Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was flown from Africa to New York City, where he was charged Tuesday with five crimes, including piracy and hostage-taking.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

Muse was subsequently flown from the Horn of Africa to New York, where he was charged Tuesday with five counts, including piracy.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

But those "nobodies" - long lost to history - are about to be recognized for their contributions to American literature with the publication of "Maid as Muse: How Servants Changed Emily Dickinson's Life and Language."

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Promise This-When You be Dying- Some shall summon Me- "And that way in which she says 'when you be dying', that's so classically the way African Americans structure their sentences, with that interesting use of 'be,'" "Maid as Muse" author Aife Murray says writing her book was a way for her to give credit where credit is due - to the unsung men and women whose language and culture enhanced the work of one of America's best-loved poets.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22