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- Oh, what a paradise was lost - News & Observer
News & ObserverOh, what a paradise was lostNews & Observer, NC - 59 minutes agoBut just because he likes to read poetry doesn't make him Lincoln, and the other characters value him far more highly than seems rational. ...
- Award-winning poet named writer-in-residence at WVU - Media Newswire (press release)
Award-winning poet named writer-in-residence at WVUMedia Newswire (press release), NY - 2 hours agoPublished in 1988, “The Hand of God and a Few Bright Flowers†won the National Poetry Series, the Texas Poetry Award and the Missouri Breakthrough Prize and ...
- A VILLAGE RULED BY THE WORD - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
A VILLAGE RULED BY THE WORDThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 1 hour ago... said festival organizer David Mayhew, "but in an entire high school, there are still maybe only eight or 10 kids who really love poetry. ...
- At the Senior Center: July 31-Aug. 8 - Abington Mariner
The Senior Center and the Senior Cinema at the Coolidge Corner Branch Library present a free, foreign film festival. All films begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be subtitled in English. In 1995, the French editor of Elle magazine suffered a paralyzing ...
- The way Britain wages war - Mail & Guardian Online
The way Britain wages warMail & Guardian Online, South Africa - 2 hours agoThey had been hit by Nato bombs, American or British, and nurses are trying to peel away their roasted skin with tweezers. On the night of June 10, ...
- Documentary to explore BASE jumpers' leap of faith (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Oscar winner Alex Gibney is taking off with "Gravity," a documentary about the extreme sport of BASE jumping.
- Music Reviews for July 17 - Carroll County Times (subscription)
Music Reviews for July 17Carroll County Times (subscription), MD - Jul 17, 2008On the former, a cocky Nas spits: "I'm Alex Pushkin/ The black poetry-writing Russian." That epic hip-hop trifecta precedes the album's polemical core. ...
- Sillimanians top Palanca winners - Visayan Daily Star
Sillimanians top Palanca winnersVisayan Daily Star, Philippines - 29 minutes agoThe judges for short fiction were J. Neil Garcia, Vicente Groyon III, and Charlson Ong, while the judges for poetry were Cesar Ruiz Aquino, Marjorie Evasco, ...
- The art of healing - Daily Inter Lake
The art of healingDaily Inter Lake, MT - 22 minutes agoFollowing “Rita and Inez†this month, they plan to present original poetry readings in November. “Teenagers are so creative,†Schickendantz said. ...
- Incarcerated Youth Gain Life Skills Through Art (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A volunteer-driven program at the Duval County Jail gives incarcerated youth the opportunity to learn life skills by expressing themselves through artwork.
- I got Eagles tickets ... three decades ago - Tulsa World
I got Eagles tickets ... three decades agoTulsa World, OK - 2 hours agoI flipped cautiously through the pages, wary of the past, stunned at the '70s-ness of it all — the Jimmy Wachtel art direction, the cryptic poetry, and, ...
- The week in books - guardian.co.uk
The week in booksguardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago... wedding anniversary he was referring to, and he sees some of the laureate's bundle of responsibilities, notably "the chance to speak up for poetry", ...
- Fred d'Aguiar's poetry workshop (Guardian Unlimited)
The idea of revision presupposes a vision, an original which enables the return visit. Poets faced with a prodigious library of forebears, continue precisely because they see opportunities for further exploration of ideas and emotions touched on by previous books. The Guyanese writer, Wilson Harris, characterises this process of return to an unfinished legacy as a creative act of engaging with ...
- Mascots: Do you want poetry, pizzazz or political correctness? - News Register
Birds, mammals, fish — they’re all fair game when it comes to adopting a mascot. Even cheese has been turned into an Oregon high school’s nickname. There are lots of other sources for mascots, too, as a quick run through the Oregon Athletic ...
- Poetry group scouting for new members - Oakville Beaver
Poetry group scouting for new membersOakville Beaver, Canada - 11 hours agoBy Tina Depko Oakville's longest-running poetry group is changing its focus in an effort to draw new members. The meetings, held the second Thursday of each ...
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