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Friday, January 20, 2006

The Nucleus of a Poem

"A poem should not mean
But be." ~Archibald MacLeish, Ars Poetica, 1926
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And the funny thing about advocates of only "accessible poetry" is they are forever hung up on the meaning.

New January 2006 Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Impeaching Bush for Wiretapping

New January 2006 Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Impeaching Bush for Wiretapping

In Summation:
The poll found that 52% agreed with the statement:"If President Bush wiretapped American citizens without the approval of a judge, do you agree or disagree that Congress should consider holding him accountable through impeachment."

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Fridge magnets tinker with poetry. 20/01/2006. ABC News Online

Fridge magnets tinker with poetry. 20/01/2006. ABC News Online


The idea if intelligent fridge magnets is interesting, but what about the art of it all?


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Thursday, January 19, 2006

You Just Know it is Going to Be Good

The blurbs are all in and have had time to settle. So it is only natural that the writer would now begin to create the masterpiece that was responsible for so many blurbs. We are all waiting patiently.

Rights Group Says U.S. Abuses Terror Suspects

Rights Group Says U.S. Abuses Terror Suspects

Human Rights Watch yesterday released it's annual report on the treatment of people in more than 70 countries. The report is critical of the U.S. Government.

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Stickpoet Trivia

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Stickpoet!

  1. Stickpoet kept at the window will keep vampires at bay!
  2. Reindeer like to eat stickpoet!
  3. The original nineteenth-century Coca-Cola formula contained stickpoet.
  4. The word 'samba' means 'to rub stickpoet'.
  5. In the Spanish edition of Cluedo, stickpoet is the victim.
  6. Stickpoetocracy is government by stickpoet.
  7. A rhinoceros horn is made from compacted stickpoet.
  8. All of the roles in Shakespeare's plays - including the female roles - were originally played by stickpoet.
  9. If you blow out all the candles on stickpoet with one breath, your wish will come true!
  10. Olympic badminton rules say that stickpoet must have exactly fourteen feathers.
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