The beauty (and yes, that's the right word) of "Sure Thing" and its companion pieces lies not only in their poetic conception but in their underlying seriousness.
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But they are also hauntingly poetic, uncovering a strange, human beauty underneath all the grit.
The Cards didn't make it to the Series, but they did get some poetic justice following their NLCS loss to the Houston Astros.
Obama's communications gifts are powerful and poetic -- but round-the-clock campaigning on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, " "60 Minutes" and this press conference won't save bad policy.
Columbia University historian Eric Foner said the voting in the film is not the only discrepancy, but for dramatic effect, some poetic license is fine in such a movie.
This theory, he admits, may be more poetic than real, but it's true that modern Argentina has had a lot of influence from European immigration, particularly from independence in the 19th century until the 1950s, when immigration restrictions tightened during the country's military dictatorships.
But "Spirit" evokes, through its poetic spirit, the mysterious power of silent film.
But states such as Missouri and Iowa have tremendous amounts of corn and you never hear anyone wax poetic about fine Iowa bourbon.
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There's also Common, E-40, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Scarface, Slick Rick and Q-Tip -- again, a poetic bunch who've been in the game for more than a minute -- but none is Nas.
There's also Common, E-40, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Scarface, Slick Rick, KRS-One, Chuck D and Q-Tip -- again, a poetic bunch who've been in the game for more than a minute -- but none is Nas.
It was a house of delusion, but you know, sort of a, how do I put it, kind of a grand and poetic self-delusion.
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It would be poetic justice if Mr Sharif were convicted hurriedly by the very courts he rashly set up, but that is not the kind of justice Pakistan needs.
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But the story's visceral appeal presents a problem for those who contend that the novel's poetic language and resonant imagery are merely cloaking devices for what amounts to a thin, lurid storyline that would barely pass muster in a bottom-feeding pulp magazine.
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