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- Western Mass. communities plan special events to recognize Martin ... - Union-News & Sunday Republican
View full size Associated Press photo This illustration released by the Martin Luther King National Memorial Project Foundation shows a partial rendering of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial which will be located in Washington, D.C. A ...
- Op-Ed Columnist - New York Times
We like to think that in days gone by, the young venerated the elderly. But that wasn’t always so. In “As You Like It,†Shakespeare’s morose character, Jaques, calls old age “second childishness and mere oblivion.†Walt Whitman hoped that ...
- You Know You're a Child of the '00s If ... - Asylum (blog)
You Know You're a Child of the '00s If ...Asylum (blog)The concept of "flipping houses" doesn't sound like absurdist poetry. You really believed that Howard Dean might become president. ...
- After a Time, All "Victories" are the Same - DAILY KOS
I'm going to do something very different today. I'm going to talk about a matter has been on my heart and on my mind for a good long while. Now seems like as good a time as any to address it. To put it bluntly, observing the constant back-biting ...
- Haiti, calling again - Indianapolis Star
He is the author of two books: Hard Pieces, a retrospective of his columns from over the years; and More Than I Could See, a collection of poems. Dan is an Indianapolis native and a graduate of Cathedral High School and Marquette University.
- Love meets the tiger - Queens Chronicle
Love meets the tigerQueens Chronicle13 at 1 pm: A free workshop on Chinese art including calligraphy and poetry will be held at the Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. • Sunday, Feb. ...and more »
- Yoga and the Visual Arts Center combine forces - News Herald
We are trying to broaden our base and what the public can expect from us beyond our music theory class, ice sculpture, lecture series, poetry and the other strictly pure art classes,†MacBeth said. “We want to be the piazza for the city, but are ...
- Multi-talented D'bi.Young brings her compelling stories to La Chapelle - Montreal Gazette
Multi-talented D'bi.Young brings her compelling stories to La ChapelleMontreal GazetteShe won a place on a poetry slam team and headed out on tour. In Montreal, however, she found that "once you pass those college years, it's hard to situate ...and more »
- THE SUN SUMMIT - Daily Sun
The topic, Electoral Violence and the Threat to Democracy in Nigeria is indeed, physically and metaphorically very hot. There have been genuine concerns about the future of this country. Like millions of other Nigerians, I worry about what our future ...
- Former local playwright will see his 'Mr. Marmalade' open at Spectrum ... - MLive.com
Tickets: $22 at the box office, 234-3946. Second ticket $10 on Thursdays; student rush tickets $8 one hour before curtain "I don't like writing that tells you what to think," the 31-year-old New Yorker said while visiting Grand Rapids in December. "I ...
- We Don't Need More Testing to Know Our Schools Stink - FrumForum
We Don't Need More Testing to Know Our Schools StinkFrumForumYour poet still needs to learn how to master the work that doesn't excite him because he'll need to learn how to get paid for his poetry once it is written. ...and more »
- Poem lands Louisville man behind bars, seen as threat to President Obama - WHAS 11.com (subscription)
Poem lands Louisville man behind bars, seen as threat to President ObamaWHAS 11.com (subscription)“That's not freedom of speech, that's threatening someone's life and it's sad that he feels that way,†says Spencer's sometimes neighbor. ...and more »
- Something out of nothing - Frederick News-Post
I've been in my studio for hours, and when I sit down to write this column, I realize the only thing I want to write about is the transformative power of creativity. Cancer is the Big C. But so is creativity And creativity leads to healing. I'm not ...
- '60s gave us comedy, music, poetry that has aged well - The Spokesman Review
'60s gave us comedy, music, poetry that has aged wellThe Spokesman ReviewThe full version of this story is available to Spokesman-Review print and online premium subscribers. If you are a print or online premium subscriber, ...
- Literacy course spells new life - Northern Rivers Echo
Literacy course spells new lifeNorthern Rivers EchoAt 54 Peter Lofts has begun writing poetry. Five years ago he couldn't even read. When the business Peter ran closed in 2005 he was able to go to TAFE ...
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