Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
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We have been an aggregate of wishes

And hopes, of the future, of blessings, of aches

And pleasure, of the sacred liberties

For which families have labored and grieved.
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I see my face, framed within
Pop's black-framed glasses
And know he's laughing too. *
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Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand Awarded Hellman/Hammett Grant
Each year, Human Rights Watch awards Hellman/Hammett grants to writers punished by their governments for expressing opposition views,
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Poem for Obama inauguration

Say it plain, that many have died for this day.
Sing the names of the dead who brought us here,
who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges,
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Unexpectedly, sun is rising on your shoulders
As you come from a long road of battle
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Barack, don't forget your mother. Her dedication to peace, unity, and justice should keep you anchored should you consider going the way of other recent presidents
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Atheist buses denying God's existence take to streets
Atheist adverts declaring that "there's probably no God" have been placed on 800 buses around Britain after an unprecedented fundraising campaign.





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Alexander, a 46-year-old professor of African-American studies and a finalist for the 2005 Pullitzer Prize, will deliver her poem moments after Obama is sworn in as the country's first black president on January 20, organizers said.
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Background
Neshat's parents were upper middle-class. Her father was a well-respected physician and her mother a homemaker.
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McAfee (1928-1982) was a professor, a writer, and a poet, taught creative writing for 29 years in University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
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"He began to talk to me about one of the books I had written, `Song of Solomon,' and how it had meant a lot to him,"
Toni Morrison
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Having surrounded Iran with war and terrorist hunts -- confer Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Georgia -- the United States is openly admitting what its actions admitted long ago: America really wants Iran back in its life.

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Today is Halloween. Halloween's origins date back about 2,000 years, to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
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Paul Virilio is a renowned urbanist, political theorist and critic of the art of technology. Born in Paris in 1932, Virilio is best known for his 'war model' of the growth of the modern city and the evolution of human society.
Paul Virilio: Let me emphasise the following points about the Kosovo War. First, while the United States (US) can view the war as a success, Europe must see it as a failure

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