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The collection included the satirical poem Kidnapped (1974) which explores themes about the loss of traditional Samoan knowledge. Like other Samoan writers such as Albert Wendt , Petaia's work explores themes about the effects of colonialism and Western influences on Samoan culture and society.
A Light in the Attic is a book of poems by American poet, writer, and musician Shel Silverstein. The book consists of 135 poems accompanied by illustrations also created by Silverstein. [ 1 ] It was first published by Harper & Row Junior Books in 1981 and was a bestseller for months after its publication, [ 2 ] but it has also been the subject ...
Phillis Wheatley Peters, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) was an American author who is considered the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
Katherine Garrison Chapin was born to a wealthy, well-connected family in Gilded Age New York. Her mother Cornelia Garrison Van Auken (1865–1925) was an actress. [1] Her father Lindley Hoffman Chapin (1854–1896) was a Manhattan lawyer who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1874.
Although the Ridulph family remained convinced McCullough was the man who kidnapped and killed 7-year-old Maria in 1957, according to ABC 7, he was granted his freedom in 2016.
Morris regularly sexually assaults Lisa, and her grandmother ignores it. One night on her way home from her job at a doughnut shop, Lisa is kidnapped by Bobby Joe Long. He rapes her in his car before he takes her back to his studio apartment. Diane reports her missing but casually assumes that she has run away.
The kidnapping wasn’t resolved through a U.S. military raid but through negotiations and a ransom payment. The U.S. eventually extradited one of the gang’s leaders, Germine Joly, ...
Mosab Abu Toha is a Palestinian writer, poet, scholar, and librarian from the Gaza Strip.His debut book of poetry, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear (2022) won the Palestine Book Award and an American Book Award.