Word: poetic
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...observations on statements by Melinda T. Koyanis, Copyright-and-Permissions Manager of the Harvard Press ("Hot Type," Chronicle of Higher Education, November 17). Koyanis asserts that "authorizing" an anthology such as my Poetic Work of Emily Dickinson, a text "based on one person's variant typographic interpretation of the poetry, aimed at a general reader, was not in the best interest of preserving or presenting the integrity of the Dickinson work...
...streaks and mottling within the stone itself. Thus one has the strange impression of both looking at an opaque, polished stone form and gazing into transparency. It isn't a trick; the effect rises, swims into view, from the physical nature of the marble, and yet it is extraordinarily poetic, even dramatic...
...with the performance of excerpts from Batistes Late Suite. This fascinating piece of music sets the basic harmonies and pulse of traditional New Orleans jazz in the full orchestral context in which it rarely appears. This particular performance strung three of the suite's movements together and incorporated a poetic sermon by the composer's wife. Edith Batiste, into the musical table. As Mrs. Batiste declaimed her verses about the disunity of man and similar themes, the members of the rhythm section created a suitably dramatic background out of freely placed notes and rhythms. John Capello and Bruce McKinnon were...
Much to Modell's chagrin, he has not been welcomed with open arms in Baltimore. Local columnists have publicly expressed their guilt, and some writers and talk-show hosts are already calling for the head of his coach, Bill Belichick. But it's only poetic justice. An N.F.L. owner once said, "We can't hopscotch franchises around the country. We have built this business on the trust of fans. If we treat that as if it doesn't count, it isn't going to wash." The owner who said that was Art Modell...
Rozema's enchanting directorial technique converts the somewhat cliched plot into a poetic and candid account of desire. The movie's subject matter is challenging, but the visual beauty which Rozema creates, along with the physical beauty of her actors, make Camille and her world seem attractive to any audience...