# noun (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover noun. Page: Feed: --- ## [S9E32 Tyrone McDonald reads Haiku: A Poetry Pea Summer Classic](https://poetrypea.com/s9e32-tyrone-mcdonald-reads-haiku-a-poetry-pea-summer-classic/) _2026-08-17 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle In this special summer replay, Patricia McGuire welcomes acclaimed haiku poet Tyrone McDonald for a memorable Poetry Pea reading and conversation. Tyrone’s haiku explore family, identity, race, music, memory and the natural world with remarkable clarity and ## [S9E31 Lorraine Padden reads from her book of Short Poetry – Upwelling. A Poetry Pea Summer Classic](https://poetrypea.com/s9e31-lorraine-padden-reads-from-her-book-of-short-poetry-upwelling-a-poetry-pea-summer-classic/) _2026-08-10 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle This week on Poetry Pea, we’re revisiting one of the highlights from our much-loved reading series. Join acclaimed poet Lorraine Padden as she reads from her beautiful collection Upwelling, sharing poems rich in observation, memory and the ## [The only way is weird](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/the-only-way-is-weird) _2026-08-07 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ I try writing something in the style of the 20th century’s most notoriously difficult novel. Can AI do it, too? And why set ourselves that task in the first place? ## [S9E30 Reid Hepworth reads from The Improbability of Sea Monkeys, Award Winning Haiku & Haibun](https://poetrypea.com/s9e30-reid-hepworth-reads-from-the-improbability-of-sea-monkeys-award-winning-haiku-haibun/) _2026-08-03 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Join us for a special Poetry Pea Salon recording featuring Reid Hepworth reading from her award-winning collection, The Improbability of Sea Monkeys. Reid’s book has received an HSA Merit Book Award, recognised for its evocative haiku and haibun, its honest ## [S9E29 One Line Haiku & Senryu The Judges’ Choices and the best of the submissions](https://poetrypea.com/s9e29-one-line-haiku-senryu-the-judges-choices-and-the-best-of-the-submissions/) _2026-07-27 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle In this episode of Poetry Pea, the leading English-language haiku podcast, Patricia asks, can a single line hold an entire world? In this special Poetry Pea podcast, we explore the art of the one-line haiku and senryū ## [S9E28 The Best of June Poetry Pea Video Prompt Haiku & Senryu](https://poetrypea.com/s9e28-the-best-of-june-poetry-pea-video-prompt-haiku-senryu/) _2026-07-20 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle In this episode of Poetry Pea, the leading English-language haiku podcast, Patricia shares the haiku and senryū selected from the June 2026 Poetry Pea Video Prompt, beautifully curated by Lakshmi Iyer. Expect poems filled with birdsong, summer ## [S9E27 Kigo, Kireji and What Else Makes a Haiku Haiku? Poetry Pea Podcast](https://poetrypea.com/s9e27-kigo-kireji-and-what-else-makes-a-haiku-haiku-poetry-pea-podcast/) _2026-07-13 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle In this episode of Poetry Pea, the leading English-language haiku podcast, Patricia asks what makes a haiku a haiku? Is there really a difference between traditional and contemporary haiku, or have we complicated something that was once ## [S9E26 Discovering Anne McKay: A Hidden Haiku Voice](https://poetrypea.com/s9e26-discovering-anne-mckay-a-hidden-haiku-voice/) _2026-07-06 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle In this episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, Patricia McGuire introduces the remarkable poetry of Anne McKay, an award-winning Canadian poet whose lyrical haiku and haiku-inspired poetry deserve to be much better known. She explores a selection ## [New Audio Programs from the Office of Public Awareness — Field Operations Division (Japan)](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/japan-audio-programs/) _2026-07-04 · Officer000001 · Department of Information_ Our Office of Public Awareness Japanese field operations crew recently dispatched a cache of field recordings from Japan. The first full collection documents a rural temporal landscape and includes locations such as the haunted nighttime cemetery on the sacred mountain of Koyasan, a tranquil island in the Seto Inland Sea, and numerous recordings from a \[ \] The post New Audio Programs from the… ## [S9E25 Haiku & Senryū: Rivers, Bridges, and the Journeys Inbetween](https://poetrypea.com/s9e25-haiku-senryu-rivers-bridges-and-the-journeys-inbetween/) _2026-06-29 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle Rivers have always carried stories. In this episode of the Poetry Pea Podcast, we follow their winding course through a carefully curated collection of contemporary haiku and senryū, alongside classic poems that continue to inspire writers today. ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rII7HQfBd3Ub) _2026-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [S9E24 Inspired by Nouns, Poety from the Poetry Pea Community](https://poetrypea.com/s9e24-inspired-by-nouns-poety-from-the-poetry-pea-community/) _2026-06-22 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle In the final episode of this three-part series on noun poetry, Patricia reads a wonderful collection of listener poems, inspired by the nouns. This episode examines how carefully chosen images can evoke emotion without relying on explanation ## [S9E23 The Poetry of Nouns part 2: Can Haiku Sing without Verbs?](https://poetrypea.com/s9e23-the-poetry-of-nouns-part-2-can-haiku-sing-without-verbs/) _2026-06-15 · Patricia · Poetry Pea_ Powered by RedCircle Can a haiku be lyrical without relying on verbs? Can a handful of carefully chosen nouns carry all the emotional weight a poem needs? In this second episode exploring the poetry of nouns, Patricia examines how concrete ## [New in the Gift Shop: Flamingo Beach Postal Service Pocket Tees](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/flamingo-tees/) _2026-05-19 · Pokey the Pigeon · Department of Information_ Our groundskeeper, fish tank cleaner, and seasonal poolboy, Sven, recently found a box of Flamingo Beach Postal Service pocket tees in the shed by the pool! They are for sale at the Tomato Lab Market while supplies last. Thank you. The post New in the Gift Shop: Flamingo Beach Postal Service Pocket Tees first appeared on Department of Information . ## [Spring Break Closure Notices](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/spring-break-2026/) _2026-04-20 · Pokey the Pigeon · Department of Information_ All offices, including the Main Campus, the gift shop, the taco truck in the parking lot, the Xerox Climate Lab, and the library are closed to officers, staff, and visitors until sometime in early May depending on when Pokey the Pigeon gets back from Florida—and if he stays out of jail. The post Spring Break Closure Notices first appeared on Department of Information . ## [A world without adjectives](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/a-world-without-adjectives) _2026-04-10 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ As the Artemis II astronauts travel further than anyone before, we also take a journey to a surreal place where descriptive words are banned ## [Week 13 - Drama](https://wbw.bearblog.dev/week-13-drama/) _2026-03-22 · hidden (wbw) · World Builder Weekly_ dra·​ma Noun 1 : a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance 2 : a movie or television production with characteristics 3 : dramatic art, literature, or affairs 4 : a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense… ## [Review: Drugs of Abuse Vol. 6 No. 2, Drug Enforcement Administration, 1979](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/review-drugs-of-abuse-vol-6-no-2-drug-enforcement-administration-1979/) _2026-03-21 · Officer000001 · Department of Information_ During last year’s office holiday party, our information ambassador, Pokey the Pigeon, had one too many jungle birds at the tiki bar and ended up smoking a new street drug called hawk salt. He stole a city bus and crashed it into a pet store. As part of Pokey’s court-ordered community service, he now has \[ \] The post Review: Drugs of Abuse Vol. 6 No. 2, Drug Enforcement Administration, 1979 first… ## [Week 12 - Steam](https://wbw.bearblog.dev/week-12-steam/) _2026-03-15 · hidden (wbw) · World Builder Weekly_ ˈstēm Noun 1 : a vapor arising from a heated substance Verb 1 : to give out as fumes ## [Week 11 - Call](https://wbw.bearblog.dev/week-11-call/) _2026-03-09 · hidden (wbw) · World Builder Weekly_ ˈkȯl Verb 1 : to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance 2 : to make a brief visit Noun 1 : an instrument used for calling 2 : the cry of an animal 3 : a request or command to come or assemble ## [Week 10 - Mailbox](https://wbw.bearblog.dev/week-10-mailbox/) _2026-03-01 · hidden (wbw) · World Builder Weekly_ mail·​box noun 1 : a box at or near a dwelling for the occupant's mail 2 : a public box for deposit of outgoing mail 3 : a computer file in which email is collected ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QkynFEWRFec2) _2026-03-01 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Week 9 - Gridlock](https://wbw.bearblog.dev/week-9-gridlock/) _2026-02-21 · hidden (wbw) · World Builder Weekly_ Gridlock grid·​lock Noun : a traffic jam in which a grid of intersecting streets is so completely congested that no vehicular movement is possible Verb : to cause to be in a state or situation in which movement or progress is stopped completely ## [Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Wavelengths: Pirate Radio Logos of the 20th Century](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/yo-ho-ho-and-a-bottle-of-wavelengths-pirate-radio-logos-of-the-20th-century/) _2026-02-13 · Officer000001 · Department of Information_ In honor of World Radio Day, we are republishing our deep dive on classic pirate radio station logos and releasing a new educational music single from our comms crew. Enjoy, and happy World Radio Day! Swan Island Beach Radio Tower, 1960 by The Department of Information This article was originally published on April 23rd, 2021. \[ \] The post Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Wavelengths: Pirate Radio Logos… [Listen](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/doi-pirate-radio-article-01.mp3) ## [das Finale](https://www.germaneveryday.com/das-finale/) _2026-02-04 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ das Finale : final, finale, finish (die Finale, die Finals) Nach dem Finale gab es einen langanhaltenden Applaus. After the final, there was a long round of applause. This will be the final German Word of the Day. After more than 5100 words (and nearly 14 years!), it’s been a long