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James J. Metcalfe, in a collage of FBI Special Agents from 1934. His poem, "We Were the G-Men," may be seen at center. Metcalf is at center in the far left column. James J. Metcalfe (September 16, 1906 – March 1960) was an American poet whose "Daily Poem Portraits" were published in more than 100 United States newspapers during the 1940s and 1950s.
[4] [5] [6] The jazz musician Arthur Prysock read verses from Benton's book of poems against a jazz instrumental backdrop on his album This Is My Beloved (rec. 1968, rel. 1969). [7] Other recorded versions of the poems from This Is My Beloved were a 1956 narration by Alfred Ryder with a musical score by Vernon Duke and another in 1962 by ...
Stephen Levine (July 17, 1937 – January 17, 2016) was an American poet, author and teacher best known for his work on death and dying. He is one of a generation of pioneering teachers who, along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg, have made the teachings of Theravada Buddhism more widely available to students in the West.
A book of poetry, The Wind Blows Through the Doors of My Heart: Poems, was published by Knopf in 2010. Digges died April 10, 2009, in Amherst, Massachusetts . Her death was reported as a suicide following her fatal fall from the top of the bleachers of Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium at the University of Massachusetts Amherst .
Harrison's poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for young readers have been anthologized in more than 200 books, translated into twelve languages, sandblasted into a library sidewalk, painted on a bookmobile, and presented on television, radio, podcast, and video stream. Eighteen of his 108 books are professional works for teachers.
Alanna Maida, a teacher at Potter Road Elementary School in Framingham since 1992, died unexpectedly at the age of 54. 'She made them feel special.' Longtime Framingham teacher dies unexpectedly at 54
As President of the Poetry Society of America, Peacock was one of the creators of the Poetry in Motion program; coediting Poetry In Motion: One Hundred Poems From the Subways and Buses. She was also the Series Editor of The Best Canadian Poetry in English (Tightrope Books) from 2008 to 2017, [ 5 ] as well as a Contributing Editor of the ...
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