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- Day one scores from National Poetry Slam 2008 in Madison (Isthmus)
Nearly two-thirds of the 76 teams in the National Poetry Slam competed in their first bouts on Tuesday night at multiple venues throughout downtown Madison. The bout winners on Tuesday were Boston Cantab, SlamCharlotte, Austin Poetry Slam, NoCoast Writers Collective from Lincoln, Hayti Heritage Center from Durham, The City Slam from San Francisco, Chicago Mental Graffiti, New York Urbana Poetry ...
- Alberta dancers step lively to anti-war beats of Joni's drummer (Toronto Star)
Popular music doesn't suffer poets gladly. There are exceptions, Joni Mitchell being one of the most exceptional. The Alberta-born Los Angelino, always pushing beyond safe territory, has put her poetry into motion.
- Spike in sales for next poet laureate - Times Daily
Kay Ryan is no longer an unknown poet. Demand for her work jumped sharply Thursday upon the Library of Congress' announcement that she had been named the new U.S. poet laureate, a one-year term beginning in the fall. Her collections "The Niagara ...
- Abortion and Crime: The Flip Side - New York Times Blogs
Abortion and Crime: The Flip SideNew York Times Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago(SJD) Even if you don’t have a son fighting in Iraq, even if you don’t read poetry, even if you think you are immune to the power of a mother’s lament ...
- Diversions for August 7, 2008 (The Gleaner)
THE LITTLE OLD DAM DIXIELAND BAND — 7 p.m., Central Library, 200 SE King Blvd. (free). BADGETT PLAYHOUSE — Grand Rivers, Ky., "Cotton Patch Gospel," 7 p.m. today and Aug. 14, 21 and 28; 2 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 17, 24 and 31; "Variety!
- West Island community events! - West Island Chronicle
West Island community events!West Island Chronicle, Canada - 37 minutes agoRehearsals start Aug. 17. For more information 17 to 25-year-olds can contact Erin or Craig at wistac@gmail.com. Montreal Public Poetry Festival Sept. ...
- In Memoriam: Thomas M. Disch - Popmatters.com
It's often said of uncommonly talented writers that they defied description; in Disch's case, that actually managed to be true. The worlds of both science fiction and great literature lost a smart, acerbic voice on Friday when Thomas M. Disch ...
- A poet's Yorkshire retreat (Independent)
Iovershot at first, missing the turn into Zion Terrace entirely and zooming up past the clog factory. Prevented by high stone walls from turning round, I soon found myself on top of Yorkshire moorland, iridescent green in the afternoon sun. So this was where Gerald Hughes took his younger brother camping, smoking out weasels and shooting rabbits. I executed a cautious turn and swung back down ...
- Weekender - A&E - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Filmed in Plattsburgh and the surrounding area, “Frozen River†opens with a riveting shot of actress Melissa Leo, playing Ray Eddy, an obviously depressed trailer mom with two sons. Ray wants to buy a double-wide for her family, but her husband ...
- Tony Wilson was our Man united - Times Online
Times OnlineTony Wilson was our Man unitedTimes Online, UK - 2 hours ago... a 24-hour talkathon with music, discussion and poetry. Why such reverence in a most irreverent city? Tony Wilson was a friend of mine. ...
- He's Bard! Jacko sets Robert Burns to music - Otago Daily Times
BBC NewsHe's Bard! Jacko sets Robert Burns to musicOtago Daily Times, New Zealand - 33 minutes agoPoems by Burns were always popular but sold more around his birthday on January 25. Gest and Jackson will be disappointed to learn the market is already ...Burns fans mull over Jackson link BBC Newsall 6 news articles
- The night Karadzic rocked the Madhouse - guardian.co.uk
ABC NewsThe night Karadzic rocked the Madhouseguardian.co.uk, UK - 5 hours agoThat night, there was a jamming session on the gusle, the one-string fiddle played across the Balkans to accompany epic poetry. Dabic turned up to listen ...Video: Karadzic's arrest sparks clashes - 23 Jul 08 AlJazeeraEnglishall 5,718 news articles
- Is Hitler YOUR Doktor Too? (cmi santiago)
Kweer Kalifornia! Kweer Kalifornia "is the place you ought to be! So they loaded up the truck, and they moved to Beverly!" Was Hitler the King of the South? Hitler's in the Basement Mixing Up Your Medicine! Did the practices and principles of modern medicine come from Hitler too?
- Juneteenth celebration notes freedom - Mid-Hudson News
Juneteenth celebration notes freedomMid-Hudson News, NY - 23 minutes agoThe evening at the Newburgh Board of Education Office included poetry readings, an art exhibit and other activities.
- Outskirts Press Announces The Monkey Cage, the Latest Highly ... - PR.com
Columbus, OH, September 02, 2008 --( PR.com )-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Monkey Cage by Carol T. Williams, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5 x 8 Paperback in the Romance - Contemporary category is available ...
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