Word: sestina
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...between poems is strengthened by Lerner’s intentional thematic repetition. That is, thoughts that were mentioned at the beginning of the book are repeated throughout the book over and over again—often in the same exact words; somewhat as if Lerner were attempting a modernized sestina...
Selling the home to the kids can be a great estate-planning move. John Sestina, 62, a certified financial planner and co-founder of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, is thinking ahead to the day when he and wife Bobbi no longer want to take care of their 8,500-sq.-ft. house in Columbus, Ohio, and also looking for a way to reduce his federal estate taxes. "If I ever tried to sell [this house], my wife and daughter would kill me," he says, "because they both love...
...kids still have one when the trade takes place, they have to pay it off), and because the values of the two properties are not equal, John will gift the difference, using up to $1 million of his lifetime gift exemption. "Whether you sell or gift," says Sestina, "you want to unload this appreciable asset from your estate before you die to reduce your estate taxes." Before trying a similar move, remember that taxes are tricky: an estate tax attorney is probably necessary to keep it all straight...
...They have this thing for overly intellectual Italians with a weakness for baseball, but I'm not their man," he said. "I've had enough time in the public eye and dealing with fundraising types. I just want to spend the rest of my days working on my sestina about Ted Williams's fifth-to-last...
Donald Hall deals in much the same coin in his commentary on Ezra Pound's almost circle of order, his "introvert sestina." One wonders whether the subject is worth the bother. Hall's joke provides its own criticism--"When we are bound to a tedious conversation,/We pay attention to the words themselves/Until they lose their sense.." Roger Moore's whimsical dealings with a similar subject turn out to be fun, but that is all. James Reiger's piece on the fall of the Civitas (of Troy or of God?) may be intended as humorous, but the subject does...