Word: blunting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...precinct of rural Louisiana, Komunyakaa, who is black, was drafted into the Vietnam War and assigned to write for the Southern Cross, a newspaper for infantrymen. Thirty years later, the artillery fire still echoes in his work. In "Ia Drang Valley," a slender, striking war poem both lyrical and blunt, a soldier dreams himself into a Goya painting of a firing squad: "I stand/ before the bright rifles,/ nailed to the moment." Komunyakaa's other great theme is race, and not just his own. In "Quatrains for Ishi" he follows a Native American from his capture on the California frontier...
...Cold War comments came as William Cohen promised any military action against Iraq would be "significant," and Trent Lott rallied the troops with an equally blunt statement: "If we're going to do this, let's go all the way." President Clinton had spoken with Yeltsin by phone earlier Tuesday, and gave no hint of any discord. But the mere mention of "world war" from the Russian leader was enough to give the financial markets a little wobble...
Harvard can blunt B.C.'s edge with a renewed offensive presence. The Crimson needs to penetrate the Eagles zone and coordinate passes more effectively. UNH checkmated promising Harvard sorties by intercepting errant passes...
Tripp consulted her friend Goldberg. Her advice was blunt: you've got to tape your talks with Lewinsky. "I couldn't do that," Tripp replied, according to Goldberg. If you don't, Goldberg said, "the White House will eat you alive." Tripp began the taping...
...part, Castro skillfully extended his blessing over the visit, basking in the reflected glow of legitimacy, hoping to blunt any strong statements on human liberties with a display of openness and tolerance. He ensured that big crowds would greet John Paul by giving workers time off. He identified himself with the Pope's views on hunger, poverty and social justice. And he pressed Cubans to consider the visit primarily a show of support. "We're not here because he is the Pope," said Aimee Vaillant, a 26-year-old Havana nurse, "but because his visit is an honor to Cuba...