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Gioia never lets you forget just how unaccountable to the poetry establishment he feels. "As an impromptu translation in a French II oral exam," he writes, Robert Bly's translation of Mallarme "might eke out a passing grade, but as poetry in English, it fails the most rudimentary test...it doesn't even sound like the language of a native speaker." Throughout these essays, Dana Gioia names names. Much of his observation is as perceptive as his criticism is scathing. He recognizes that "American poetry now belongs to a subculture." And to escape that status, poetry writers must somehow appeal...
When Providence and Harvard played in December, the Friars scored two goals in the third period to eke out a 2-1 win. PROVIDENCE, 9-1 at Schneider Arena Harvard 0 0 1 -- 1 Providence...
After getting spanked 6-1 by 17th-ranked Tennessee, Harvard rallied and took Colorado and Texas Christian University to the limit but could not eke out a victory, falling 4-3 to both...
...areas, their incomes and costs of living will naturally be higher. When income levels are compared by region, those of Asian-Americans are actually below those of white families. This statistic also shows income per family, obscuring the fact that more Asian-American family members have to work to eke out the same income as other families. Finally, these statistics fail to show the higher amount of education needed to reach the same personal income level as whites...
...Efron) transforms himself convincingly from the cynical bachelor to lovesick schoolboy. He is at ease with the verse and knows how to communicate the jokes buried in the Elizabethan English to the audience without awkwardness. But he also recognizes the serious aspect of the play, resisting the temptation to eke a laugh out of every line...