Topic: Poetry
AP Features | 2010-01-13 13:30:19
<div id="subtitle">Matisse poetry illustrations on exhibit in Atlanta</div><div><p>Simple line drawings aren't what most art lovers think of when people mention Henri Matisse, who's better known for his vivid, colorful paintings.</p><p>The artist produced dozens of drawings and etchings ...
AP Features | 2009-12-31 17:19:00
<div><p>Ruth Lilly, a prolific philanthropist who was the last surviving great-grandchild of pharmaceutical magnate Eli Lilly, has died at age 94.</p><p>A family spokesman said Lilly died Wednesday in Indianapolis.</p><p>Over the course of her life, the Indianapolis native gave away much ...
isnare | 2009-12-29 07:55:04
The following day more callers arrive, many bringing small gifts of money to help defray funeral expenses. A family member receives such offerings and keeps a list of contributions so that reciprocal offerings may be made during future funerals.<br><br>The body is removed to the temple on the day of the funeral. Within a ...
AP News | 2009-12-27 08:54:42
<div id="subtitle">Poet, anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus dies at 85; was jailed with Mandela in S. Africa</div><div><p>South African poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds and remained an activist well after the fall of his country's racist system, has ...
