Smith has one of the most successful coaching trees in the world of basketball -- his roster of ex-players and assistants includes current UNC coach Roy Williams and Larry Brown of the Charlotte Bobcats. Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun scowls on the sideline during the 2008 Big East Tournament.
Not Emily Dickinson. Her poems are full of weird, sharp, crazy images. They are bursting at the seams with emotion, all about death, madness, passion, and the weird things that go on in our minds. They are smart and often funny in a dark, slightly twisted way. Take I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died, for example. A lot of writers in Dickinsonâs time had a very sentimental take on death and dying. Everything had to be sweet and calm and sappy.
None were old enough to remember him, but they are devoted to keeping his legacy alive. Chances are that youâve never heard of a man named Bert Berns. But most likely you know the songs âTwist and Shout,â âPiece of My Heart,â âI Want Candy,â âHere Comes the Night,â and âHang On Sloopy.â. Those timeless tunes were written or co-written by Bert Berns, the many-hit wonder who thrived as a songwriter, record producer, and label chief with his own label, Bang Records.