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- Attack of the Anaconda - Failed Conservative Values - OpEdNews.com
Sometimes it helps to use a bit of imagination and creativity to look at things in a different way to shake up the status quo and change mindsets. I've been asking people to create a metaphor for the Failed Conservative Values. For example, if ...
- Rap superstars ‘Rock the Bells’ at Jones Beach - Amsterdam News
Guerilla Union, the organization that conceived the memorable Paid Dues rap concert in June, is on a roll.G.U.is also responsible for this year’s most successful and profitable music tour, Rock the Bells. The New York leg of Rock the Bells recently ...
- Angelou, local women honored for leadership - Charlotte.com
Maya Angelou laughs as she addresses the crowd during the sixth annual Maya Angelou Women Who Lead luncheon in Charlotte on Saturday. Angelou, who recently turned 80, received the United Negro College Fund lifetime achievement award, and the 700 in ...
- A day in the life at the National Poetry Slam in Madison (Isthmus)
Just a few hours later on State Street, nervousness is building. A team from San Francisco is meticulously studying the map at a downtown bus stop, trying to figure out directions to the Bartell Theatre where they're set to perform in less than ten minutes at one of the first competitions of the night. Outside the Orpheum Stage Door just before the second bout, another poet in a pretty floral ...
- The revaluation of Villa - Manila Times
The revaluation of VillaManila Times, Philippines - 1 hour ago(San Juan) Villa stopped writing poetry in 1958 because he sensed that he was beginning to repeat himself. “That’s the most embarrassing thing that can ...
- Local Youths Produce Anti-Violence Commercial (FOX 5 Washington D.C.)
After a violent summer that claimed the lives of too many of their peers, some DC kids are speaking out with a creative new video. A new 30-second commercial features local teens reading poetry they've written about the violence they've witnessed pleading for an end to the violence.
- Review: The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain and Ireland - guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.ukReview: The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain and Irelandguardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours agoThe Oxford Guide to Literary Britain and Ireland is a treasure trove of anecdotes, quotes obscure and reassuringly familiar, odd poetry and literary pub ...
- Just Plain Neighbors: Wendell Center World War II memorial gets ... - Recorder
There's a new look on the wide common in Wendell Center. It all happened on Memorial Day this year. According to Anna-Jean Marsh, there are four monuments in a semi-circle -- two for World War I and World War II veterans -- that were moved from a ...
- A teaching transformation - Delta Democrat Times (subscription)
A teaching transformationDelta Democrat Times (subscription), MS - 1 hour agoIn the model lesson Daft led on Tuesday, each of the twelve students in the room offered suggestions for a class poem about the joys of summer. ...
- Local author to sign books - phillyBurbs.com
Local author to sign booksphillyBurbs.com, PA - 48 minutes agoThe winner will be awarded a $500 check, receive a proclamation from the county commissioners and be honored at a reception and poetry reading at BCCC's ...
- Musical finale for Peace Week's end - Staines Guardian
A week celebrating peace will culminate with a finale of live music and entertainment at Wimbledon Piazza. Events at this year’s Peace Week, supported by Merton Council, will include the opening of the Peace Gardens at Canon’s recreation ground ...
- Connecting through words - Peace Arch News
Connecting through wordsPeace Arch News, Canada - 1 hour agoHudson is an expressive person, and has been writing poetry since she was a teen. When she read Johnson’s thank-you, she decided to write another poem, ...
- Get out with Ord - SIU - Daily Egyptian
Get out with OrdSIU - Daily Egyptian, IL - 3 hours agoThankfully, you, reader, have several opportunities to be a part of the poetry and natural beauty of this pastime. Southern Illinois boasts over 300 miles ...
- Meeting of laureates - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
There’s a sparseness to Gertrude Halstead’s work, a delicacy of image and language that seems to be lost on many younger poets today. Halstead, the poet laureate of Worcester, is celebrating her 92nd birthday by reading alongside Boston poet ...
- Get Out Guide (The Oregonian)
Clark County Fair: Big, wild, fun at this year's county fair featuring daily live music concerts (ticket prices vary), bull riding, carnival rides, demolition derby, livestock shows and other fair favorites. 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri, Aug. 1; 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat, Aug. 2; 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
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