Word: wrens
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Oldest or not, the place reeks with tradition. Historic buildings (such as Christopher Wren Hall, the oldest academic structure in America still in use) serve as classrooms and offices. Plaques and statues dot the campus...
Knowledge of our displacement, knowledge of death--these are consciousness for McMichael, and what consciousness does is worry and plan, though it hungers like the wren to say "Here I am," to make a place out of sleep or to make "Pasadena" or a house like a nest, to make love. This is a long American poem remarkable in that it stays completely in the world of ordinary consciousness, of history and fact and daily life. It does not wander into myth, the dark of nature, or sexuality, fun as that might be to read. The passage about lovemaking...
...early 1960s, not only did New York have 2,567,256 acres, but the other states, inspired by his example, had 3,232,701. Viewers of Britain's royal wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral last week were reminded that the church's architect, Sir Christoper Wren, is buried there beneath a marker that reads, "If you seek his monument, look about you." Robert Moses could be buried anywhere in New York State, perhaps anywhere in America, beneath a tombstone that says just that. -By William A. Henry III. Reported by Petor Stoler/New York
Fans now name children after characters (Shanna and Virginia are favorites). And they subscribe to several newsletters, among them Barbra Critiques, a monthly review by Barbara Wren, an Independence, Mo., bookseller. Sample appraisal: "Love at Sea ... Cute, short read. American gal, Greek guy, cruise ship ... lightly entertaining...