MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Depending on where you are right now, it might be drizzly. It might be chilly. There might even be snow here and there. But fear not, no matter the weather, it is almost April. And you know what that means, it's almost time for N

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台3月

Shakespeare is above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: George Moses Horton published a book of poetry in 1829, when he was still a slave in North Carolina. He went on to write several volumes, which never earned enough money for him to buy his freedom. He was finally set free by the Un

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Now, Poet Ruth Forman lets us into part of her daily spiritual practice with her poem, I Wear Prayers Like Shoes. Now, Poet Ruth Forman lets us into part of her daily spiritual practice with her poem, I Wear Prayers Like Shoes. I wear prayers like sh

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Poet Embraces Late-in-Life Love, Tender Sorrows Award-winning American poet Jane Hirshfield has just published a new collection of poems. Come, Thief features themes of love, compassion, contemplation and the poignancy of a human life fully lived. Hi

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now, and I hope you are as excited about this as I am, poetry. April is Poetry Month. And on this program, we like to go big on poetry by going small, which is to say we invite your original submissions of Twitter-length poems. A

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By Greg Flakus Chancellor, South Dakota 21 June 2007 In an effort to lessen America's dependence on foreign oil imports and reduce pollution from vehicles burning gasoline, the U.S. government last year mandated that gasoline include a mixture of ten

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: New People is a novel where infatuation gnaws at what looks like happiness. Maria lives in Brooklyn with Khalil, her fiance. They met at Stanford. And they love each other, the light skin color they share and the life they begin in

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English Poet: John Milton 英国诗人:约翰弥尔顿 John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608,into a middle-class family. He was educated at St. Pauls School, then at Christs College, Cambridge, where he began to write poetry in Lat

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American Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 美国诗人:朗费罗 On February 27, 1807,Longfellow descended from well-established New England families. His birth place was Portland, Maine. In his home and in the town library, he had access to many

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