The nineteenth century novelist Joseph Conrad once wrote, “My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear,…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Ah, the intra-party fellowship of the holiday season! That’s one of one of our top themes this week, so thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As…
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Artscape: RI’s Poet Laureate Wants To Weave Poetry Into Daily Life
November marks the one-year anniversary for Rhode Island’s poet laureate, Tina Cane. Cane is a teacher as well as a published poet, and for this month’s…
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Ravens Are Surprisingly Intelligent Birds, So Why The Spooky Reputation?
Ravens have historically been depicted in popular culture as creepy and supernatural, from the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe to – more recently – the…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Honest Talk
We’re born. We live. We die. It sounds so simple, so linear. We know better, of course. Much better.
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Truth
It sounds a little too much like an essay question on a college application: “Please identify a book that has changed your life. Discuss.” The truth is,…
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Facing Change: Vietnamese Poet Connects Refugee Experience To Syrians
More than a million Vietnamese came to the U.S. as refugees in the years after their civil war ended. More than 65 thousand Vietnamese make New England…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Hospice Care
It may seem all too hackneyed to say that death is a mysterious, often anxiety-producing, subject.
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RIC Artist-In-Residence Reaches Refugees Through Art
A Rhode Island College artist-in-residence is helping refugees tell their stories through art. P ianist and composer Judith Stillman says art can help…
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R.I.P. Tom LaFauci, Great Speechwriter, Better Person
Memorial Service for Tom scheduled for Saturday January 7, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 175 Mathewson Street, Providence. Thomas S….