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- Young poet finds inspiration in family (Louisville Courier-Journal)
August Johnson started screaming when she read the letter saying she'd placed first in Category 2 of the Kentucky State Poetry Society Student Contest. Then the 9-year-old fourth-grader started crying. It took a while for her parents to realize she was screaming and crying for joy.
- Liwa Date Festival gets under way - GulfNews
GulfNewsLiwa Date Festival gets under wayGulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 2 hours agoStarting yesterday a daily auction of dates will be organised along with other activities such as a traditional handcrafts competition, poetry evenings, ...
- Jessica Simpson, Tony Romo going strong in magazine world - New York Daily News
There are two big stories in the mags this week. First, despite weeks of reports to the contrary, Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are doing fine. (Cue sigh of relief from John Mayer .) Second, Brad Pitt bought half a million dollars worth of furniture ...
- Well-loved English teacher retires after almost 20 years (Westchester Suburban Life)
Over the past two decades, an endless number of students have sat at their desks, shooting dagger eyes at Lucille Perry while scrawling out her infamous punishment — a lengthy written apology dubbed “The Sentence.”
- Briefs: Fine Arts: Sunday, June 22, 2008 (The Oklahoman)
ART NOTES Entries sought Oklahoma artists are invited to create a symbolic representation of their life in the Sooner State by designing a state flag. The exhibit, which will feature 46 flags, will run Nov. 13 through Dec. 20 at the City Arts Center at State Fair Park. Artists of all nationalities and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Oklahoma state seal or other official ...
- Former soldier pleads guilty to rape - Ironton Online
He once wore the uniform of an American soldier; Wednesday he sat in court in an orange jail jumpsuit and pleaded guilty to first-degree rape— a crime he said was the result of substance abuse and mental illness stemming in part from his Iraq war ...
- Goethe establishment slams lawyer's romance claims - Feature - Earthtimes
Berlin - Allegations of a secret love affair between a dowager duchess and Germany's greatest writer, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, have been hotly rejected this week by German literary scholars. The claims were advanced in a 2003 book by literary sleuth ...
- Poetry's death has been greatly exaggerated - The Gazette (Montreal)
Poetry's death has been greatly exaggeratedThe Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 1 hour agoThere was a time when I carried lines of poetry in my head suitable for all occasions. Some were memorized through repeated readings, shards of beautiful ...
- Salalah Tourism Festival kicks off in Oman - Middle East Online
Middle East OnlineSalalah Tourism Festival kicks off in OmanMiddle East Online, UK - 2 hours agoThe programmes will also include poetry sessions, fun or get-together sessions and many similar programmes in which Omani Women"s Association and Al Wafa ...
- Concerts celebrate Ash Grove’s golden legacy (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
Ed Pearl, 70, silver-haired and feisty, will forever be associated with the Ash Grove, the folk club he opened 50 years ago with a $5,000 investment, despite the fact that the venue's been closed for a quarter century.
- Multitalented Universes - Daily Cardinal
Daily CardinalMultitalented UniversesDaily Cardinal, WI - 2 hours agoMadison will find out this Friday night when Universes, a New York-based quartet, takes the Overture Center stage, melding hip-hop, slam poetry, theater, ...
- Dazzling tribute to Cruz - Sun-Sentinel.com
Dazzling tribute to CruzSun-Sentinel.com, FL - 16 hours ago"Bright Lights, Big Verse: Poems of Times Square," was created by The Poetry Society of America and the Times Square Alliance. Fletcher's poem, Two Giant ...
- Cumberland County events - Atlantic City Press
Meet Elwood, 'world's ugliest dog' The Animal Friends Foundation will host Elwood, the world's ugliest dog for a pictures and a book "signing" of "Everyone Loves Elwood" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at Bogart's Books in Millville. Elwood ...
- Local author talks about her novel - Journal Times
When Patricia Cumbie wanted to set her first novel in a working-class neighborhood, she knew exactly where it should be. “To me, Rubberville and Racine, it’s as much of a character in the book as anyone,” Cumbie said. “I grew up in a working ...
- Tier girl joins elite field for National Spelling Bee this week - Press & Sun-Bulletin
Tier girl joins elite field for National Spelling Bee this weekPress & Sun-Bulletin, NY - 13 hours agoHer English teacher, James Spinella, called her a shy but exceptional student who's good at writing poetry. "She's able to take her writing to places that ...
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