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… by me, and rebukes me hoarsely with his invitation; He complains with sarcastic voice of my lagging I feel apt to … The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me … . he complains of my gab and my loitering. I too am not a bit … from “Song of Myself,” in which the anonymous author reveals himself as “Walt Whitman, an American, one of the …
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… program in Jamaica—until it was discovered that she had become pregnant. She became despondent when she was ostracized … man who co-directed the Hope Hospice in Montego Bay, died tragically in a fire at his home. John and I were not … forgetting the names of many who came to the hospice and died, but he always remembers something small, something …
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… the Battle of Mogadishu, during which eighteen American soldiers were killed in action, including several Black Hawk … I asked Tom Sleigh and Jason Florio to track the compass points of the Somali exodus from the aid stations of … Shira Cohen who had been in Cairo reporting for the VQR website in February and Anthony Ham who has traveled …
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… the National Magazine Awards (known as the “Ellies”) to encompass the burgeoning world of online journalism. The … The full list of the categories and finalists are at ASME’s website [ 2 ]. An announcement of the finalists for the …
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… Last year, a week before he was to retire, Blackford died in an automobile accident. His successor, Ted Genoways, … not at all from Blackford’s many successes at VQR to comment that recent issues edited by Genoways prove that … in comic-strip form by Eric Knight. E. L. Doctorow’s byline also appears on a short story. Nick Bantock, noted for his …
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… VQR essay. He is currently a research fellow in American Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea, U.K., but lives in … All: Essays on War, Literature, and American Life , is forthcoming from McFarland & Company, Inc. Several of Mr. … matters should be addressed to The Managing Editor. Website: …