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"I will wade out till my thighs are steeped in burn- ing flowers I will take the sun in my mouth and leap into the ripe air Alive with closed eyes to dash against darkness in the sleeping curves of my body Shall enter fingers of smooth mastery with chasteness of sea-girls Will I complete the mystery of my flesh I will rise After a thousand years lipping flowers And set my teeth in the silver of the moon." -- E. Estlin Cummings in Crepuscule Eight Harvard Poets is a anthology of poetry by E. Estlin Cummings, S. Foster Damon, J. R. Dos Passos, Robert Hillyer, R. S. Mitchell, William A. Norris, ...

Abolitionism was the movement that strove to end slavery in the United States. The abolitionists saw slavery as a stain and an affliction on the United States and made it their goal to eradicate slave ownership. Abolitionists produced anti-slavery literature, sent petitions to Congress, and ran for political office.

>"Modern Man Is Ultra Quick" is a short-story about ugliness and beauty in our surroundings - and about attachment and alienation, about trying to find one's place. We experience Leicester through the eyes of Krystof, a hardworking East-European immigrant, but as it turns out, he is not the only one feeling estranged and disenchanted. Litcast is selected short fiction.

Through humour, sharp observations and sarcastic descriptions we are introduced to Steds and Katrina. They have been an unremarkable couple through five unremarkable years. One day they decide to go jogging together. Ironically, this starts a chain of events which sets a whole new pace in their respective lives.Litcast is selected short fiction.

"But I Wasn't is the touching story of a boy who has been given the task of walking his little sister to school. He finds it hard to combine his big-boy image with the job at hand, and he can't see the end of the misery either. Litcast is selected short fiction.

In this humourous story, we meet Sandy. Sandy dreams about being elsewhere. She is bored, and tries to write her way out of the here and now. But language - like life - is proving to be difficult to master. Litcast is selected short fiction.

In the world of opera, no figure in modern times loomed larger than the late Luciano Pavarotti, especially in his triumphant collaborations with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras as the Three Tenors. Pavarotti captured the imagination of audiences around the world. In this memoir, the Grammy-award winning legend shares both the fortunate and the regrettable events that marked his life, including his forays into popular music, his performances in China, and the boos he endured at La Scala.

William Wright is the Founder of Mining Store and Imperial Wealth, two of Australia’s leading companies in the cryptocurrency and digital asset space. With over a decade of experience and more than 1,000+ happy clients, Will is considered one of the most trusted voices helping Australians build long-term, sustainable wealth through crypto. On this podcast Will and his team will break down the complexities of crypto investing into simple, actionable strategies that everyday investors can use to grow their wealth. Their expertise spans Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, mining, and SMSF crypto ...

In this addition to the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, two well-respected New Testament scholars interpret the Gospel of John in its historical and literary setting as well as in light of the Church's doctrinal, liturgical, and spiritual tradition. They unpack the wisdom of the Fourth Gospel for the intellectual and spiritual transformation of its followers and connect the Gospel with a range of witnesses throughout the whole history of Catholicism.