Word: poets
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Boston Ballet opens its 35th season with Giselle, one of the most passionate, most sorrowful and most beautiful of the Romantic Era ballets. This ballet of innocent young love and cruel betrayal was created by the Parisian poet Gautier in 1841. He was inspired by a story written by German poet Heinrich Heine describing the legend of the wilis--betrothed maidens who died before their wedding day because their hearts had been broken. Exacting revenge for their unrequited love, the spirits of these young maidens would rise from their graves at midnight and force any man they met to dance...
...diminishes so does our exposure to new ideas and perspectives. It becomes more and more unlikely that a talented friend will introduce us to the world of poetry or drastically change our view of the world through the study of art, unless we are already an artist or a poet in our own right...
Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Jorie P. Graham will succeed Seamus Heaney as Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory, continuing the recent tradition of noted poets holding the post...
...there's nothing available at the White House, what about that poet laureate gig? "Starbucks Santa Monica coffee cup purchased at the Los Angeles International Airport and given to President on December 6, 1997; President remarked, 'I like big mugs' and Lewinsky responded, 'No, you like big jugs.'" --OIC interview
...inspired and motivated many people through her speech and words. How many people's lives, when we look at them, make us stand back in awe? In 38 years Florence accomplished what would take others three lifetimes to do. She was a wife, a mother, an actress and a poet; she ran, she taught, she loved. Although she retired from track and field in 1989, she left a lasting mark. She raised the standard of competition and at the same time brought femininity to our sport. She showed by example that when you look great, you feel great--and when...