas, it is not meant to be this year but that is no reason why I cannot celebrate the Bard from … Continue reading →

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Poem-A-Day: April 22nd: Walt Whitman and Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Ciarrai

Happy Earth Day everyone! I have been thinking about what poem I should post today that would be appropriate for the occasion and I have selected “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. There is something so organic about Whitman’s poem … Continue reading →

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