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...Coelho set the tone for the reading and for the magazine by telling the audience, "[He] always believed that poetry is not only to be for the most solemn and great moments in life, but for all moments in life...
Coelho set the tone for the reading and for the magazine by telling the audience, "[He] always believed that poetry is not only to be for the most solemn and great moments in life, but for all moments in life...
...event became solemn when Iyesatta Massaquoi '99 explained the tragedies of war in her native Sierra Leone...
...seekers, and not so much about what they seek. The collection shows a very human side to this quest for enlightenment and tells the story of the actual morals who contemplate and search for divine truth. A simple, modest sketch of a man bowing in prayer provides a solemn contrast to elaborate paintings of wise teachers in rich robes. Sometimes there is no need for ornamentation. One particularly striking work is a black and white photograph of three ascetics, men who practice strict self-denial as a part of their spiritual discipline. Their sheet-garments are stark white, and their...
...tries to measure the end of the infinite sea, and Plasson the painter who tries to paint where the sea begins. As Bartleboom combs the beach with his measuring stick and Plasson paints on a white canvas with seawater, the reader can only laugh at Baricco's overly solemn attempts at symbolism. Of all the characters, Ann Deveria has the greatest potential for sparking the reader's interest. She is an adulteress whose husband has sent her to the ocean to "cool the passions" and forget her lover. Unfortunately, she remains underdeveloped along with the rest of the characters...