The word hoar comes from the Anglo Saxon word “ hār ” meaning “of great age, grey and white” which perfectly describes the trees and bushes that look like white hair with feathery patterns of frost painting each leaf and stem like miniature paintings. It is nature’s translucent artistry...
‘in-laws’ together. Yes this is Just Dance, featuring over 40 tracks from a wide range of music genres and for the first time properly featuring vocals with lyrics displayed on the screen. As a game it is something you can’t really go wrong with – and don’t even pretend you ...
Produced by The London Book Fair, the seven-day, citywide festival celebrates books – and the films, games, plays and TV programmes they inspire – shining the spotlight on the critical role books play in our creative industries. This year’s programme celebrates the 20thanniversary of the pub...
I flew back to KC for a couple of days and then flew back to San Francisco again. Upon landing I received a text from the stepdaughter of an old friend of mine. She had called me to the hospital the night before; during the time I was in the air he had passed away. It was all...
While Cannibal Corpse and other gratuitously gory extreme metal bands regaled listeners with disgusting lyrics inspired by horror movies, Liverpool, England’s aptly named Carcass resorted to forensic pathology textbooks for the source material behind their lyrics, which read like poetry for the mentally...
RobertFrostwasborninSanFrancisco,California.Hisfather,ajournalistandlocalpolitician,diedwhenFrostwaselevenyearsold.HisScottishmotherresumedhercareerasaschoolteachertosupportherfamily.ThefamilylivedinLawrence,Massachusetts,withFrost'spaternalgrandfather.In1892FrostgraduatedfromahighschoolandattendedDarthmouthCollegeforafew...
However theses lyrics could be related to all. For example, the first stanza talks about a truck which symbolizes the memories and the times with his dad. In addition, the influence that only this truck can give. Even when offered the newest and latest, his standards and recollections are ...
The Road Not Taken, Birches (from Mountain Interval) and the oft-studied Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (from New Hampshire) exemplify Frosts ability to join the pastoral and philosophical modes in lyrics of unforgettable beauty. After Apple-Picking Apple-picking slides gradually away from ...
In1912Frostsoldhisfarmandtookhiswifeandfour youngchildrentoEngland.Therehepublishedhisfirstcollectionofpoems,ABOY'SWILL,attheageof39.ItwasfollowedbyNORTHBOSTON(1914),whichgainedinternationalreputation.ThecollectioncontainssomeofFrost'sbest-knownpoems:'MendingWall,''TheDeathoftheHiredMan,''Home...