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Nelson Mandela’s Favorite Poem ‘Invictus’ Read by Morgan Freeman – YouTube
The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost (HD) – YouTube
The Raven (Christopher Lee) – YouTube
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“I’ve never done anything like that before. I don’t even give dinner parties.” ~JANE HIRSHFIELD, on agreeing to read a protest poem at a March for Science in Washington, part of a trend of poetry developing a political edge. Source: Quotation of the Day: American Poets, Refusing to Go Gentle, …
Bookstore on wheels turns heads in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqis guarding Baghdad’s many checkpoints, on the lookout for car bombs and convoys, don’t know what to make of Ali al-Moussawi when he pulls up in a truck displaying shelves of glossy books. The mobile bookstore is the latest in a series of efforts by the …
Massive Ancient Statue Discovered Submerged In Mud In Cairo : The Two-Way : NPR
Archaeologists suspect that the damaged statue, more than 25 feet tall, depicts Ramses II — aka Ozymandias. One of English literature’s most famous poems describes a broken, forgotten statue of him. Archaeologists working under difficult conditions in Cairo have discovered an ancient statue submerged in mud. A joint German-Egyptian research …
Study: Poems of Scottish bard Ossian were borrowed from Irish mythology – UPI.com
“This scientific analysis does reveal an insightful statistical picture,” said researcher Justin Tonra. COVENTRY, Ireland, Oct. 21 (UPI) — Historians and literary critics have long argued over the authenticity of poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in 1760 — poems he claimed were a direct translation of ancient …
National Book Awards Shortlists 2016: Colson Whitehead, John Lewis, Rita Dove Among Finalists : The Two-Way : NPR
From a group of 40, the finalists for the National Book Awards have been whittled to just half that number. The National Book Foundation released its shortlists Thursday for its annual prize in four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature. Among the novelists, scholars, poets and illustrators …
Searchers find 2nd ship from doomed British expedition
TORONTO (AP) — The second of two British explorer ships that vanished in the Arctic nearly 170 years ago during a storied expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage has been found. The Arctic Research Foundation said Monday that the HMS Terror has been located by a research ship. Last …
A poet too? Rare Churchill verse for sale
LONDON (AP) — Wartime leader, Nobel Prize-winning historian, amateur painter — and perhaps a poet, too. A rare piece of verse by Winston Churchill is set to be auctioned, offering a glimpse into his patriotic and militaristic frame of mind. The 40-line work is written by hand, signed but not …
Phoebe Snow Poetry Man – YouTube
Phoebe Snow Poetry Man – YouTube.