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The Beowolf monster is a thousand years old, but his bad old tricks continue to resonate in the modern world
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35 Who Made a Difference: Maya Angelou
By singing of her own hardships, she has given strength to others
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35 Who Made a Difference: Wendell Berry
A Kentucky poet draws inspiration from the land that sustains him
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When these fisher poets gather, nobody brags about the verse that got away
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Without Emma Lazarus’ timeless poem, Lady Liberty would be just another statue
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The Limerick is Furtive and Mean…
From the Maigue poets to Ogden Nash, witty wordsmiths have delighted in composing the oft-risqué five-line verses
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Thrill to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s chilling tale of betrayal, redemption and the albatross, illustrated with Gustave Doré’s astonishing engravings.
The Strange and Inscrutable Case of Ezra Pound
The expatriate American poet returned home in ignominy, and the postwar world watched as a literary giant was charged with treason
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