journey practicing our German … Continue reading "das Finale" ## [die CD](https://www.germaneveryday.com/die-cd/) _2026-02-03 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ die CD : compact disc, CD (die CDs) Bring bitte deine Lieblings-CD mit. Please bring your favorite CD with you. ## [wie viel](https://www.germaneveryday.com/wie-viel/) _2026-02-02 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ wie viel : how much Wie viel Milch nehmen Sie? How much milk do you take? Enjoy the German Word of the Day? Please show your support and “tip” on Ko-fi. Your support is greatly appreciated! ## [riechen](https://www.germaneveryday.com/riechen/) _2026-02-01 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ riechen : to smell Dieser Wein riecht gut. This wine smells good. ## [das Öl](https://www.germaneveryday.com/das-oel/) _2026-01-31 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ das Öl : oil (die Öle) Den Salat machen wir ohne Öl. We’re making the salad without oil. ## [das Doppelzimmer](https://www.germaneveryday.com/das-doppelzimmer/) _2026-01-30 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ das Doppelzimmer : double room, twin room (die Doppelzimmer) Wollen Sie ein Doppelzimmer oder ein Einzelzimmer? Do you want a double room or a single room? ## [die Aufgabe](https://www.germaneveryday.com/die-aufgabe/) _2026-01-29 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ die Aufgabe : assignment, task (die Aufgaben) Das ist eine schwere Aufgabe. This is a difficult task. ## [die Größe](https://www.germaneveryday.com/die-groesse/) _2026-01-28 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ die Größe : size, magnitude (die Größen) Haben Sie das auch in Größe 40? Do you also have this in a size 40? ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1aURpaqneBOq) _2026-01-28 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [aufhören](https://www.germaneveryday.com/aufhoeren/) _2026-01-27 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ aufhören : to stop Er konnte mit dem Lachen nicht aufhören. He couldn’t stop laughing. Enjoy the German Word of the Day? Please show your support and “tip” on Ko-fi. Your support is greatly appreciated! ## [Sport treiben](https://www.germaneveryday.com/sport-treiben/) _2026-01-26 · GermanEveryday.com · German word of the day_ Sport treiben : to do sports Treiben Sie Sport? Do you do any sports? ## [Winter Break](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/winter-break-2026/) _2025-12-24 · Pokey the Pigeon · Department of Information_ The Department of Information is closed for winter break. All offices, including the Main Campus, the taco truck in the parking lot, the Xerox Climate Lab, and the library are closed to officers, staff, and visitors until January 5th, 2026. The pool is also closed. Stay away from the pool. Thank you. The post Winter Break first appeared on Department of Information . ## [Vintage Forest Service Pamphlets and Brochures from the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s—Part Two: The Lost Ranger Station Files](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/forest-service-pamphlets-pt-2/) _2025-11-27 · Officer000001 · Department of Information_ Over the summer, we received a mysterious cache of documents from one of our Forest Service attachés (Kyle, known internally only as Field Officer K.). They were recovered from the basement of a remote ranger station outpost. Our unpaid interns have only just gotten around to processing the files—but since they date from the 1960s, \[ \] The post Vintage Forest Service Pamphlets and Brochures from… [Listen](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DOI-Forest-Service-Intro-to-Fire-compressed.mp4) ## [Introducing the Vintage Government Report Cover Poster Collection](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/gov-posters/) _2025-11-23 · Officer000001 · Department of Information_ The Office of Public Awareness, Division of Film, Radio, Television Books, has recently begun issuing a series of limited-run silkscreen prints. These editions celebrate historic archival government and intergovernmental report cover designs from the 1960s through the 1980s. Often overlooked and forgotten, these modest and understated examples of Swiss and International Typographic Style—filtered… ## [Botox copy](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/botox-copy) _2025-10-02 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ No, I am not promoting beauty treatments. I'm looking at what happens when words become frozen and expressionless ## [Beach Sounds](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/beach-sounds/) _2025-09-14 · The Department · Department of Information_ Beach Sounds by The Department of Information Purchase Beach Sounds at the Tomato Lab Market. The Department Satellite Public Affairs Network (D-SPAN) and the Office of Public Awareness is pleased to release the latest installment in our Sounds series. Beach Sounds was recorded deep in the wilderness of South Florida and coastal New York State \[ \] The post Beach Sounds first appeared on Department… ## [Review: 1985 NOAA Weather Radio Pamphlet](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/noaa-weather-radio/) _2025-09-04 · Pokey the Pigeon · Department of Information_ Our information ambassador, Pokey the Pigeon, was handing out anti-AI brochures at the local mall recently when a group of teenagers