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...them.A Harvard grad, Phillips first published his first collection, “In the Blood,” in 1992. He has since received many accolades for his work, including the Samuel Morris Prize and several fellowships. The basic human condition and its facets—mortality and sexuality among others—comprise the subject matter of much of his work.It is fitting that the title of the opening poem, and of the collection itself, is that of a Billy Holiday song; Phillips’ words have a soothing sound but deeper purpose. A sense of self-awareness...
...other way distract her focus from the figure kneeling on the opposite bank. The dark shape across the water grew elongated, also standing. They faced one another with the Feather River in between. In two or three more hours? they would kneel again and drink.”Among prose stylists, Denis Johnson has few living equals. His finest moments bristle with beauty and potential; words blossom inward toward the enigmatic center of the story, disclosing possibility rather than meaning. Sentences line the pages like bombs waiting to detonate. Johnson’s economy is the economy of Hemingway...
...added. But if one were to pass too close to our solar system, it would likely “disturb the movement of the inner planets,” including Earth, according to Loeb. But for now, no one should lose sleep over these rogue black holes lurking among the peripheral stars of our galaxy...
...swine flu” yesterday after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health received notice from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, where the testing was conducted. Since the announcement of the original cluster of nine cases on Friday, no new suspected cases have been identified among Harvard faculty, staff, and students, allaying fears of an impending epidemic. As a result, the Harvard Medical School resumed full clinical and classroom functioning as of yesterday, according to David S. Rosenthal ’59, director of Harvard University Health Services. Rosenthal said that the notification from the DPH would mean that...
Teams who have found themselves in the middle of the pack throughout a regular season often await that one opportunity to prove their abilities. They are anxious for that one chance to show they belong among the best in their respective sport.The Harvard co-ed sailing team was given that chance this past weekend at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Semifinals at the Fan Pier Boston. Facing light and shifty winds that created rather tricky conditions, the Crimson placed seventh in the western portion of the semifinals. Harvard was rewarded for its efforts with one of 18 spots...