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...then suddenly hit a resounding, one-syllabic word with a long vowel. Such techniques allow him to reemphasize the language of poetry, as distinct from prose, without seeming artificial. The elegance of Williamson's tone lends him the dramatic, questioning role of the nineteenth-century German poet Rainer Maria Rilke in "Leaving for Islands...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: Eye-Opener | 3/19/1983 | See Source »

...Marcio Souza (Emperor of the Amazon), Colombia's Jaime Manrique (Colombian Gold) and Argentina's Manuel Puig (Kiss of the Spider Woman). Notes New York Translator and Agent Thomas Colchie: "In 1979, Souza sold Emperor of the Amazon for only $2,000. His forthcoming book, Mad Maria, went for $5,000, and his third has just been signed for $10,000." Colchie adds that Armando Valladares, the Cuban poet who was recently released after 20 years in a Castro prison, has a $25,000 contract with Knopf to write a memoir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Where the Fiction Is Fantastica | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

Grace De Fries eked out a victory in the 800 for the only other Crimson ribbon-breaking performance, but Maria Acacia heaved the shot put for enough to earn second place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Thinclads Split at Heptagonals | 2/28/1983 | See Source »

...Maria Accacia won the shotput while Grace DeFries took the 800 Despite only four first place finishes, the women collected a lot of seconds and thirds and their depth should be a real asset this coming weekend at the Ivy Championships...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Men Victorious, Women Second At Big Three Track Meet | 2/22/1983 | See Source »

...Maria Pe, who had knocked off Yale's top-ranked player earlier in the tournament, fell to Clemson's Jane Forman. In other singles matches, Elizabeth Evans dropped a three-set decision to Georgia's Lisa Spain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tennis | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

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