Ellen Bryant Voigt draws from her childhood in rural Virginia and her life as a wife, mother, and teacher in New England to write poetry, grounded in regional, domestic experiences, which shows the po...
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InuitBurying bodies in ice-covered ground is no easy thing, which is why traditional Inuit (Eskimo) burial ceremonies involved placing bodies under piles of rocks or wooden blocks. It is a remarkab...
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Larry Coker wanted to coach one last game, even though Miami had already fired him and promoted Randy Shannon as his successor."The key for me was that the athletic director wanted me to do it," Co...
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Lobstermen in Rhode Island are debating the practice of clipping the tails of female lobsters, with some saying stricter regulations are needed to protect a declining population.The conflict center...
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David Beckham, sidelined since injuring his knee in a game on Aug. 29, returned to practice with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday.When Beckham went out with a sprained medial collateral ligament...
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Vietnam has abolished a measure used to hold dissidents without trial, a government official said Wednesday. However, analysts said the move could prove to be largely symbolic.President Nguyen Minh...
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Ellen Bryant Voigt
Significant Burial Practices
