Rare George Washington letter and Edgar Allen Poe poems set world records at NYC auction
George Washington, Poe auction records set in NYC Mexico’s Jose Emilio Pacheco wins Cervantes Prize, Spanish-speaking world’s top literary honor
Mexican Pacheco wins Cervantes literary award Genetic tests show remains don’t belong to Argentine poet Gelman’s disappeared daughter-in-lawMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — DNA testing has determined that skeletal remains found last year in an Uruguayan cemetery do not belong to the daughter-in-law of Argentine poet Juan Gelman. Sergei Mikhalkov, Stalin-backed author who wrote Soviet, Russian anthems, dies at 96MOSCOW — Sergei Mikhalkov, an author favored by Stalin who wrote the lyrics for the Soviet and Russian national anthems, persecuted dissident writers as part of the Soviet propaganda machine and fathered two noted film directors, has died at age 96. Unlike his brothers, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy grew old in public spotlightWASHINGTON — In the quiet of a Capitol elevator, one of Edward M. Kennedy’s fellow senators asked whether the Massachusetts senator had plans for a family Thanksgiving away from the nation’s capital. No, he said shaking his head in reply, and mentioned something about visiting his brothers’ gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. Unlike his brothers, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy grew old in publicWASHINGTON — In the quiet of a Capitol elevator, one of Edward M. Kennedy’s fellow lawmakers asked whether he had plans for a family Thanksgiving away from the nation’s capital. No, the Massachusetts senator said with a shake of his head, and mentioned something about visiting his brothers’ gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. Christoph Waltz is Tarantino’s mouthpiece in 4 languages for ‘Inglourious Basterds’LOS ANGELES — Christoph Waltz has mastered Quentin Tarantino’s linguistic legerdemain in four languages. Harry Patch, last British veteran of World War I trench battles, dies at 111LONDON — Harry Patch, Britain’s last survivor of the trenches of World War I, was a reluctant soldier who became a powerful eyewitness to the horror of war, and a symbol of a lost generation. ‘May God bless you, honey’: World offers tweets, blog tributes to slain Iranian protesterEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Arise, Sir Dracula! Queen awards knighthood to veteran horror actor Christopher LeeLONDON — The Lord of the Undead is now a knight of the British Empire. Angel Island, the ‘Ellis Island of the West,’ threatened by California budget cutsANGEL ISLAND STATE PARK, Calif. — Schoolchildren crowd into the barracks of this former immigration station, poring over poems of sadness and longing carved into the walls by the million-plus immigrants who passed through the “Ellis Island of the West” decades ago. North Korea silent about US journalists’ trial amid tensions over regime’s nuclear defianceSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stayed silent Friday about the fate of two U.S. journalists who were supposed to go on trial a day earlier on charges they entered the country illegally and engaged in “hostile acts” — allegations that could draw a 10-year sentence in a labor camp. 20 years after bloodbath, Tiananmen democracy movement battles a state-enforced amnesiaBEIJING — As a young poet, Cui Weiping was not much interested in politics. But she says she could never shake the image of her husband returning home on a June night 20 years ago, his pants mottled with the blood of people shot by the Chinese army. Slain men in alleged Bolivia assassination plot: mercenaries or victims?SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — Airlifted in from Bolivia’s western highlands, some two dozen elite officers in green helmets and flak jackets entered the Las Americas Hotel just before 4 a.m., disabled its surveillance cameras and stealthily made for the fourth floor. Ursula Askham Fanthorpe, English poet inspired by hospital work, dies at 79LONDON — U.A. Fanthorpe, a highly regarded English poet who was first inspired by the human tragedy she saw in a neurological hospital, has died at age 79. Pithy, popular Carol Ann Duffy chosen as Britain’s first female poet laureateLONDON — The centuries-old post of British poet laureate, bard to kings and queens, has been held by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes — but never, until Friday, by a woman. Acclaimed poet Craig Arnold missing on Japanese island while writing about volcanoesCHEYENNE, Wyo. — An acclaimed poet who had been working on a book about volcanoes disappeared five days ago during a scouting expedition on a tropical island in southern Japan. DNA tests confirm remains found in Utah wilderness those of vagabond poet who vanished in ’30sSALT LAKE CITY — Researchers said Thursday that a skeleton found last year in Utah’s redrock country is that of a 20-year-old artist, poet and wanderer who disappeared in the 1930s and has been the stuff of Western lore and Navajo legend ever since. Georgia professor suspected in shooting known for passion but seemed distant recentlyATLANTA — Two people who knew college professor George Zinkhan early in his career described him as an ambitious and gifted academic with a promising future, but recent students at the University of Georgia said Zinkhan seemed disorganized and distant. Boston mayor, poet laureate to dedicate square to Edgar Allan Poe near his 1809 birthplaceBOSTON — Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and poet laureate Sam Cornish are dedicating a square near Boston Common in honor of master of Edgar Allan Poe. Ukiah celebrates its name backward for Haiku festival, draws hundreds of poems from 10 nationsUKIAH, Calif. — Rugged Ukiah. Poet Linda Gregg is the third winner of the $50,000 Jackson PrizeNEW YORK — Poet Linda Gregg has won the third annual Jackson Poetry Prize, a $50,000 award given to an author who has written at least one book of “recognized literary merit,” but has yet to receive wide attention. |
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