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How can Israelis and Palestinians make peace? Reading each other’s poetry is a good start
Homer wrote about the Trojan War; Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Crimean War; Walt Whitman, the Civil War; Wilfred Owen, World War I. Their poems are part of world history and culture. Poets should and ...
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Adds 'Shōgun' Actor Cosmo Jarvis
Christopher Nolan's big-budget adaptation of Homer's epic poem has added another excellent actor to an already stacked cast.
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Michael Longley, 85, Northern Irish Poet of Nature and ‘the Troubles,’ Dies
“Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t Homeric in length: “Michael was a miniaturist.” By Joanne ...
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Commentary: How can Israelis and Palestinians make peace? Reading each other’s poetry is a good start
Homer wrote about the Trojan War; Alfred Lord Tennyson, the Crimean War; Walt Whitman, the Civil War; Wilfred Owen, World War ...