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Love Poems on the Web

Classic Love Poems on the Web Love is only a click away by Ann-Marie Imbornoni From Donald Hall to Shakespeare, Byron to Browning, a wide sampling of some of the best known love poetry is just a…

Copland, Aaron

(Encyclopedia) Copland, AaronCopland, Aaronkōpˈlənd [key], 1900–1990, American composer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Copland was a pupil of Rubin Goldmark and of Nadia Boulanger, who introduced his work to the…

Duras, Marguerite

(Encyclopedia) Duras, MargueriteDuras, Margueritemärgərētˈ düräsˈ [key], 1914–96, French author, b. Gia Dinh, Indochina (now Vietnam). Usually grouped with the exponents of the nouveau roman [new…

Selected Biographies: B

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies by…

pen

(Encyclopedia) pen, pointed implement used in writing or drawing to apply ink or a similar colored fluid to any surface, such as paper. Various kinds of pens have been used since ancient times. Reeds…

vole

(Encyclopedia) vole, name for a large number of mouselike rodents, related to the lemmings. Most range in length from 31&fslsh;2 to 7 in. (9–18 cm) and have rounded bodies with gray or brown…

Zuccaro

(Encyclopedia) ZuccaroZuccarots&oomacr;kˈkärō [key], ZuccariZuccarots&oomacr;kˈkärē [key], or ZuccheroZuccarots&oomacr;kˈkārō [key], Italian painters, two brothers, who were leading…

Chopsticks

History of ChopsticksHow did the Asian food utensils originate? by David Johnson In much of Asia, especially the so-called "rice bowl" cultures of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam…

Poetry Month | Notable Poets

Auden, Byron, Chaucer, and more A-B | C-D | E-H | J-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z   Amiri Baraka   Abu Nuwas Addison, Joseph Aidoo, Ama Ata Aiken, Conrad Akhmatova, Anna Aldington,…

Menacing Monster Guide

Fact Monster'sMenacing Monster Guide by David Johnson Goblins From their birthplace in France, these nasty, hideous cousins of gnomes have spread all over Europe. When they…