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The Rag Tree focuses on poetry though discussions of how to make a fine poem and frequent examples of famous poems. Expect to find essays on the development of language in our hominid ancestor species and the importance of the alphabet & how alphabets might be improved. Great graphics accompany each post, and the author discusses his various writing projects, the latest of which is his chapbook, Amassunu.
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The Rag Tree

English - Poetry, Language, Religion
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The Rag Tree · 1h ago

Moon and Venus: Photo

A beautiful night…enjoy!   RT Moon and Venus: Photo.
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The Rag Tree · 2h ago

“Talking Leaves”–The Cherokee Alphabet

Θ The story behind the Cherokee alphabet is one of the most amazing to be found in the history of the written word, one that underscores the importance of writing and the preservation of language in protecting minority cultures. Let’s begin with a single fact: the Cherokee alphabet is the only insta
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The Rag Tree · 3d ago

Chainsaws & the Rewards of Writing

∩ RT has found respite in a worthy activity: this weekend, for the first time in more than a couple of years, he has gone out and earned honest money. The work, however, has been highly unusual for him: he is helping a friend and her son clear their sizable property of fallen tree trunks [...]
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The Rag Tree · 4d ago

29 Faces in May; A rare elf indeed

* Poetry is a form of magic, as is its close cousin, drawing. And what is magic, if not the gift outright? Here, by way of proof, is a portrait by someone whose work can take us someplace marvelous…  RT ps. i wish there were an alphabet that had this quality of drawing the viewer [...]
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The Rag Tree · 1w ago

You, Andrew Marvell by Archibald Macleish

  “And strange at Ecbactan the trees/”   from Arab Writer Chick…enjoy, folks!  RT   You, Andrew Marvell by Archibald Macleish.
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The Rag Tree · 1w ago

Weekly Photo Challenge: Blue

* Here’s a bit of happiness to start the day with (thank you, SLR Blog)… good morning, everyone!    RT Weekly Photo Challenge: Blue.
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The Rag Tree · 1W ago

Signs & Seals–Another Offering from Gilgamesh

• Here is another piece of Gilgamesh, this time from the opening of tablet III, one of the most intense moments in a story full of intense moments. Gilgamesh shares his decision to go to the Cedar Mountain with his father, the Sun God Utu. In fact, this section is taken not from the Standard [...]
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The Rag Tree · 2W ago

Yellow Tree Cafe silhouette

  Hello from Mumbai–& from a blogger who says of his previous life: “I may have been a dog.”       RT Yellow Tree Cafe silhouette.
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The Rag Tree · 2W ago

“You’re My Father”

?? Folks: when you’re managing two blogs, the question of whether or not to repost might not even occur to you…it could be the only way to stay ahead of the curve. But building traffic & interest aside, this post is one of the most affecting my mother has produced so far in the telling [...]
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The Rag Tree · 2W ago

Edward Curtis, Photographer of the American Indian

During his long life, the photographer Edward Curtis (1868-1952) created perhaps the most authentic and certainly the largest photographic record of the American Indian. He took more than 40,000 photographs of Native Americans, determined not just to record, but also to document his subjects. The so
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