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Walt Whitman: Drum-Taps

Drum-TapsFirst O Songs for a PreludeEighteen Sixty-OneBeat! Beat! Drums!From Paumanok Starting I Fly Like a BirdSong of the Banner at DaybreakRise O Days from Your Fathomless DeepsVirginia—…

Ashlee Simpson

Ashlee Simpson is the husky-voiced singer of the pop single "Pieces of Me," but she's nearly as famous for being the younger sister of singer Jessica Simpson. Ashlee Simpson studied dance as a child…

William Wordsworth

William Wordworth was one of the great Romantic poets of 19th-century England. His poems celebrated the glories of nature and the human spirit while using the simple language of the "common man" --…

Walt Whitman: To the Garden the World

To the Garden the WorldTo the garden the world anew ascending, Potent mates, daughters, sons, preluding, The love, the life of their bodies, meaning and being, Curious here behold my…

Frederic Chopin

Name at birth: Frederic Francois ChopinFrederic Chopin was one of the great Romantic composers of the 19th century, known especially for his pieces for solo piano. Of French parents, Chopin was born…

2015 PEN Literary Award Winners

Find a partial list of this year's winners below. For a complete list, go to PEN awards. Debut Book Winner The Dog by Jack Livings…

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker is a leading lady of stage and screen who is best known for her role as a suburban dope dealer in the cable TV series Weeds (2005-12). Mary-Louise Parker got her first breaks on…

glycolysis

(Encyclopedia) glycolysisglycolysisglīkŏlˈĭsĭs [key], term given to the metabolic pathway utilized by most microorganisms (yeast and bacteria) and by all “higher” animals (including humans) for the…