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Maybe the Best Lay in Town Is a Poem

Daniel Ladinsky | Posted 12.11.2009 | Living

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Daniel Ladinsky

I hear I am one of the most successful living poets in the world these days. And if someone asked me, "How in the hell did that ever happen?" I could respond, "Well, I worked my butt off, and I have been lucky at poker, and the heart is more powerful than I knew."

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Fared Shafinury: Austin Singer-Songwriter Learns The Hard Way Not To Jam In Tehran Park (VIDEO)

Diane Tucker | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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Diane Tucker

Classically trained musician Fared Shafinury grew up in Corpus Christi, went to college at the University of Texas, and yet somehow always felt too Iranian for South Texas. So the American singer-songwriter moved to Iran.

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Finding Good In The Axis Of Evil

John Lundberg | Posted 04.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Rumi Poet, Iran World Poetry Day, Rumi, Middle Eastern Poetry, Hafez Poet, Sa'di, Hafez, Sa'di Poet, World Poetry Day, Living News
John Lundberg

What's the only country that officially celebrates World Poetry Day? I'm betting you would never guess Iran.

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