Melvin B. Tolson (1898-1966)
Life in Bits of Poetry and in Other Things | "One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." So wrote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). This blog is primarily for adults.
Saturday, February 6, 2016
"Satchmo" by Melvin B. Tolson : The Poetry Foundation
Satchmo was American jazz musician Louis Armstrong (1901-1971). Read the poem Satchmo by Melvin B. Tolson : The Poetry Foundation: "King Oliver of New Orleans / has kicked the bucket, but he left behind / old Satchmo with his red-hot horn / to syncopate the heart and mind. [ . . . ]"
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