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  The Flag Goes By

  Henry Holcomb Bennett

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  In celebration of Independence Day in the United States, 2006, LibriVox volunteers bring you ten different recordings of The Flag Goes By by Henry Holcomb Bennett. This was the Weekly Poetry project for the week of July 2nd, 2006.(Summary by Annie Coleman)

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  The Taming of the Shrew

  William Shakespeare

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  “For I am born to tame you, Kate,And bring you from a wild Kate to a KateComfortable as other household Kates.”Baptista Minola has two daughters: Katherina and Bianca. Bianca is the “ideal wife” – beautiful, kind, submissive, and eager to wed. She has many suitors asking for her hand in marriage. The only thing standing in her way is her father’s promise not to let her marry before Katherina – and Katherina wants to anything but become a bride. Katherina is assertive and domineering, and unwilling to change her personality to attract a husband.When a man named Petruchio comes to town, Katherina finally feels she has found someone she can live with – he is quick-witted like her, and doesn’t seem to take offense to her brash communication. However, as soon as they are married, Petruchio begins “taming” her by gaslighting her and undermining her at every turn and denying her necessities like food, sleep, and clothing.This plot runs in sharp contrast to Bianca’s, who is able to woo an array of suitors after her sister is finally wed. Many men are running around and trying their best to deceive and bribe their way into Bianca’s heart, when she only has eyes for one called Lucentio.Between the comedy of a gaggle of men running around wildly to attempt to wed Bianca and the over-the-top portrayal of Katherina’s “taming,” The Taming of the Shrew is a humorous play that offers a fascinating look at the 16th century’s views on women, marriage, and domesticity.

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  The Carrying - Poems

  Ada Limón

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  WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD 
  FINALIST FOR THE PEN/JEAN STEIN BOOK AWARD 
  From U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón comes The Carrying—her most powerful collection yet. 
  Vulnerable, tender, acute, these are serious poems, brave poems, exploring with honesty the ambiguous moment between the rapture of youth and the grace of acceptance. A daughter tends to aging parents. A woman struggles with infertility—“What if, instead of carrying / a child, I am supposed to carry grief?”—and a body seized by pain and vertigo as well as ecstasy. A nation convulses: “Every song of this country / has an unsung third stanza, something brutal.” And still Limón shows us, as ever, the persistence of hunger, love, and joy, the dizzying fullness of our too-short lives. “Fine then, / I’ll take it,” she writes. “I’ll take it all.” 
  In Bright Dead Things, Limón showed us a heart “giant with power, heavy with blood”—“the huge beating genius machine / that thinks, no, it knows, / it’s going to come in first.” In her follow-up collection, that heart is on full display—even as The Carrying continues further and deeper into the bloodstream, following the hard-won truth of what it means to live in an imperfect world.

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  As Infinity Equates to Zero

  Brendan Moir

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  Two astronomers realize that the universe, having expanded to the fullest extent, is now collapsing in on itself at an alarming rate. The two astronomers observe this phenomenon as pleasantly and remorsefully as a sunset, discussing love, life, and the purpose of both before the universe collapses.

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  Romantic Poems For Lovers

  Mahesh Sharma

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  Poetry is the emotion emanating from the heart of the poet, which can be in the heart of any lover. The poet uses exaggerated rhetoric and language to express the loving feelings emanating from his heart. 
  There are mainly two expressions in any poetry - love, and separation. Most of the poems describe the love between a girl and a young man. Poems can be sung as well as can be in the form of prose. At present, most of the poems are prevalent in prose form. Loving readers read such poems with great interest. 
  In the presented book, the feelings of the inner heart of lovers have been presented through poetry. When readers read these poems, they will surely feel as if all this has happened to them as well. These poems can also refresh the memories of the readers; At the same time, they can also become a good means of expressing the feelings present in their hearts for their loved ones at present. 
  This book of poems is dedicated to all boyfriends and girlfriends I hope they will like it.

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  Short Story Press Presents Grave...

  Short Story Press, Jasmine Bowen

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  They were happy once and everything was perfect. A man and a woman and a little girl. Lots of money and an American dream life. Jake was an actor, Jane was a nurse, and Sara, their little girl, was nothing short of perfect. For years, they were a happy family, until reality came crashing down. 
  Jake tried his best to raise Sara after her mother left; but she was destined to fall into her mother’s footsteps and follow her way of life. 
  You never realize how much you have, until it is gone. 
  Jake tries to move on, after they left him; but finds it impossible to see the sunshine any more. 
  Listen as Jake recounts his best memories with the girls and tries his hardest to have a second chance at their life together. But is it too late, and has it been too long? 
  Others think he’s crazy for trying to relive a memory; but he has never let go of the life and love they wants shared. 
  This story speaks to anyone who has ever loved, and lost, in many different ways. 
  Are you crazy to not let go; even years later? Does Jake realize that he can never have it back, that they have left for good or will he continue to try, all while being alone? 
  Short Story Press publishes short stories written by everyday writers.

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