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Inside God’s Eye
… sphere like white seeds Sinking in a still, dark lake. Spirals of brilliance, They float silently and slowly deeper and … eye, light spreads like afternoon spreads, Accepting the complications of water burr and chestnut, The efforts of …
The Mask of Sanity: On the Trail of a Serial Killer in Macedonia
… exits the driver’s side. “This is the place,” he says and points. “Look, over there.” In the distance, nestled under … apartment buildings painted with faded murals of victorious Communism slump next to cocky, new structures, their freshly … of polished stone, where once upon a time people lived and died, where days were filled with joy and sorrow, with hard …
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Kubota to Miguel Hernández in Heaven, Leupp, Arizona, 1942
… sometimes, uttering the names of mountains, Nearby towns, complaining about food and us “Japs.” They won’t say if we’ll be let go. The interrogators come Every few days and ask about our hobbies back home— … And then go light them with a flick from my Zippo. The fish come in from outside the reef, Schooling to the light, and …
Charles XI
… of History, if not that of Epic Poetry, has always been accompanied by indiscreet memorialists—the imps of letters and … solely with Prime Minister Debré’s homilies for the disobedient paratroopers whom he expected from Algiers. Even amid … know,” he said, “about the visit of your Navy. On July 26, two destroyers called at Diego Suarez. They spent two …
Byron’s Fame in France
… Byron’s Fame in France Among the quantity of studies associated with the Byron Centenary, there were … His Fame and After-Fame”; and G. Roth’s edition of French commemorative poems collected under the title of La Couronne … was profoundly linked with the political and literary upheavals in France. In fact, during the first third of the …
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But the Giraffe!
… you there’s room. (She closes the suitcase. Her uncle Rudy comes in, carrying under his arm a large unbound manuscript. … him away!) LITTLE GIRL No! He can’t stand up then! He’ll die. Rudy will carry him. MOTHER (VERY angry!) No, … too; at least seen by other giraffes, and maybe by: (He points up. All three look up.) GRANDMOTHER And one last …
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