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  Symphonies - The first Southern...

  John Gould Fletcher

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  John Gould Fletcher was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on the 3rd of January 1886 to a socially prominent family.  
   
  He was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover before advancing to Harvard University, which he attended from 1903 to 1907, before dropping out after his father's death. 
   
  As a young man Fletcher spent many years in England where he became part of the influential Imagist group of poets together with Amy Lowell and Ezra Pound.   
   
  His first marriage came from a resumed relationship with the now married Florence Emily ‘Daisy’ Arbuthnot.  Her adultery with Fletcher was the grounds for her divorce.  They married on 5th July 1916 but later divorced.  
   
  Fletcher first published in 1912, with ‘The Dominant City’ to much praise and admiration and followed this with other well-regarded volumes such as ‘Irradiations: Sand and Spray’, and ‘Goblins and Pagodas’. 
   
  In the late 1920s and 1930s Fletcher became increasingly active with a group of Southern writers and poets known as the Southern Agrarians. They published the classic ‘I'll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition’. 
   
  Although he was highly regarded as a poet, he was not very prolific.  However, such was the undoubted quality that in 1939 he received the Pulitzer Prize for his work ‘Selected Poems’.  He was the first poet from the south to receive such an accolade.  Fletcher’s other passion and pursuit was as an authority on modern painting, a subject on which he also published. 
   
  A second marriage followed in 1936 to the children’s author, Charlie May Simon.  They built ‘Johnswood’, a residence on the bluffs of the Arkansas River and travelled frequently to New York for shots of modern culture and intellectual stimulation as well as to the American West and South for the climate after Fletcher developed chronic arthritis. 
   
  In 1937 he wrote his autobiography, ‘Life is My Song’. 
   
  His developing passion for his roots and background resulted in the writing of a history of his State and published in 1947; ‘Arkansas’. 
   
  By now Fletcher was suffering from bouts of depression and on 10th May 1950, he committed suicide by drowning himself in a pond near his home in Little Rock, Arkansas.  He was 64.

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  The Rose Tattoo

  Tennessee Williams

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  In the wake of World War II, a poor widow named Serafina lives with her only daughter Rosa in a Sicilian community on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. As Rosa grows to maturity, Serafina is forced to reconcile the values of the New World with the deeply-held pain of her past. 
   
  
   
  This L.A. Theatre Works recording reunites Mercedes Ruehl and Anthony LaPaglia, who starred in the 1995 Broadway production that earned a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, and Drama Desk Awards for both actors.
   
  
   
  Recorded at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in December 1999.
   
  
   
  Directed by Richard Masur
   
  Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg
   
  
   
  An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording, starring:
   
  
   
  Emily Bergl as Rosa
   
  Marieclare Costello as Peppina and Bessie
   
  Tim DeKay as Jack
   
  Brent Hinkley as a Doctor and Salesman
   
  Anthony LaPaglia as Alvaro
   
  Carol Locatell as Guiseppina
   
  Kate Mulligan as Estelle, Miss Yorke
   
  Antonia Ray as Assunta
   
  Peggy Roeder as The Strega 
   
  Mercedes Ruehl as Serafina
   
  Vincent Schiavelli as Father DeLeo
   
  Claudette Sutherland as Violetta and Flora
   
  
   
  Stage Manager and Live Sound Effects: Jane Slater
   
  Assistant Stage Manager: Cary Thompson
   
  Radio production by Raymond Guarna

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  A Midsummer Night's Dream

  William Shakespeare

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  What happens when love falls under a spell?
  
  A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of William Shakespeare's most beloved and imaginative comedies. Set in a moonlit forest filled with fairies and magic, the play weaves together the stories of four young lovers, a mischievous sprite, and a group of amateur actors whose plans are delightfully undone by enchantment.
  
  With mistaken identities, magical potions, and playful chaos, Shakespeare explores love in all its forms—romantic, foolish, and transformative. The result is a joyful blend of humor, fantasy, and lyrical language that has delighted audiences for over four centuries.
  
  This timeless comedy celebrates imagination, desire, and the thin line between dreams and reality, making it one of Shakespeare's most accessible and entertaining works.
  
  Inside this eBook, you'll experience:
  
  A sparkling romantic comedy filled with magic and mischief
  
  Memorable characters including Puck, Oberon, and Titania
  
  Themes of love, illusion, and transformation
  
  One of Shakespeare's most frequently performed plays
  
  Read in classrooms and performed on stages worldwide, A Midsummer Night's Dream remains essential reading for lovers of classic literature, theater, and fantasy.
  
  Step into the enchanted forest and let the dream begin. Buy now and enjoy one of Shakespeare's most magical plays.

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  Traveling Salesman's Son

  William Bernhardt

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  In his latest collection, William Bernhardt again demonstrates that he is a true poet, one whose work accomplishes the difficult task of being both accessible and profound. He communicates with grace and illumination, avoiding the obscurity and obfuscation that sometimes causes readers to avoid modern poetry. He writes about the subjects that matter most: personal relationships, family, children, and the challenges of everyday life. Bernhardt is a poet who appeals even to those who think they don't like poetry and is cherished by those who do. 
  While addressing subjects of everlasting import, Bernhardt's poems are engaging, relevant, and sometimes playful, reminiscent of beloved predecessors such as Billy Collins and Robert Frost. Readers will be struck by the versatility of the poems and the wide range of form. Smart, lyrical, observant, and textured, these poems explain why Rilla Askew (Kind of Kin) called Bernhardt "a compelling new voice in American poetry" and R.C. Davis-Undiamo (World Literature Today) named him one of "the nation's literary treasures." 
  "William Bernhardt writes with warmth, wit, and a clear desire to commune with his reader. Whether he is working in free verse or in meter and rhyme, Bernhardt makes of poetry a way of connecting person to person. Like Montaigne, Bernhardt is a man consubstantial with his book, and the full range of human feeling is on display in these poems with great honesty and ardent empathy." —Benjamin Meyers, OK Poet Laureate, Crouch-Mathis Professor of Literature, OBU

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  Martyr!: Book Summary and Analysis

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar. It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Kaveh Akbar. Ideal for those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  Martyr!  is a profound exploration of the complexities of faith, identity, and devotion. The poems delve into themes of sacrifice, religious ecstasy, and the paradoxes of martyrdom. Akbar's rich language and vivid imagery create a visceral experience that confronts the reader with questions about morality, spirituality, and human frailty. Through lyrical intensity, Akbar reflects on personal and collective histories, weaving together stories of devotion and resistance in the face of destruction.

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  Nobuko

  Trisha Ready

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  An innovative hybrid of memoir and fiction, Noboku is kind of like Call Me By Your Name, but the two main characters are women, and it's set in Japan. 
  Nobuko is based on author Trisha Ready's experiences teaching English in the 1980s in Japan, where she fell for a woman who lived in a rustic cabin and made dentures for a living. A twisting maze of subplots involve the yakuza, the Japanese organized crime syndicate -- as well as food, art, adventure, samurai swords, and marriage. 
  At its core, this is a true-life love story in which Ready reflects on what she's learned and what might have been.

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