Review: Seamus Heaney's new collection Human ChainFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:54AMIn Human Chain, the first collection from Seamus Heaney since he suffered a stroke in 2006, the completeness of the poet's recovery is affirmed by the book's quiet intensity, while a sense of human frailty has led him to draw his subjects closely about him in a freshly considered intimacy where elegy and affirmation appear inseparable.
Review: Seamus Heaney's new collection Human ChainFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:49AMIn Human Chain, the first collection from Seamus Heaney since he suffered a stroke in 2006, the completeness of the poet's recovery is affirmed by the book's quiet intensity, while a sense of human frailty has led him to draw his subjects closely about him in a freshly considered intimacy where elegy and affirmation appear inseparable. Related Stories Camel, By Robert Irwin Croatia: A Nation ...
Children's Fairyland turns 60Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:46AMWhen adults return to Children's Fairyland in Oakland, there's a question many ask. "What I get asked all the time is, 'Why did you shrink Willie the Whale?'," said C.J. Hirschfield, the park's executive director.
Children's Fairyland turns 60Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:25AMWhen adults return to Children's Fairyland in Oakland, there's a question many ask. "What I get asked all the time is, 'Why did you shrink Willie the Whale?'," said C.J. Hirschfield, the park's executive director. "They are so serious.
Children's Fairyland turns 60Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:27PMThe storybook theme park in Oakland is older than Disneyland.
Facebook page leads search for loved ones in HaitiWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:24PMThe desperate quest to find loved ones started just minutes after the quake, as cell phones rang unanswered from beneath the rubble of Haiti's best hotel.
Facebook page leads search for loved ones in HaitiWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:21PMPolice: At least 1 person being held hostage by gunman in Discovery TV building in Md. More>>
Zen and the art of spiritual maintenance: Part oneWednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:28AMFriday afternoon brought the chance to experience poetry, spirituality, and art simultaneously. (Jackpot!)… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Vietnam cultureSunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:12PMVietnam has an age-old and special culture that is closely attached to the history of the formation and development of the nation.