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- UCLA experts advisory: UCLA alumna is new U.S. poet laureate - UCLA News
Stephen Yenser , professor of English and director of UCLA's undergraduate creative writing program, is available to speak about Kay Ryan, an alumna of UCLA's English department who has been named U.S. poet laureate. Yenser is director of the Hammer ...
- The passing of the Palestinian poetic conscience (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
He has been described as the Palestinian "poet of conscience," a reluctant visionary who once wrote "my homeland is my suitcase."
- Sardar of Indian politics - Hindustan Times
Sardar of Indian politicsHindustan Times, India - 1 hour agoHarkishan Singh Bassi changed his surname to ‘Surjeet’ while trying his hand writing poetry in his youth. Surjeet lived the simple life. ...
- Jewel makes her way along a country road - Houston Chronicle
Jewel makes her way along a country roadHouston Chronicle, United States - 1 hour agoBut come on — it's not like Jewel has never written a corny lyric (or a ho-hum book of poetry). Time — and sales — will tell if country is where Jewel ...
- Obama v. Clinton: A Retrospective - London Review of Books (subscription)
Obama v. Clinton: A RetrospectiveLondon Review of Books (subscription), UK - 5 hours ago... he took the occasion of this extraordinary moment in American history not to congratulate the first African-American nominee, but rather to deride, ...
- Dinner Dream (Pittsburgh City Paper)
A poem by Leslie Anne Mcilroy.
- Faith & Values - Kentucky.com
Faith & ValuesKentucky.com, KY - 13 minutes agoThe Christian Fine Arts Society is seeking Christian poetry contest submissions that are 21 lines or less. The winner receives $1000. There are 50 prizes. ...
- Cowboy poet's observations on daily life positive, uplifting - Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - When Don Wudel recites his poetry on stage, it is not uncommon to hear members of the audience mouthing the words along with him. "And if I forget a line, people will holler it from the crowd," the cowboy poet said with a laugh. Wudel took ...
- A Gentle Way To Spark Creativity - Hartford Courant
WEST HARTFORD — - Sam Slate sat on the floor of his language arts classroom at King Philip Middle School on a recent Friday, eyes closed, smile forming, ruminating peacefully. A few feet away was Kate Callahan, a folk singer-songwriter who has ...
- Blogging Brobdingnagian Blowback: Khody Akhavi - Antiwar.com
Blogging Brobdingnagian Blowback: Khody AkhaviAntiwar.com, CA - 3 hours agoEngelhardt's work – and those he selects from the blog – read like poetry. In the rapid-fire blogger world, he breaks the mold by sticking to the old ways: ...
- College program cuts eliminate appreciation of culture - Statesman Journal
College program cuts eliminate appreciation of cultureStatesman Journal, OR - 6 hours ago... Virgil's epic poetry — in Latin — to CS Lewis, who advised anyone seriously investigating Christianity to study the New Testament — in Greek — to Gen. ...
- Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'danforthavenue' (Torontoist)
God works in mysterious ways.
- Valerie A. Bump Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who Executive ... - 24-7PressRelease.com
The Cambridge mission is to deliver its members the recognition and competitive edge needed to network and do business effectively. /Cambridge Who's Who/ - St. Paul, MN, July 13, 2008, Valerie A. Bump, Author and Lyricist, has been recognized by ...
- Tunisia Mourns Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish - Alarab online
Alarab onlineTunisia Mourns Palestinian Poet Mahmoud DarwishAlarab online, UK - 7 hours agoHis poetry has gained great sophistication over the years, and has enjoyed international fame. He has published around 30 poetry and prose collections, ...
- Dorothy West’s Highlands Home is Landmark on Heritage Trail (Vineyard Gazette)
Longtime friends and followers of the late Dorothy West gathered on Saturday afternoon in the shade on a hot August day to pay tribute to the writer, who was the last surviving member of the Harlem renaissance, and to share memories. A new stone was unveiled at her former home on Myrtle avenue in an area of Oak Bluffs known as the Highlands, where the cottages are brushed with dappled sunlight ...
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