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Ian Hamilton Finlay: The groundbreaking artist and poet who created ‘Little Sparta’
The revolutionary Scotsman, who created in his Lanarkshire garden 'Little Sparta', would have turned 100 this year ...
A.O. Scott’s Poetry Lessons
He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...
The Oak Ridger on MSN13d
Regional poets to read, sell books at Oak Ridge library April 12
The 15 local poets include well-established writers in this region. They will read and sell their books. This is free.
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Henry James Was Not at Home in America
At the turn of the century, the expatriate novelist visited the U.S. for the first time in decades. He left feeling more ...
The New Yorker21d
Why Catullus Continues to Seduce Us
Imbuing his work with a volatile mix of tenderness, aggression, sophistication, and obscenity, the Roman poet left a record ...
Bay Area events calendar for April 25 weekly editions
In10sity Dance 2025 SF Bay Regional Event: Known for its top-tier judges and cutting-edge choreography, In10sity offers a ...
Fred Goossen, scholar, educator, composer, was a 'hidden fatality' of April 2011 tornado
Fred Goossen was a composer, University of Alabama School of Music professor and columnist for The Tuscaloosa News.
The Christian Post on MSN6d
'A true warrior': Church mourns death of Texas high school football player Austin Metcalf
A heartbroken community gathered last weekend to mourn the death of Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old athlete and outspoken ...
The Miami Times13d
Time for a rhyme? Or a new way of thinking
That’s also how a poem might be structured, if it rhymes ... and their mere existence. If short but image-fueled poetry ...