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Happy 90th birthday, Richard Wilbur!
Birthday boy (Photo: Stathis Orphanos) Happy birthday, Richard Wilbur, on your 90th! Dan Rifenburgh reminded me of the poet’s birthday on Facebook a few days ago, but he didn’t know whether he’d be...
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Happy 600th birthday, Jeanne d’Arc!
Almost all little girls have a love affair with horses. They also seem to go through a Joan of Arc phase, too. I was indifferent to the equestrian sports – but I read all the books in my library on the...
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Happy birthday, Richard Wilbur! The poet speaks of Candide, Russian poets,...
One of the pleasantest people I have ever met is Richard Wilbur, former U.S. poet laureate and two-time Pulitzer winner – a true gentleman, a great poet. So my bad that I almost overlooked his 91st...
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Mozart and the intelligence of love
Opening night at the opera. (Photo: Elena Danielson) Before I made the trek to Opera San Jose yesterday, a friend tipped me off that a line from Dante Alighieri opens one of the scenes in Wolfgang...
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