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Making friends with a book
With so many people in the world, why should anyone ever be lonely? Ona Vitkus was a 104 year-old Lithuanian living alone in Portland, Maine. As a part of a community service project, an 11 year old scout went to … Continue reading
George Santayana (1863-1952)
Josefina Borràs was Spanish but spent part of her youth in the Philippines. Here she met and married the Bostonian George Sturgis. After her husband’s death, Josefina went to live in the U.S. with her children but, after awhile, decided … Continue reading
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Tagged George Santayana, Verano Monumental Cemetery
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High Notes and Low Notes
Her mother sung in a choir and her father was an operatic stage manager. So there is no surprise that Claudia Muzio became an opera singer. Her father’s job kept them on the move. Although from Italy, Claudia’s family lived … Continue reading
The Unfolding of Mariano Fortuny
What is a pleat other than a fold. And what is a fold other than the combination of order and flexibility. Pleats have been around for a long time. They were around in ancient Egypt and continued to be used … Continue reading
Nazim Hikmet, poet with a cause
I bought a book of his poetry at the train station in Milano just because of a phrase on the dust jacket: You are my enslavement and my freedom. Nazim Hikmet was the first modern poet from Turkey. Born in the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Drawings & Paintings, People, politics
Tagged Nazim Hikmet, Pete Seeger, poetry, The Byrds, Turkish poet, Where Have All The Flowers Gone
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The Narrative Within 