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...faux is genuine) such as, "So politics is not only a matter of revolution?" or "Mysticism wasn't meant to be public, was it?" The result is a series of earnest one-on-one interviews that promote just those traits the contemporary poetry scene least needs to encourage: its solemn exhibitionism, its squishy mysticism, its self-absorption of the I-prefer-pencils-to-pens sort...
...Reverend Peter J. Gomes, Plummer professor of Christian morals and minister in the Memorial Church, reminded the audience in his salutation, "this solemn occasion that brings us together is one almost as old as Harvard College itself...
...airport -- closed for aid flights since Bosnian Serbs shot up an American cargo plane on April 13 -- trying to spin into a success his failure to extend the cease-fire between the government and the Serbs. No one had signed anything, but all sides, he said, had "undertaken a solemn engagement to show maximum restraint." Unfortunately, even with a cease-fire agreement, the parties have not exactly been known for their restraint. While the cease-fire was still in effect, the Bosnian Serbs repeatedly shelled the so-called safe area of Bihac, and the Bosnian government launched successful offensives...
...organ proves itself a perfect accompaniment for McLachlan's voice on "Good Enough," giving the song a solemn tone that fits its subject matter. About some from of domestic abuse ("It's not the wind that cracked your shoulder/And threw you to the ground"), "Good Enough" places McLachlan in the strong, supporting role of a friend...
Sentencing used to be a solemn affair. But the new let-the-victims-speak policy has produced some dramatic face-offs. In a New York City courtroom last January, Rose Falcone, the mother of an 18-year-old who was murdered during the carjacking of his Jeep, was permitted to address the killer, Edward Summers. "I just want to ask you," said Falcone, her voice taut with rage, "why didn't you just take the Jeep? Why? Why?" Said prosecutor William Mooney: "She seemed like a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders...