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- Talking with author Ta-Nehisi Coates - Newsday
Talking with author Ta-Nehisi CoatesNewsday, NY - 57 minutes ago"Before I started writing," Ta-Nehisi Coates said, "I told [my parents], 'Look, if I'm going to do this you have to understand that it's going to be all out ...
- ‘Lyrical terrorist’ wins plea against conviction (Gulf Times)
LONDON: A woman who called herself the “lyrical terrorist†and wrote a poem about beheading a hostage, won an appeal against a criminal conviction in London yesterday.
- Top poet aims for brevity, ephemeral substance (Seattle Times)
More than a decade and a half ago, despairing that her poems would ever find an audience, Kay Ryan found herself writing one about a turtle...
- Madison spoken word artists on home turf at National Poetry Slam - Wisconsin State Journal
Downstairs, Garbage is pouring misery out from the jukebox. Upstairs, David Hart is battling his faulty memory and the audible sound of Shirley Manson's voice to get his poem out. His eyes are squeezed shut, he's trying to remember the next line. He ...
- The jigsaw puzzles have returned. They have a way of doing that. A Monopoly... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The jigsaw puzzles have returned. They have a way of doing that. A Monopoly set, if you put it away for 15 years or so, inevitably turns out to be missing its dice, or its top hat or some other crucial game piece. We played Sorry with a spare pawn from a...
- Thomas M. Disch: Poet and writer of death-haunted science fiction who won plaudits for 'Camp Concentration' (Independent)
The death of the American writer Thomas M. Disch, by his own hand, on the Fourth of July, was the last act of a drama that had been unfolding in public for several years.
- All ages can catch the reading bug (The Wilmington Star-News)
The library's Summer Reading Program is a safe, fun activity available to all ages. Beginning June 17 in Hampstead, library staff present "Catch the Reading Bug." The weekly time for children ages 2-12 to enjoy the free activities is 11-11:45 a.m. Story Explorations, 45 minutes of stories, crafts and other hands-on activities, is offered in...
- Speedy stories for short attention spans - guardian.co.uk
Speedy stories for short attention spansguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour agoAnd poetry; Eleanor Updale's poetic account of the universality of the nit in The New Masters of the Universe will strike a chord with many. When I Was Ten, ...
- Psychologist pioneers therapy (The Chapel Hill News)
Treatment designed for severely mentally ill can benefit others
- SPOTLIGHT (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A tribute to Indian and Middle Eastern traditions will take place during the World Vibration Concert Series at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive.
- 12-yr-old boy drowns in Sidhwan Canal - Tribune
The victim, Agyapal Singh, had drowned under mysterious circumstances in Sidhwan Canal late last night. Those living nearby rescued his mother and two sisters, one elder and another younger to him, from the canal. While initial reports stated that ...
- Community: 09.05.08 (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
Wildlife sculptor Kent Ullberg dedicated his new "Canyon Watch" cougar sculpture Thursday in Los Alamos, N.M.. The dedication is sponsored by the Los Alamos Art in Public Places Board, which visited local galleries and extensively reviewed sculptor portfolios before selecting the local sculptor and his design.
- Weekend Events (Foster's Daily Democrat)
ROCHESTER — The next monthly Art Stroll will take place on Friday, Sept. 5, 5-7 p.m., and will feature work in the local galleries around town. At the Jenny Wren Gallery, 107 North Main St., fiber artist and gallery owner Jenny Stimac will be showcasing her new line of embellished clothing.
- Proposed copyright law puts squeeze on downloads (CTV.ca)
The federal government tabled legislation on Thursday that it claims will see individuals fined a maximum of $500 if they are caught downloading copyrighted files. However, some users could potentially face millions in fines.
- Ronan's 'strange' claims - Gloucester Daily Times
Ronan's 'strange' claimsGloucester Daily Times, USA - 11 hours ago... "everyone loves poetry": it's a certainty that a great many Times readers skipped Mr. Ronan's letter because they in fact don't love poetry at all. ...
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