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Women Music March 2022 – Day 30 – Dolores O’Riordan

Dolores O’Riordan at the Olympia Theater in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2009 Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan (b. 9/6/71 – 1/15/18) was an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She was best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist for the alternative rock band the Cranberries. O’Riordan had one of the most recognizable voices in rock in…

dVerse — Poetics — just the baubles, please!

You all know the wild grief that besets us when we remember times of happiness. – Ernst Junger, On the Marble Cliffs, John Lehmann, 1947 If, if only we could choose them, severed threads cauterized, polished and shining like coins rolling end over end in sunlight, when it’s always what we call it — where…

Movies, Movies, Movies! #124 – March 29, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! This installment is all over the board. The Space Between (2021) Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Jackson White, Paris Jackson, William Fichtner, Ashley Eskew, Delon de Metz Director: Rachel Winter Genres: comedy, drama Synopsis: good synopsis from imdb: Golden Globe(TM) Winner Kelsey Grammer stars in the inspiring coming of…

Serow Volume 5 is HERE — Akita International Haiku Network

Some of my haiga (photo + haiku) are featured in this volume of Serow. I’m geeked about it! Serow Volume 5 featuring the winners of the 2021 Akita International Haiku Contest is now available online! Volume 5 also features photo haiku and reviews of current haiku collections. CLICK HERE Serow Volume 5 is HERE — Akita…

Women Music March 2022 – Day 29 – Eva Cassidy

Eva Cassidy Eva Marie Cassidy (b. 2/2/63 – d. 11/2/96) was an American singer and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues music, sung with a powerful, emotive soprano voice. In 1992, she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by the…

dVerse — Haibun Monday — cherry blossoms

Last year’s cherry blossoms were ghosts and pixelated. The grove at the gardens were off limits due to the pandemic. Instead I toured them in Washington, D.C. and Toronto, Canada via youtube. It was pleasant to do so, and better than nothing, but not quite the same. This year the gardens is opened and advance…

Women Music March 2022 – Day 28 – Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson in concert in 2011. Photo by Theresa Sedó I was the first one to put some glamour in the country music –Wanda Jackson Before getting into my own post on Wanda, I want to share this fine post that Max, from Power Pop Blog, put together about Wanda. Wanda LaVonne Jackson (b. 10/20/37)…