mistook him for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s sinister, owl-based weather mascot, Owlie Skywarn. It was weird—none of us had ever heard of Owlie before. Curious about this odd cousin of our \[ \] The post Review: 1985 NOAA Weather Radio… [Listen](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DOI-NOAA-Weather-Radio-04.mp4) ## [The Sausage, the Spa and the Abstract Noun](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/the-sausage-the-spa-and-the-abstract) _2025-08-22 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ A set of writing rules from the author of Narnia sets me thinking about the classic divide between showing and telling ## [Writing, science and the law of levity](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/writing-science-and-the-law-of-levity) _2025-07-31 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ Why do writers and broadcasters think they have to present science in a 'lighthearted' way? The YouTubers and conspiracy theorists don’t ## [Review: Plankton, United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, 1966](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/plankton/) _2025-07-15 · The Department · Department of Information_ One of our fish tank cleaners at the Information Aquarium recently slid this pamphlet from 1966 under the door of our lead slime mold scientist after their graveyard shift. Apparently, they found the booklet in a plastic sleeve wedged between the aquarium wall and one of the pumps. Louella E. Cable wrote and produced Fishery \[ \] The post Review: Plankton, United States Department of the Interior,… ## [Bullying nouns and sneaky adverbs – inside the Grammar Class](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/bullying-nouns-and-sneaky-adverbs) _2025-06-18 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ Wouldn't it be nice if all the parts of speech got on together? Dream on... ## [The Grammar Class, deconstructed](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/the-grammar-class-deconstructed) _2025-06-18 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ Are adverbs really sneaky? Are nouns bullies? ## [Let's make punctuation fashionable again](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/lets-make-punctuation-fashionable) _2025-05-14 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ 🥺🧓🏫🤹♾️🪛 ## [It’s rude not to point](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/its-rude-not-to-point) _2025-05-14 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ In this subscriber-only blog, we look at full points, colons and one of the most controversial things on your keyboard – the exclamation mark! ## [Everything should be shorter, Part 1](https://forthwrite.substack.com/p/everything-should-be-shorter-part) _2025-03-25 · Mark Jones · No-nonsense words_ We kick off a new series on business English with some invaluable ideas for saving you and your organsation time and trouble ## [Vintage Forest Service Pamphlets and Brochures from the 1970s & 1980s](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/forest-service-pamphlets/) _2025-03-08 · Pokey the Pigeon · Department of Information_ We recently discovered a stash of loose vintage U.S. Forest Service pamphlets under the sofa mattress in the basement office of our Information Ambassador, Pokey the Pigeon. Apparently, he teamed up with Woodsy Owl—a lesser-known but equally strange Forest Service mascot who is now banned from several national parks for reasons we won’t get into—and \[ \] The post Vintage Forest Service Pamphlets… ## [Wallets Through (web3) History](https://paragraph.com/@tudorizer/wallets-through-web3-history) _2025-02-27 · tudorizer@newsletter.paragraph.com (Tudor (two-door)) · Disperse Data by Tudor (two-door)_ "Not your keys, not your coins." The phrase cuts through crypto like a knife. Simple. True. Final. Whether you're new to crypto or a veteran, understanding how we got here matters. Picture this: someone hands you a series of random letters and numbers. These characters control everything you own on the blockchain. Lose it, all is gone. Share it, all is stolen. This was true in 2009. It's still… ## [Review: Simple Sabotage Field Manual by the Office of Strategic Services, 1944](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/simple-sabotage-field-manual/) _2025-02-08 · The Department · Department of Information_ We recently found a copy of a 1944 Simple Sabotage Field Manual inside the unlocked desk drawer of one of our unpaid interns. It appears they were applying techniques from the pamphlet to their job at the Department. These included tactics such as bringing up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible, misfiling essential documents, and \[ \] The post Review: Simple Sabotage Field Manual by the… ## [Review: Home Freezing of Fruits and Vegetables by the USDA Science and Education Administration, 1978](https://www.departmentofinformation.org/usda-home-freezing/) _2025-01-07 · Pokey the Pigeon · Department of Information_ One of our unpaid interns found this pamphlet from 1978 underneath the office kitchen fridge while cleaning the drip pan after they spilled one of those paper trays of to-go coffees all over the floor. In exchange for class credit and office redemption we had them sterilize and photograph it for our consumer report and \[ \] The post Review: Home Freezing of Fruits and Vegetables by the USDA Science…