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- CARRIE McCRAY NICKENS 1913-2008 (The State)
A storyteller with grit and grace By the time she was in her 70s, Carrie Allen McCray Nickens had already had a long and productive live. She had taught school and been a social worker, earned a master’s degree and was active in the civil rights moment. But she still had another career in her. At 73, she began writing seriously, and during the final two decades of her life published poetry and a ...
- Greek court allows "lesbians" - Xinhua News Agency
BEIJING, July 24 -- A Greek court has dismissed a request by residents of the Aegean island of Lesbos to ban the use of the word lesbian to describe gay women, according to a court ruling made public on Tuesday. Three residents of Lesbos, the ...
- ‘Lesbian’: the word is not an insult - Sofia Echo
‘Lesbian’: the word is not an insultSofia Echo, Bulgaria - 7 minutes agoShe lived during the 7th century BCE, and crafted love poetry expressing her feelings to other women. Some say, however, that a new historical research, ...
- Friedman to offer free bibliotherapy sessions (The Daily American)
Sarene Friedman, a clinical social worker and certified poetry therapist who once worked at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., is offering free bibliotherapy sessions.
- Poet Hayden Carruth dies - News 10 Now
Poet Hayden Carruth diesNews 10 Now, NY - 2 minutes agoAfter writing poetry in Vermont, Carruth joined the faculty of Syracuse University's creative writing program nearly 30 years ago. ...
- Portolanos overcome adversity - Fountain Hills Times
No one who looks at this complacent young family would ever see more than a nice, close family. No one knows the lengths they go to shield others from their problems. They never complain. Both of them born and raised in Long Island, Charles (Charlie ...
- Macbeth as Othello, and other players - Daily Telegraph
Nick Laird reviews The Lost Leader by Mick Imlah, Selected Poems by Bernard O'Donoghue, and The Broken Word by Adam Foulds The Lost Leader, the first full-length collection in 20 years by Mick Imlah, the poetry editor of the Times Literary Supplement ...
- The ‘write’ way (The Telegraph)
Penning their thoughts is something that comes naturally to the bunch of writers at Calcutta Girls’ High School (CGHS). Encouraged by teachers to explore beyond the expected, they have earned several accolades.
- John Donlan & The Dames by Judith Fitzgerald - Monsters and Critics
If poetry eases the anguish of the actual, a trio of high-flying (yet decidedly uneven) débuts from Canadian dames may satisfy readers seeking solace in the (sometimes) sublime. (On the other hand, John Donlan's accomplished Spirit Engine , without ...
- The New Face of Theater - Downtown LA Scene
The New Face of TheaterDowntown LA Scene, CA - 3 hours agoIn other words, have a Latino audience see an Asian play and African Americans see an Anglo play. The idea is to have a more harmonious world, ...
- Terrell's Tune-Up - New Mexican
Terrell's Tune-UpNew Mexican, NM - 2 hours agoThey were a mysterious explosion of comedy, kitsch, experimental theater, neo-Beat poetry, and pop culture run amok — backed by a supertight band navigating ...
- At Aveda, ‘the nose’ knows (Tacoma News Tribune)
MINNEAPOLIS – For years, “the nose†of Aveda has traveled the Amazon River in Brazil, the flower fields of Corsica and the banks of the Nile in Egypt in search of his aromatic Holy Grail: a lone, elusive ingredient that just might defy Mother Nature.
- Play’s poetry a hit with the pre-teens - WalesOnline
Play’s poetry a hit with the pre-teensWalesOnline, United Kingdom - 44 minutes ago... lyrical mother and grandson of an even more eccentric grandfather, channels his individuality into emulating the verse of American poet Walt Whitman. ...
- Get set for Polk County Fair this weekend - Statesman Journal
Get set for Polk County Fair this weekendStatesman Journal, OR - 2 hours ago7-10 event, which will feature a return of classic favorites — livestock shows, contests ranging from cuisine to poetry, myriad exhibits, food and rides. ...
- School news: Clear Fork grad top scholar at Denison - Mansfield News Journal
School news: Clear Fork grad top scholar at DenisonMansfield News Journal, OH - 6 hours ago... is working with English professor David Baker on a project titled "Corn Prices and Factory Jobs: Poetry of the Conflicts of Rural and Urban Life. ...
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