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Douglas L. Talley

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http://dltalley.wordpress.com/

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Poetry

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January 2012

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Douglas L. Talley received a BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green State University and a JD from the University of Akron. Early in his career he practiced law with a firm in Akron, Ohio, and presently works as an executive in a small consulting company. For several years he edited a poetry column for an on-line publication, MeridianMagazine.com. His poems and essays have appeared in various literary journals, and in 2009 his work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His poetry collection, Adam’s Dream, was released in 2011 from Parable’s Publishing. He and his wife April live in Copley, Ohio, where they both continue to write and raise their family.

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Classics for the Common Reader

Once over lunch I wondered aloud to my wife whether there were some way to make the ancient classics in their original language of interest to the common reader. My wife, who enjoys romance and historical fiction and reads only in English, replied that most of her book club friends require literature depicting characters they care about. In short, they desire an honest portrayal of human personali