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Bard Defined
An ancient composer, singer or declaimer of epic verse.
Sidelight: Today the term is popularly applied to poets of significant repute as a title of honor, with William Shakespeare being known as "The Bard of Avon" and Robert Burns as "The Bard of Ayrshire."
(See also Metrist, Poet, Sonneteer, Versifier, Wordsmith)
(Compare Minstrel, Troubadour)
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The Land and Words of Mary Oliver, the Bard of Provincetown
Published July 4, 2009, 4:08 am, New York Times
Blackwater Pond in the Province Lands, near Cape Cod’s tip. BY half-past 5 on a morning in early May, the sun rising over Blackwater Pond had already brightened the pine woods.
Literary Biography / The bard of Bir el-Amir
Published July 3, 2009, 3:09 am, Haaretz Daily
Dispossession, dislocation and loss did not defeat Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali. Instead, writes his biographer, his buoyant optimism transformed hardship into poetry that reflects the endurance of the human spirit .
The other rockets"™ red glare: Heidelberg Castle illumination draws crowds
Published July 1, 2009, 11:22 am, Stars and Stripes
Three times a year, the illumination of Heidelberg castle by a spectacular fireworks display draws tens of thousands of visitors to the picturesque city.
A celebration of togetherness
Published June 30, 2009, 5:00 am, KYIV Post
On June 27, the eve of Constitution Day in Ukraine, the Ukrainian community celebrated the 45th anniversary of the erection of Taras Shevchenko monument in the American capital.
The Bard of Berkeley
Published June 29, 2009, 12:41 pm, Far Eastern Economic Review
San Francisco – One benefit of being a poet–as opposed to, say, a politician or talk-show host–is that you can be the most celebrated person in your field, a virtual rock star among those who study, read and write poetry, and still remain anonymous in just about any public setting.
Verse vs. verse: St. Paul poet claims Bard's Chair
Published June 29, 2009, 5:40 am, Pioneer Press
From the beginning, one thing was abundantly clear: This was going to be a battle. Five women — each with the ability to sling words like razors, each clearly able to slaughter foes with one sentence, whether it has a rhyme or not — came for the glory of the chair.
Poets battle for Bard's Chair
Published June 28, 2009, 9:44 pm, Mankato Free Press
A poetry contest was part of the third “Cambria Eisteddfod: A Celebration of the Celtic Heritage of Poetry, Song and Story.” The “chairing of the bard” comes at the conclusion of the contest. A Welsh tradition, the town bard was given a chair at the table of nobleman.
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