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The white marble bust of the “Riders on the Storm” singer — made by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin — was placed at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris on the 10th anniversary of Morrison’s death in 1981. The infamous sculpture, weighing nearly 300 pounds, did not appear damaged beyond the graffiti and its broken nose, which were already there when the bust went missing 37 years ago, according to newly released pictures. Morrison’s gravesite — situated in an area called the “Poets Corner”– has attracted hordes of fans since the 27-year-old was laid to rest in 1971, according to the...

A little bit of verse for everyone's entertainment! Courtesy of yours truly. --------------------------------------------------------- What if All the Soldiers Went On Strike? WHAT if all the soldiers of the world went on strike? "Hey politicians! shoot it out 'mongst yourselves, if you like! But as for myself, I've better things to do. Tell me, why should I go out and die for YOU? You've got your global agenda; but what do I care? I've no quarrel with those poor saps over there. Yes, I've realized that they're men just like me. They don't really want war either--they'd rather be free. "They're...

When I was an undergraduate majoring in creative writing, I often heard poet members of the department (both faculty and graduate students) complaining about the status of their craft in today’s society. “Poetry is undervalued and overlooked,” they would say. “People just don’t pay attention to poetry anymore. They don’t realize how important it is.” And I would think to myself, well it isn’t helping your cause any having Robert Pinsky (the Poet Laureate in 1997) popping up on PBS’s Newshour all the time looking painfully self-conscious and reciting verse with all the grace of a vacuum cleaner while trying...