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...small groups of guerrillas have stolen across the waters to prepare for a showdown battle with the Sri Lankan army. Last week the war all but broke out. First the rebels, who represent the island's 2.6 million mostly Hindu Tamils in a separatist struggle against 11 million mainly Buddhist Sinhalese, killed three civilians whom they suspected of being government informers. Then they planted a bomb that ripped apart sections of a train in the capital, Colombo. Finally, hundreds of the so- called Tamil Tigers cut off electricity in the northern city of Jaffna, blasted the town hall and municipal...
...former Harvard student and Buddhist monk, with a 168 m.p.h. fastball exploded onto baseball's spring training scene last week as the New York Mets' hottest rookie phenom, according to George A Plimpton '48 in his April 1 Sports Illustrated magazine article...
Most of the poetry was previously published by City Lights Books and the rest made it to print through other publishers. Classics like "Howl" and "Kaddish" adorn the pages of this volume, adorned by Buddhist-inspired drawings, pictures of Ginsberg's Beatnik buddies and supplementary essays by literati honchos like William Carlos Williams. The most novel aspect of the book is its comprehensiveness--avid Ginberg fans can view the poet's life and work in a single volume...
...hard, because I'm not here for months at a time," he says, explaining a sign on his bedroom door that asks guests to remove their shoes. Since 1974 much of his time has been spent at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colo., a college for Buddhist studies where he teaches poetry and perfects his meditation techniques. He maintains his bank account by giving lectures and readings...
...have some power and money," he says, "but I don't know if I can keep it up much longer. I'm getting too old to run around. I need somewhere I can die in peace." His choice would be a large loft where he could have a Buddhist shrine room and space to organize the books, papers and projects that relentlessly pile up around him. Columbia University receives 20 boxes a year for its Ginsberg archives...