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...Allen Tate were both, in Auden's word, "colonizers" of the terrain that Pound and Eliot discovered. Theodore Roethke was already a major poet when he died in 1963 at 55. The late Dylan Thomas, with his crosscountry sweep of public performances, helped carry poetry into the floodlit arena. So did the beats. Of them, only Allen Ginsberg retains any influence, perhaps less for his poems than for his relentlessly acted role as the bewhiskered prophet of four-letter words, homosexuality, pot, and general din. Still, in their better moments, the beats, now fitfully imitated by the hippies, gave...
...Athens, the birthplace of democracy and often the site of its suffering, the floodlit Acropolis looked down upon a peaceful city preparing to retire for the night. Late diners strolled through the Plaka district of restaurants and tavernas, and traffic thinned to a trickle in the city's center. Then, only moments after midnight, moving so fast that it all seemed over in minutes, shadowy figures in battle dress began to appear everywhere. From barracks in Athens and all over Greece, troops slipped quietly out and took up battle stations in every key town, at every major intersection, at every...
First news of the successful missile shot was flashed over Radio Peking in the dead of night. As if by Maoist magic, the Gate of Heavenly Peace was instantly floodlit, and a People's Daily "extra" was on the streets within the hour. Squads of People's Liberation Army soldiers goose-stepped through Peking, each man waving a tiny Red flag...
...partners, he bought the pit and converted it into a private dump, charging $8 per load. To appease neighbors' noses, he covered each day's refuse with a layer of earth. To screen the mess from passersby, he built a bamboo fence, planted the border with floodlit flower beds and palm trees. When finished, the area looked so little like a dump that he had to put up a huge sign saying "Disposal Gardens" to convince befuddled truckers that they were at the right place...
...Karachi, Chou got red-carpet treatment, though his name was misspelled "Chau" on a welcoming banner. He had a long and private talk with Ayub Khan, and a formal dinner at the President's floodlit house. Next day a Pakistani spokesman said the discussions had concerned the "tense and delicate situation prevailing in Southeast Asia, with special reference to Viet Nam." Pakistan hoped that "all nations, large and small, Asian and non-Asian, will play their role in bringing tranquillity and peace to that unfortunate country that has seen warfare for over two decades." Ayub was clearly enjoying...